Japan Reminded of Her Own "Recent Emancipation from Servitudes of Unequal Treaties": Attempt to Detach Her from the Big Five VEILED THREAT IF SHE ACTS WITH SISTER POWERS
The text Eugene Chen's reply to the Japanese Note on Nanking, known to be the most interesting of the five sent in hae hitherto not been ovallable for publication. [t xow arri fu the "People's Tribune" of Hankow, published on April 15, the dey after presentation of the reply.
The following note was handed by Mr. Bugene Eton, Nationalist Minister for Foreign Affairs to Me. Takao, Japanese Consul-General, yesterday afternoon (April 14). Te 4s a reply to the rote presented Monday ty Minister Chen on the Nan formulating terms fo settlement of the si ation exeated by the outrages against Japanese nationals committed by the Nationalist troops at Nankiag. on 24th: of March last "As it is hardly credible that the Japanese Government can, st the outset, desire a settlement of the Nanking incident other than through one of the means known to International Law for the amicable settlement of state differences, the Minister for Foreign Affairs kas to} point out that the Japaneze Govern-) ment have not previously _communicated with him on. the subject and that, therefore, he must read the note under reply as initiating diplomatic negotiation for the prompt and friendly settlement of whatever grievances and losees may have been sustained by Japanese nationals as 'A result of disturbances at Nanking on March 24 last,
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