Japanese Ready to Make Proposals for Cessation of Hostilities Following the thread of messages; from Geneva, London, Wa and Tokyo, the "North-China News" is able to announce that definite efforts towards another and more effective peace move are being put forward in Shanghai. There ground for the belief that the Tapanese authorities are. prepared] immediately to make the following] proposals for a cessation of hostilities: the military and naval commanders. Tes generally. recognised that the task will not be easy. The recent appointment of Princes of the Imperial House to the Staffs of both the Army and the Navy was considered to be directly due to a desire to stifle public criticism of military, faction. For thus such criticism in Parliament would be automatically barred ax reflecting on the Imperial dignity.
(1). The withdrawal of troops Big Task Confronting Jap to a definite line on each side.
Army and naval command-(2) The appointment of a Jers are openly expressing views committee of Japanese strong. contrast to the de-Chinese officers to supervise clared pacific aims. of state the withdrawal, the committee to ike viscount "Ishit,' A" minor comprise neutral observers, if Jexample is afforded by an alleged desired, {interview published by the Japanese (8) The immediate creation of Press Union with Captain Kanichi round-table conference, on which [Tomita who is reported to have all interested foreign nationalities said, inter alia, will be represented, to discuss "The Japanese are also dis~ provisions for the protect pleased with the attempted inter-foreign and Chinese interest Ventions on the part of some forthe status of Shanghai and tol ign powers."
arrange for the policing of the evacuated zone, Japanese reinforcements have arrived. But the task before the The ability of the Japanese to troops is formidable, although their bring these proposals on to the ability to clear the area of Chinese plane of effective discussion seems troops cannot possibly be doubted, to depend on the extent to which the [The financial position of Japan and Foreign Office at Tokyo has been the growing Testiveness of public able to gain the ascendancy over opinion there, in spite of rigorous censorship, are factors, which make {e"exceedingly desirable for the but it is reported that the Japanese JJapanese to encourage negotiations intend to use the railway for this for the avoidance of further opera-purpose with or without permission ions. Already the casualties euf-Jof the board—Reuter.
Hfered exceed those sustained in the [Manchurian campaign.
Japanese Evacuate Imienps While these considerations streng-Mukden, Feb, 27, Jehen the hands of the peacemakers Tt is offic ly stated' that the they are not the dominant influence. Japanese re lents at Imienpo were Japanese statesmen are believed to evacuated on February 25 and sent realise that continued abandonment to Harbit Jof. the direction of policy to the According to observations made by naval and military commanders is 'a Japanese aeroplane anti-Kirin ikely to prejudice their country very troops are now occupying the whole] gravely in its international relat of the eastern section of the Chinese ships. Already a most painful im-Eastern Railway between Maerhshan pression has. been created by the on the west of Imienpo to Suifenho. discrepancy between diplomatic representations and the actions Tt, is emphasised at Generall japanese forces.
Honjo's headquarters that the Japanese troops have no. intention] Disclaimers of, am, aseressve advancing towards Pogranich-Patil with the course of events fey appear altogether incom haya, but only intend to crush the Bhanghai and elsewhere. This train Chinese troops at Imienpo.
Jof thought being active, Chinese As regards the situation at fenders will do well to show a high Tunhua the Chinese troops under} minded and, indeed, practical readi General Wan Fi ported to be retreating northward after being defeated by Kirin troops] in cooperation with Japanese aero-nese to countenance measures for diplomatic discussion in place of a Jcontinusnce of operations which no great addition can made to the prestige already gained the Powers, without _committin themselves, should encourage it, To "keep out," continues the paper, the irrevocable determination of the British people, for Britain would Ihave everything to fosse if she did not do 80:
The lessons of the Tar Eastern tragedy, the: journal declares, are four-fold: wisdom altogether, she will pay £08 (1) If Japan ignores restrain it one day, though not now.
(2), The way to prevent war isto dear in advance with causes plainly tending to ts outbreak,
some kind of regular ce-operation instead. of intermittent contact bes of) it, coat tie done wit tween America and the League of Nationa.
(A) To advocate both disarm ment and sanctions in one breath fa About the. climax' of human Two Transports Arrive Presaging the early disembarkation here of the complete military divisions ordered by the Tokyo Government as reinforcements to China, several more Japanese army transports slipped into the Whangpoo River from the open sea under the cover of darkness late yesterday, their movements being sur rounded with the utmost secrecy.
One of the steamers, her name painted out, definitely is, known to lave docked at, the Osaka Shosen Kaisha wharf in the Yangtszepoo district at 815 last evening, when the landing, of a number of detachments of Japanese troops was com-fenced immediately. The other sel is reported also to have con~ tinued on up Toast one bat the Changwahpang-Woosung base of the Japanese landing forees, More Bombing
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