Japanese Lodge Protest Foreign Delegations Against British Press Copenhagen, June 26.
Reports on Tientsin The congress of the International Chamber of Commerce will begin Tientsin, June 26. here today. All accommodation in Alleging that small incidents have hotels has been booked for days ana been exaggerated, facts distorted and in addition 2,060 beds have been recases of indignity fabricated, the Japanese Consul-General in Tientsin, served for the delegates in private houses. Altogether between 12,000 Mr. Shigenori Tashiro, this morning sent an official protest to the British and 15,000 guests are expected to arrive in the Danish capital.
Consul-General, Mr. E. G. Jamierson, against British press reports on the The British delegation, which is the Tientsin situation, it was revealed at most numerous, will be headed by the Japanese press conference today.
Sir Charles Granville Gibson, president of the United British Chambers The note, it was stated, protests of Commerce. The German delega-against the handling of the Tientsin situation by British newspapers and tion which comes next in size, will news agencies. British news sources be led by Dr. Haerecke. are alleged to have been "exaggerate The congress will be presided over ing the importance of small incidents, for this session by the American millionaire Mr, Thomas J. Watson, distorting the facts, and in some cases fabricating so-called acts of indignity the post of Secretary being filled by the Frenchman M. Pierre Vaisseur. against British subjects." Not only does this aggravate the situation at Both president and secretary were present existing in Tientsin, the note received by the King of Denmark and points out, but it also "casts a reflect were decorated with Danish orders. tion upon the name of the Japanese—Trans-Ocean. military and consular Police."
The note cites a Reuter cable reporting the indignity suffered by a British lady (Mrs. Finlay)
It also: draws attention to the allegedly "arrogant attitude assumed by British subjects," who, it is stated, purposely "try to make trouble."
The Note concludes with a request to the local British authorities to con-
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