General Kiyoshi Katruki has slgnalfzed his arrival in Tientsin. by a JRatement which does not err on the [side of conciliatoriness to put mildly, If he is to be taken at his word it would be hopeless to expect Feasonable counsels to have much in-[nonce with him. Whatever may be the cause of the distressing dush between the Chinese and Japanese troops, [General Katsuki's status, to all outward appearance, is that of commander of a foreign garrison. in China, 1t would have been thought that be would feel the obligation to Feeall that fact and, Indeed, in the ight of the present anxiety in 'i tsin, to weigh his utterances with care, Dr. H. H. Kung has endeavoured with no tile dignity to put China's lews before the American public. He has the right to set a limit to [China's capacity for receiving affronts, His emphasis however is strongly on his Government's desire for peaceful relations with Japan and when he points to the dangers created by the Snomalies of Japanese actions in the North he is being logical and, in no sense provocative,
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