Realizing that the situation tended to become serious, Mr. Koyama declared a recess and officially ordered the House cleared, This action prevented the incident from growing into a serious riot, Dr. Kiyose, in his interpellation, said that Britian refused to express regrets over the "Asama Maru case" until Japan had agreed to forbid passage aboard Japanese ships to belligerent nationals liable to military service.
Such a decision by Japan, he charged, led foreign Powers to believe that Japan was weak, Because of such a belief the United States made a U.S.$20,000,000 loan to Chungking and the British and French authorities began seizures of mails from Japanese ships,
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