Tokyo, May Despite expressions of deep indignation at the barbarities peretrated by the Southern troops at Tsinanfu, the press and public generally are notably calm, while there is no sign of resentment Against individual Chinese residents in Japan, The main fear appears to be that the Chinese will attempt to rouse the sympathy of the world by allegations and propayands against the Japanese.
Though demanding that justice should be meted out to the Chinese responsible for the outrages and that they should be fittingly punished, the papers urge the leaders of the Southern armies to do their utmost to prevent further clashes which, they assert, would only aggravate the seriousness of the tional Honour at Stake Osaka, May 8
'The resumption of looting in 'Tsinanfu yesterday, resulting in the atest clash between.the Chinese and Japanese, has aroused a general that' something must be lately to stop "this, Though everybody realizes that neither China nor Japan hus anything to gain by fighting each other, some business men here say that perhaps a good, hearty quarrel might lead to a better mutual understanding.
The "Mainichi" fears that "all hopes of a peaceful, diplomatic Bottlement will be shattered when the Southern troops persistently and deliberately attack the Japanese garrison"
'The paper insists that this fs no' time to take the question of material Joss into account: the national honour must be upheld at any cost.
Besides, it remarks, experience! shows that a boycott hurts Japan very little.
The "Asahi" deplores the "fiend~ ish massacre of civilians" by the Southern troops and considers that it is now imperative to maintain troops to safeguard the Japanese residents in that area and to secure reparations.
The "Asahi" had been consistently opposed to the despateh of troops.
A Japanese Acrodrome at Tientsin Peking, May 8. In of the situation in and around Tsi wu, the Japanese Gar-ison in Tientsin has laid out a temporary aerodrome in the outskirts of Tientsin. The Waichiaopu today sent a secretary to Mr. Yoshizawst, Japanese Minister to Peking, and made a verbal protest against its construction—Thoko. rons sarery
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