According to press messages from Mukden, a triscoloured flag, red, blue and yellow, representing. ths union of Manchurians, Mongolians, and Koreans will be hoisted on all buildings throughout Manchuria, on January 1, order to avoid any collision between Chinese and Japanese troops, were Prepared to withdraw their troops to points within the Great Wall, This is virtually the same story told by Mr. Shigemitsu about couple of weeks ago, The present version is an improvement over the other one in that instead of using the word "proposed," as Mr. Shigedid, it _now has substituted the word "intimated."
"But even that, however, is at varinneo with facts. In the first place, no Chinese Foreign Minister stich took part in the interview referred to by the Japanese statement, Dr. Koo had not then become Foreign Minister. "In the veeond place, his interview with the Ame can, British and French Ministers that day was clearly understood to be for the purpose of sounding the views of their tive govern. ments on the feasibility of securing from Japan a guarantee satisfactory to the three Powers that she would not enter the Chinchow area if the 'Chinese troops' were withdrawn, Jeaving it under entire Chinese control to be policed and administered by Chinese authorities. China made it clear if such guarantee should be secured, then she might be disposed to withdraw her troops to within the Groat Wall. It was a discussion of a hypothetical situation. Proposal was made then nor ai any other ti "As to the proposal being officially made on. November 26, it is even more certain that neither the Chinese Minister of Foreign Affairs nor the Chinese Minister at Tokyo had any knowledge of it or anything to do with it.
These are actual facts of the ease which should and must be Known to the Japanese Government.
was also well understood in Pari in League circles. "Whatever possi-lo misunderstanding migh Lave existed in the past certainly should have been perfectly cleared up by will-be the' outward symbol of the This flag, state the press reports, now and. independent Manchurian! state which will come into being! on that date-—Reuter, Kowpangtze, Dec, 30, Kowpangtz, 40 miles fro Chinchow, on' the " Peking-Mukden Hallay pd the terminal yingkow-Kowpangtze line, was captured by Japanese forces at five olelock this afternocn.—United Press,
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