Chinese Government Charges Japan with Treaty Violation In the following statement issued by" the National Gover ment of China, an attempt is made to go into the history and background of the present Sino-Japanese troubles, The state. charges Japan as being" the Siolator of treaties and states that the attack launched by the Japanese military in Manchuri September last was without Provocation and was "'premeditated and carefully" planned", The events as they developed in Shanghai are also given and the hope is expressed "that measures "would ly triumph that, the Chinese determined to Japan's tacks'at all points and with all the force at its command. The statement has been telegraphed fe Geneva, Paris. London and Washington on February 12, With full realisation of its responsibility to the eivilixed world ud willingness to submit the acyese statements to Partial international inquiry" and adjudication, the National" Government of the Republic of China ts the following summary of At no time since the Russo-Japanese War has the Chinese Government doubted the purpose of Japan to seize Manchuria whenever an opportune occasion arose. At the conclusion of the Russo-Japanese War, which was fought chiefly on China's soil" against China's Protests, Japan put strong pres-Sure on China' to. implement Japan's gains from Russia and to grant Japan additional special loges impairing China's sover-traveling. the "open China the utmost of her ability.
When the World War arose, Japan took advantage of the pre: occupation of the Powers and China's military weakness to, present the Twenty-One Dersands which, if conceded, would have destroyed China's sovereignty not only in Manchuria" but "in other paris of China as well. Under Japan's ultimatum, " China was Forced to concede some of those demands, which she did under profest snd so" nbtied all friendly At the. Paris Peace Conference, at the Washington Conference, and before the League of Nations, Chit reiterated "her protests against those exactions of Japan and repudiated them on all suitable ocions, At the Washington Conference, China refused to conduct purview of the whole Conference. By signing the Nine-Power Treaty at Washington. China's. territorial integrity and administrative auto-amy were guaranteed by all, the Powers and it was definitely stated that Manchuria forms an integral part of China's territory through the Japanese Consul-
That Treaty also provided for ap-General certain demands to the peal to the signatory Powers in Chinese local authorities of Shang-the event of disagreement about inhai, requiring complete acquiescence terpretation of the Treaty and inby six p.m. January 28, At two fraction of ite terms occurred. o'clock that, afternoon the Mayor replied fully' accepting Japan's Japanese Claim of Special Rights demands and way assured by the Subsequent to, signing the Nine-Japanese Consul-General that the Power Treaty, the Chinese Govern-reply was satisfactory.
yat has invariably, in its rela-Japanese Naval Attack with Japan and other Powers, sisted on observing the terms and nevertheless, at midnight that principles of that Treaty but owing, same date the Japanese naval fo Japan cent forces advanced into' Chinese ter-Step outside ing on having special "rights in police and ruary and! attacked the "Chinese garrison troops.
The China, especially in Manchuria, che Chinese. Government has no doubt Chinese, "Government has - been that disinterested foreigners on the unable to avoid disputes and frie: scene have more or less. correctly Hons with Japan, which, when informed the world. of the eventa serious, China tried to refer to the at Shanghai since January 28 but League of Nations and the Court the Chinese Government wishes ta of International Justice, emphasise the following points:
China, gladly became a party to Japanese naval and military the \Kellogg-Briand Pact renouneforges have used. the International ing Yorce as a means to settle Settlement of Shanghai both ternational disputes and abt base for their attacks on Chinese political objectives, and she has police and troops and as a sancsociated herself with all. similar plans to secure peace. On several repulsed and for recuperation and wary where they can retire whos, occasions, China sought without Success to invoke the provisions of Chinese troops defending China the Covenant of League of soil from ruthless, invaders.
Nations that obsolete and unsatis-been unable to reply effectively to factory treaties might be revised.
Japanese attacks without endanger That, broadly, was the situation ing the lives and property last September wher, without pro: thousands of friendly neutral for-vocation justifying' such action, eigners. residing in the Internawanese troops attacked the Chin: tional Settlement and surrounding a Aen an ced oe suburbs, and have. been unable.
there: Catefal analyse Pursue' their "Japanese attackers Without doubt that Japan's military ithout conflict with coup was premeditated and care: Friendly, neutral foreign police nnd fully planned. Dispositions were reaps protecting the Settlement commenced days before September forces have used and continue Using "scarcely necessary ta review the river-front docks within the events in Manchuria since then.
International "Settlement to" land Under various protexts the Japan: artillery,—and ese military has overturned Chinese authority in Manchuria, and taken poo River alone. the ies control of almost the whole of those ternational Settlement, fire "over Provinces, while China appealed in the Settlement at the Chinese forces vain to the League of Nations and Peace Pacts. setting Japanese aloe in Chine tee territory outside "the "Settle:
At times since the Mukden at tent; and Chinese artillery cannot tack Japan has tried to draw the reply effectively without gravely Chinese Government. into separate endangering scores of mutual ver negotiations, but China, following Sels'in port, The Japanese flagship precedents set at Paris, Washing-with "the Japanese "Admiral and ton and Geneva, has refused to Saft directing the "attacks les negotiate without the presence oF alongside the wharf near the cone ire of the Settlement participation of neutral Powers, Knowing full well she cannot sing: Several Sections Bombed ly resist Japan's pressure, backed by unbridled military force, which Japanese aeroplanes have bombed aims, at the annexation of Man-all parts of the Chinese sections of Shanghai, also parts of the Interna-'Those tactics failing to frighten tional Settlement, and then ywiththe Chinese Government, Japan de-drew over the mid-section of In= ternational Settlement. cided to carry military action into the heart of China, showing con-Japanese military forces and un-tempt and, indifference for world uniformed civilian elements have opinion, with the purpose of con- killed or injured presently ah me Yineing'' the Chinese that it is hope-calculable "number of Chinese, less to appeal for outside help.
Peaceable, unarmed men, women and During four months' continuous children, estimated at between one nilltary aggression, the indignation land. two thousand, impriseeey ood the Chinese people was atoured maltreated many thers nad seeeee to the highest pitch while the Chinese Government, already harassed by natural calamities, was faced with the task of dealing with vasion from without and rostral ing popular feeling within, Having sent naval forces to Shanghai with the avowed purpose to protect Japanese Tes dents and property there, the Japanese Government presented japanese bombings and fires started by bombs have already. destroyed property roughly estimate led at hundreds of mill ins of della The Japanese Government excuses, these atrocities by_ alleging military, peril due to proximity of Chinese, troops. The "Chinese Government solemnly declares that this oxcusp isa transparent pretext as it 4
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