The Archive · 1937

Scathing U.S. Comment

New York, Oct. 24

Coincident with reports of a new incident involving British and Americans in Shanghai, the "New York Herald-Tribune" commented editorial. ly. "The final outcome of the bom ing of the British Ambassador, Sir Hughe Knatchbull-Hugessen seems to be a complete capitulation to the Japanese belief that they have the right to shoot at any moving object, anywhere in China, unless it moves with their explicit permission."

The editorial said the British Protest Note "seems to be a lamentable retreat from a position which the Japanese did not officially contest at that time."—United Press.

Mr, Berhend, acting German consul-general, called on Mr. Suemasa Okamoto, Japanese consul-general, yesterday in connection with the Shooting at two Germans by a Japanese aeroplane on Keswick Road Sunday afternoon.

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