March 2.
Now that the situation concerning - the Japanese demands on the Shanghai Munici~ pal Council has been clarified by the exclu~ sive message to the "North-China Daily! News" from its correspondent in Tokyo, it] appears that the situation was not so bad as, in the absence of information, it was generally feared it would be. In this con nection it may not be out of place to refer to the atmosphere created in Japan, by what appears to have been a complete misunder~ standing of the case. While the Japanese [have undoubtedly had in mind the various murders which have taken place of men who have sought to establish some sort of] government in the areas occupied by the Japanese, the culminating case which 50) deeply affected opinion in Japan was that of
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