Destrious of putting an end to further violations of the Peace Agreement, the Japanese Army representatives in north China have recently made strong representations with the Chinese authorities, de-ouncing their insincerity, demanding the dissolution of various anti-Japan-Jose bodies, and insisting on the dismissal and punishment. of officials Jeoncerned, the spokesman continued.
"Strictly speaking," he went. on, "Japan could have dealt: with these unlegal acts on the part of the Chi-reso authorities under rights vested in her by the official notes exchanged by the two countries in 1902 and dealing with the return of Tientsin however, wishing to preserve peace in north China, Japan has taken no prompt action," but requested the north China authorities to dispose of the situation on their own initiative, ithe spokesman continued, The Japanese communication to Chinese authorities, the spokesman pointed out, did not "threaten or intim~ Tdate." It sought to establish peace, hho said, and the demands it made were all easy to carry out.
However, the Japanese Army demands that China do promptly what she has been asked to do, and will taich with attention all future developments, the War Office spokesman declared.
The statement, he pointed out, wa made to clarify all misunderstandings that may have been uninformed persons, convince the world of motives in her recent action in north China."—Rengo.
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