"Isolation" of the British and French Concessions at Tientsin as hotbeds" of anti-Japanese agitators within one week by the Japanese authorities on the spot was hinted in a press message this afternoon.
The dispatch stated that the refusal of the British Consul-General, Mr. E. G. Jamieson, to hand over the four suspects was regarded by the Japanese authorities as a definite manifestation of British unwillingness to cooperate with Japan in accordance with realities, but persistence in "countenancing anti-Japanese agitate ors using the British Concession as their base of operations."
Japanese authorities there had decided to "isolate the British Concession from the outside world" as a step in self-defence, the message declared Prior to the "isolation" of the Concession the Japanese authorities were likely to issue a statement describing the development of circumstances which compelled them to take drastic measures and declaring their "grim determination" to go ahead with the construction of a new order in East Asia by "overcoming all sorts of difficulties." according to the message.
At the same time the Japanese authorities in Tientsin will issue a proclamation to Japanese residents urging them to ce-operate with the authorities in executing the new measures. which are designed to eradicate anti-Japanese malcontents, the message continued.
A similar proclamation, the dispatch stated, will be issued by the Chinese authorities to the Chinese people.
When the "isolation" starts. probably on June 14 or 15, all persons crossing the border between the Japanese Concession, the Chinese quarter, and the British and French Concessions will be examined and searched, irrespective of nationalities, at six places on the boundary. the message declared—Domei
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