The Archive · 1935

More Japanese Demands to China

Sequel to Japanese Troops' Clash with Chinese Irregulars in Northern Demilitarized Zone THREAT TO SEND TROOPS SOUTH OF THE WALL journal's own correspondent in Peiping, writing of the brief campaign against Sun Yung-chin's view of the fact that this is not the first band of this kind to cause trouble in the demilitarized zone without calling forth Japanese action there, many people ascribe the present sudden military action on the part of the Japanese to a more deeplying cause, It is well-known that the Kwantung Army was very di: satisfied with the action of the Foreign Office in raising the Legation to the status of an Embassy without consulting themselves first, and in general disapproved of the attempt of the Foreign Office to establish more friendly relations with China, which they consider premature. Therefore, it is suggested that, in order to show that the Kwantung Army was not a party to be ignored, they seized on Sun's activities as a pretext for this military demonstration."

JAPANESE AMBASSADOR NOT TO BRING UP DISPUTE

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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