Journal Makes Major Issue of Error Formal protests by the Japanese Consular authorities to the Shanghai Municipal Council and the French Municipality were forecast by the Japanese press on Thursday over the Jalleged legal police search of the home of Mr, Genzo Kumabe, 43 years fold, 11/151 East Yalu Road of 2 Stlock on Wednesday morning.
According toa complaint fled with the Consulate-General by Mr. Kumabe, a searching party of five, with drawn pistols and wearing Dullat-proof vests, gained admittance to his home by shouting "Telegram, {elegram," in Chinese, "Unless a complete settlement is achieved......this will become a major problem for the Japanese community and may lead' to the demand that a Japanese concession, policed and protected by Japanese troops, be established here to prevent future insults and to remove the possibility of the recurrence of such an_ incident."
The journal regards the offence as particularly serious because it took place in the Settlement under the direction of foreign officers from the 'SMP. and the French Police.
Arrogance!
"There is no doubt that the action taken by the Japanese authorities towards this insult on a Japanese family and illegal behaviour of a foreign member of the SMLP. will have a serious bearing on the inter~ ational relations of our country. This 1s specially so in view of the still evident arrogance of the Europeans and Americans towards the Asiatics and the still noticeable love for the West, prevailing amorly the Chinese, the "Mainichi" ad "The fact that the police had made the search without notifying the [Japanese authorities, and over the protests of Mr. Genzo Kumabe, who clearly indicated he was a Japanese, ig emphasized by the newspaper.
After delving into the reasons for the existence of the settlements ai concessions in China, the "Mainichi Geclares that the "main purpose of the SMP, is the maintenance of peace and order in the Settlement.
"It is unnecessary to point out that a domiciliary search of property occupied by a person enjoying extra territoriality cannot' be carried out without the understanding of the Consular authorities who have tisdietion over that person, "tu spite of this, officials of the SMP. and French police carried out a search in open violation of the law and trampled upon the rights of Japanese subjects who enjoy extra Plan Dropped Delegates of the Federation of Japanese Street Associations on Mon-dropped their plan to lodge a verbal protest with the Shanghai Municipal Police following their interview with Mr. Taro Ishii, Japanese Consul-General, The reason for the abandonment of the projected step was not given.
Mz. Masusaburo Amano, president of the Federation, led the delegation of three, who remained in conference with the Consul-General for about one hour. Mr. Suctaro Okajima, president of the "Isshin-Kai", street ass0- ciation in whose territory' the incident took place, and Mr. Yukichi Hayashi, chairman of the standing committee, were the other two members.
In order to accelerate the movement for a general reduction house rentals, the Federation of the Various Rent' Reduction Associations of Shanghai has decided to distribute la. from September 2110
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