Foreigners are Forcibly Driven Off Streets: Explanation Asked and Assurances Given Peiping, June 23.
Japanese troops took temporary possession of, a section of Peiping this morning on the occasion of the presentation. of a regimental flag from the Emperor, which arrived from Tokyo last night. A cordon was thrown round one section of the glacis, Including the pavements of the two main streets which skirt the Slacis. Only Japanese nationals were flowed on these pavements, all other persons being warned off,.or, in cases' where, they objected, being foreed "Among those treated in this manner was the wife of an officer attached fo the French Legation Guard, who, when she protested, had a bayonet U.S. Requests Japanese to Explain Washington, June 25.
The Department of State announced to-day that the Amer-can Embassy at Peiping had re~ quested the Japanese Embassy to "xplain the mistreatment Capt. R. S. Jernigan, a member of the "Embassy staff, and an American woman, during the re~ cent Japanese military ceremony fon the glacis outside the Lega tion Quarter. It was indicated that if the request did not yield a satisfactory. reply, a formal protest might—follow—United Press.
Peiping, Sune 20, Major Imai, the' Japanese military Attache has stated that foreigners must understand that the Imperial flag' has a special spiritual significance and is sacred. Japanese soldiers show great respect for it and, "where goes, they go desperately." thought the incidents complained of were due to the excessive' care with which the men guarded the flag. He did not believe that spectators were threatened with Dayonets. Hereafter, Major Imat added, Japanese soldiers would take special care to prevent a recurrence of such incidents Reuter. thrust towards her body by a Japanese soldier, who made the lunge Snish within an inch of her clothing.
Numerous cases of Chinese being, roughly handled by Japanese soldiers fon the public streets adjoining the parade ground are reported, In addition, an American officer dressed in civilian clothes had a narrow escape from being bayonetted, He was standing watching the parade from the street when a Japanese soldier approached and ordered him to move back. The officer stood his ground, whereupon the soldier pushed the point of his bayonet into the man's Stomach and lunged forward to move him' back. The officer, however, caught the bayonet in his hands and Pushed it aside. The soldier then drew back, a paraded on the glacis, after which the men marched past, with Gen. Kawabe taking the salute. A few Chinese watched the ceremony, but the majority of the spectators were Japanese, Most of the men were dressed in formal morning clothes, with which they wore topees oF Straw boaters—Reuter, Protests by U.S. and French Embassies Peiping, June 25.
Representations were made to the Japanese Embassy this morning both by the American and the French Embassies, concerning the alleged rough treatment of three of their nationals by Japanese soldiers last Tuesday. The incidents referred to occured during a parade of Japanese troops on the occasion of the presentation of a regimental flag from the Emperor.
The Japanese Embassy, in reply to the "American representations, "has promised to submit the matter to the commander of the Japanese forces.
is understood that the representa tions referred to an incident in which a Japanese soldier is alleged to have lunged with his" bayonet at an Bureau of the Tokyo Foreign Office, who arrived in the morning, also by' alr, from Hankow.
Str. Tajiri's Information, Domei, earned on good authority," was the subject of a detailed dispatch to the Tokyo Government from the Am-lor.
Me, Tajirl is expected to proceed to Nanking, as soon as he receives instructions from Tokyo, to confer with Mr, Yakichiro Suma, Japanese Consul-General there, through whom, is understood, negotiations on the case will be undertaken with the Chinese authorities, American officer who was watehini the parade, whilst the, wife of a French officer had a bayonet, thrust towards her by a Japanese sotdler—
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