Shanghai, Oct. 9.
he following proclamation was issued yesterday by General Twane Maisul, Commander-in-Chief of the Japanese Expeditionary forces to Shanghai:
barged by His Majesty the Emperor with the task of heading the Shanghai expeditionary forces, I have landed on Chiese sell south of the Yangtze. The Japanese army is now prepared to use every means within Its power to subdue its opponents.
"The objectives of the Japanese Expeditionsry Fores are, a8 clearly set forth in. statements seued by the Japanese Government, not only to protect the vested interests of Japan and the lives and property of the Japan= ese residents in the affected area, Sut also to scourge the Chinese Government and army who have been pursuing anti-foreign and anti-Japanese policies in col Taboration with Communist Auences. In short, the mission of the Japanese army is to establish the foundations for a firm and lasting peace in East Asia, "We cannot but feel sorry for the many innocent persons who fare unfortunately living in the area of hostilities, and it goes without saying that the Japanese army as no enmity toward the Chinese people in general. How-fever, against those who bear arms against Japan, the Japanese army will show no merey.
"Toward the officials and notionals of foreign, Powers who have suffered froth the hostilities or who have been threatened {with injuries to their persons oF property, we express our deepest sympathies, The Japanese army will eave nothing. undone to respect and protect the lives and property of nationals of third Powers, the close ce-operation fof the naval forces, the Japanese Expeditionary Force is deter mined to. clear the skies of ominous clouds and T am con-Adent that the day is not so far off when the light of peace will shine again.
(Signed) IWANE MATSUT, General, Commander-in-Chief of the Japanese Expeditionary Forces to Shanghai.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.