Washington, Jan. 22.
"MPHATIC representations io the Japanese Foreign Office against the failure of Japanese military and civil authorities to control regular Japanese troops in Nanking have been made by the American Ambassador to Tokyo, Mr. Joseph Grew, the 1 State Department revealed here to-day.
Despite previous protests, the State Department announced, Mr. John M. Allison, former American Consul at Tsinan who now is in charge of the Embassy at Nanking, reported fifteen cases of irregular entry of American property by Japanese troops in the former Chinese capital between January 15-18.
Officials of the State Department to-day made no effort to conceal their concern over Japanese actions against American rights in China after the positive assurances of consideration given America by Japan after the Panay incident.
Announcement -of continued Japamese violation of American property in Nanking, observers believed, would possibly rouse Congress to broader action in voting appropriations for naval and military rearmament.
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