Tokyo, Sept. 5.
In the course of a leading article entitled "Prevent a second Shanghai incident," the "Kokumin Shimbun," an influential journal, draws attention to the alarming' situa. tion" in Shanghai in connection with the anti-Japanese boycott and warns that unless "effective steps are taken immediately, another Shanghai incident is likely to Japanese policy in dealing with the anti japanese campaign China heretofore," it add, "was to keep patience to' the utmost, without resorting to propaganda, and once that patience was broken to chastise the wrong with lightning. speed. This policy cannot be commended because foreign nations are jorant of Japanese patience and: bewildered when the Japanese Government takes action suddenly. The best: way, therefore, is to keep the world well-informed of the facts of the anti-Japanese situation and to surge China's reconsideration before taking definite action" Reuter, Landing" Party, called on Mr.
tote up the fal with ianieipalCounell, and proposed Bell, Guan an of the Shanghai
the unpleasant affair.
Feaching some kind of settlement of Due, however, to lack of sufficient information on' the "part "of the Municipal Council, re Mr.—Bell requested Commander Higuchi to wait a few days more for. the purpose of collecting all available information. "The request was complied with "by "Commander Higuchi, who promised to all on Press Union. a Bell some time later—Japaneso Captain Baron Samojima, chief of staff to the 'Commandant' of " the Japanese Naval Landing Party, fealied. on. the Commissioner of Police, Major Gerrard, at the Munitcipal building at 11 a.m. on Sept. with the reported intention of con" tinuing discussions over the in ja~ Jeident in Nanking Road last Fri-
Both parties, however, found that there were very wide divergences in" their "accounts ofthe affair and as a result they cnsider-
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