No Intention of Withdrawal, Says Baron Tanaka Tokyo, Aug. 19.
Though the Government is. be urged by the."Jiji," the "Hochi" and other papers to use the present opportunity to withdraw Japanese troops from Shantung and though there are rumours that the Goverrment is contemplating their. withdrawal, the Premier, General Baron Tanaka, interviewed by Reuter today, asserted that the Government] had' no intention of withdrawing the troops at present as it does not consider that the situation warrants
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