Relying on Japanese comprehen sion of the Eistorical forces which today are operating in China just as similar forees operated in Japan. within the past half-century ard emancipated her from the se of unequal treaties, the Mini Foreign Affairs indulges in that the Japanese Government, their own vital interests, will refts from taking part in any action or measure in tke present situation jealeulated to interfere with extension of Nationalist authority and power and the early unification of the whale of China under the Nationalist Government.
"In reply to the Japanese term calling for complete reparation for the personal injuries and material damage done,' the Nationalist Go-vermont are prepared to make gocd [all damage done to the Japanese) Consulate at Nanking on the ground that, whether or not such damage) was caused by Northern rebels and others as stated in the preliminary Statement issued by the Natior Government on March 31 last, the fact remains that the Consulate of} friendly Power on Chinese territory has been violated.
"As regards reparation for personal injuries to Japanese nationals}
[Nationalist Government are prepared to make all reasonable and necessary' reparation except in cases where it can be definitely proved that the same have been caused by the Brit-fish-American naval bombardment of Nanking on March 24 er by Northern rebels and—aents pro-
Matter of Guilt "The demand for the adequate! punishment of commanders of the troops responsible for the murders, the personal injuries and indignities and material damage done as also of all persons found to be implicated, necessarily assumes the guilt of the Nationalist forces we captured Nanking. While this guilt is contradieted in the preliminary: tat ment issued on March 21, a rigid Government inquiry is being cot ducted in order to ascertain the exact facts of the case, including verification of the outstanding fact reported to the Military Council by! General Cheng Chien, who took Nanking, that his forees rounded up' and captured approximately thousand Northern soldiers rifles, besides thousands of followers, ide the city of Nankinz' itself. General Cheng Chien has also reported that a number of implicated have been executed. The' Nationalist Government propose that and other material damage done, tie the question of punishment shoul await the findings of cither the Government Inquiry now in progress of an International Commission of Inquiry to be immediately instituted by the Nationalist Government and the Japanese Government.
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