'The Kuo Min News Agency hat issued the followlng:—'The Shanghai 'Kuomintang Speial Headquarters published an open' jotter to Mr. Yoshizaw the Japan: the Minister to ina, yesterday in. ithe Chinese papers, on the occasion fof his passing through Shanghai.
The letter brought the following: two points to Mr. Yoshisawa's "attention:
1. That the "Nationalist Revolu tion is an accomplished fact, s0 that JJapanese assistance given to the Shantung-Fengtien militarists and the Communist, Teng Yen-ta, is not. lonly futile and unwise but is certain to bring about disastrous effects on [Japanese trade in China.
That proclamation of tavift autonomy is a hist jo decision on the part of the Nationalist Government supported by the Chinese peo ple and that it is beneficial to both. the Chinese and foreign traders, a with the abolition of likin, it tends to simplify trade and taxation; it is cir: ist Government on behalf of the Imperialistic powers of their disapprove al, threatening also to seize the Shanghai Customs, The letter concludes by saying that such bigoted policy and highhanded action of Japan are certain to meeest the resentment of the Chinese peopl in the interest of ithe peace of the Far Enst, Mi Yoshizawa is requested to advis the Japanese Government of this fact—Kuo Min News Agency.
Mr, Yoshizawa left on Sunday] night for Nanking, and returned to Shanghai on Thursday.
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