Rejection of New, Demands from Japanese Leading Chinese in all walks of in Peiping are fixing. their signatures to a manifesto urging the Central Government to stand firm in the Sino-Japanese negollations, The manifesto was issued earlier. in the month, over the signatures of 68 feading Chinese professors and educators" in Peiping and it will be pre. sented to the Government as soon as 10,000 signature are obtained, The memorandum, which. roused the ire of the Japanese, is addressed to the Central "Government, Gen, Chiang Kal-shek, and the ' entire nation, and it asks the Government to reject any new demands from Tokyo. The following eight points fare emphasized In the memorandum:—
Negotiation with Japan on the policy that China's territorial and administrative rights must not be imaired or humiliated; An absolutely open policy in all Giplomatic negotiations between China: and Japan must be maintained, The Government should make public the progress of the negotiations; Opposition to Japanese interference in Chinese domestic problems, and all legal activities of the Japanese army in Chinese territory, and sup: pression of the activities of th Japanese special affairs bureau Opposition to any. kind of move ment or government in China promoted by outside forces; Rejection of Japan's claim for any special position in North Chi Opposition to foreign assistance in the economic development of North China, and rejection of any attempt to control the natural resources of the country; The use of force to suppress smug+ sing:
The sending of a punitive expedition to assist the Suiyuan troops 40 put down any invasions from Manchoukuo or bandit activities,
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