'The following joint. manifesto has been issued by the Shanghai Bankers' Association, the Shanghai Nav ive Banks Guild and the Chinese National Chamber of Commerce:
"Japan's forcible seizure of El nese Customs revenue through the puppet state of Manchuria sation I fon. isting at al Iso. threatens the. financial' and Political disintegration of China.
"Manchurian Customs receipts constitute 15 per cent. of China's Customs revenue providing the security for all important Chinese, ign and domestic loans, uch a serious curtailment of chinese national revenue will, if permitted, undoubtedly have mast unfortunate consequences resulting in Jong period of political and financial "chaos in China, customs revenue but so far there Newchwang and Antung. New-facto, having n0 control over. the by the train of events which Jed to 'Was no reason to believe that their chwang wired on June' 20 the extent of territory over which. it the establishment of that office in "In the interest of the sanctity 1907. of tre ies and for security was impaired—Rester. superintendent's deputy, "The Yang delay in the establishternational trade and financial '8, nebulous pol organisation Col. Stimson's Note led to-day with a letter from the Manchukuo Ministry of Finance, characterised by ubiqi ment of the Dairen office after the tions with China we peal to the Tokyo, June 21. tous and all-powerful Japanese Russo-Japanese war (practically two ling foreign Powers' to restrain instructing me to hand over to the Tt is learned to-day that—thi 'Manchurian bank by cheque, the re-Visers, who are now styled "employ years) the handicaps and Japan' from committing and thus to arrest the dis Foreign Office has received a com:
venue held in the Bank of China, fcriminations against which the munication from. Col, Henry L.
and forbidding further remittance So amorphous is this political British and American traders, in tion of China before it. proceeds too Stimson, the United States Secre-Ito be made to the Chinese Govern regime, that it has ug even been particular, had to compete with tary of State, making representa.
ment, Disobedience tions in regard to the Manchurian of these self-styled tials' of a0.
'Japanese merchandise which entered Antung and Newchwang 'Too falled'Manchukuo' to appropriate, the Dairen customs revenues, fur-transmitted to Tokyo through the Customs. communication was structions will be considered hostile manchuria, via. Dairen, free of duty, Dairen, June 26. and. effective measures will be since no customs station had beer laponed there, and resulting in the As the result of the dismissal of taken. I refused and was told that thermore," raises the question of the principle of the it. J. Fukumoto, Commissioner of Japanese Ambassador at Washing. the revenue will be seized." ton, Me, Debuchi "This was followed by a second. lof Japan's obligations under her Manchuria in which all Customs at th port, the entire agreements with China and simul: foreign states had a. vital concern Japanese tat of the Chinese The Foreign Office is apparently wire on June 21: "AIL revenue held puzzled how to reply owing to the in the Bank of China was removed taneously constitutes a threat to the supported by treaty rights, led maritime Customs here has decided very integrity of the Chinese Customs certain foreign governments to make to tender resignations en bloc to-complexity of the factors involved. under force majeure to the Bank of iuelf, a fact which cannot but. be strong representations to. both me In the Note, Col. Stimson davis Manchuria yesterday. fof grave concern to China and Japan and China to open the Daiven This action was decided upon to-attention to the reports that the to the Yokohama Specie lank and Manchukuo authorities have planned]
inded a remittance. foreign states, Customs "office without delay. day at a meetin of the 67 Japanese embers of the "The Chinese. government, the Dairen Customs Customs autonomy and are establishing their own Customs service fore, mindful of its own obligation The Finance Department of the under a Japanese inspector-general, to all foreign states concerned, can-Manchukuo Government today com-He intimates that such a course not but look with grave concern me anced to take over the admjnistrawill destroy the integrity of the and My. G. Hayashi, upon the tendencies mow evident, toward the return of certain of those of the Customs in ether" ports Chinese Maritime Customs and formed me to-day that they' had inister of Japan to Peking.
Dairen and it is "understood violate the spirit of the Nine-Power handed over the revenue balancer a agreement of May 30, 1907 was practices, discriminatory in char-representatives of, the new 'Treaty, in the maintenance of which, fon June 10, after the rewipt of a ted upon the existence of the feter, as existed before the esta-st ate already are in' donttd he declares, the United States Gov hrcttening letter from the Monet ing leased territory, Diihment of "the Dain, Customs farhin, Anting and 'Neyehwang, ernment is' vitally interested.
Kuo Minfater of 'Finavice and after riginal ice under the Inspectorate General 'Announcement of the Manchukuo a vist of the local Chinese' police, described, of Customs"—Reuter, authori ho instructed "that the "revenue the territorial avid administrative The treaty referred to guarantees action stated that. it
Integrity of China, the signatories Thouid not be touched. "The Bank, "As long as this territory was in furtherance of the complete Mr. Pukumoto's Extraordinary Act severance of relat being the United. State: at the ieame tine, informed mains in the present status, that with the Frederick Maze, the Inspector-li hat sach small service palamees as under lease by Japan, the very ing Governnient.—United Press Great Britain, China, Pr 3 General of Customs, states in. re-Japan, the Netherlands and Por: they, held had sla been handed of perpetuation of this uniqi Tokyo, June 25, Spect of the Manchurian Customs Yon continues to operate as a con question that the restrictions ori-'The Japanese Government has tugal dition reserving to China the "right ginally placed by the Manchukuo lodged a protest with the Chinese A Fapanese Proposal Legal and Historical Background was learned toxiay, on good June 22 aries on all goods going from the ta collect customs duties at bound: Authorities on revenue remittances Government against the dimi: of to Shanghai and the recent seizure Mr. J. Fukumoto, Commissioner eased territory to the interior _or of of such revenues have seriously Customs at' Dalen, authority, that the Japanese Gov.
Mr. 7, V, Soong issued to-day the from the interer to the leased Curtailed the funds available for the 'The Japanese Governuent. de ernment has decided to exert its allowing. statement regarding. the territory' el Beod offccs towards an amicable liquidation of the Indemnities and, lares that such action is contrary. tegal and historical background of Solution "of "the question "of the "Any interference with the Dairen to Article Ill of the 1907 Agree the esablishnent of Chines Customs Dairen customs." To this end, Japan Customs office, whether by so-called ment, which stipulates that' there Manchukuo authori the general shall' be no dismissals. o" appoint: Powers and the Ministers of Chin reposes to call a conference of the <The attempts now being made by rents of Customs officials at Daiven dhe representatives of an ilegitimaty For the purpose of seeking a 80 tion' of the, problem, the wil dital which spies. felt prevailing and the se government: to raise the revenue, the service of thout first_consulting. the Gov-question of indemnification due China ernor of the Kuantunge Leased Tet= 'Manchukuo,' to appropriate the ications will be seriously est earmarking auficient, amount 0 {or the non-remittance of the Dairen rit tory. revenics of Chimese Maritime. Cus-affected if the Manchurian Customs rennie for the service of £or-Customs revenues, The impasse continues. 'The same danment go. toma at Dairen,. in the Japanese teste' age eign loans, while the remainder will Mant Customs and the sere a tenaeerriiny of Uactang (Kevan fang), wil W eared ott const ita she Jaranese kovernnent is Ber De adds exists for the domestic loans charged on the Customs rev- ons at present taking: plage taken in disregard of. the tine Customs and the state 0 fitter breach by Japan of hee treaty of the Customs at" Daiven anti to preserve the integrity ence, "The fihafcial situation has been Peking with the aim of reaching. obligations with China, will threaten therefore responsible for any impair-Strong Protest Expected the very" integrity of" the Custome ment of service resulting from inter. farther aggravated amicable solation ordinary "action te. 4, Fuk conclusion, the Governguent ferences' in leased. territory, over that it will hold the Chinese June 22.
"Furthermore, far-reaching. ques-Which the Japanese government. has mote, the Commissioner of Customs Ge jovernment responsible for what= rong protest from the United tions, involving' the very status of the actual administrative control, is in 'Dairen=a Japanese subjcct—who refused to execute the Inspec ever developments are precipitated. Slater and) Great, Britain the Lisotung leased territory ith, evident from' the following prove Official circles here are Said japan agrees fare raised by the acts' of transgress? sions of the 1907 Curtoms: Agree for-General's orders to instruct the feat "beween 'Japan and China, Bank concerned in Dairen to remit have been perturbed on Jeeatni inchukuo "independence move-fon upon oth' the Chinese end that the Manchukuo authorities are ment" for the Dairen customs, it JJapartse rights. and. obligations Pertaining to Dairen: the Jocal revenue to" Shanghai on the ground that be had received Gefinitely preparing to establish was frankly admitted in Govern-this territory, which are now being
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