Tu connection with Tokyo's Proposed appointment of Mr. Torikichi Obata as the new Minister to China, it is reliably reported that the [State Council has instructed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to inform the Japanese Government that Mr.
Obata is persona non grate to the National Government.—Kuo Min. tation of the "21 Demands" by the Terauchi Cabinet. These protests have continued sporadically and it in feared may make Mr. Obata's important tasks more diftiult, oon despatches from Shanghai 10 pointed liberally from editor-calling Mr. Obat the "21 Demands" and whole people of China are opposed to his appointment." One Chinese: editorial is quoted as declaring th when Mr, Obata, as counsellor of he Japanese Legation, presented the Demands to Tsao Juin "struck the table with a walking stick to intimidate the Chinese de-Jogate." 'Tsao, the editorial points for, is dead, "having been punished cly Heaven' for his cowardly sur-vender." Mr. Obata was promoted to be Minister to China and now St is proposed again to restore him to this post.
The Foreign Ofice, however, hopes that Chinese opposition to the new Minister will die down, and that he will be able speedily to solve the many dificult diplomatic problems Detween the two governments.
Mr. Obata has had a long and brilliant career in the Japanese diplomatic service, including lone service in China, to which he becomes Minister a second time—
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