Mr. Shi, two pro-Japanese Chinese personages, were obviously political terrorist outrages aimed at the Japanese in that they sought to hamper Sino-Japanese ce-operation. Whi the victims may have been Chinese, the acts were tantamount.to the assassination of Japanese. Consequently they cannot be ignored. It is only natural that the Japanese army and navy, burdened with the heavy responsibilities of maintaining peace and order, have expressed their dissatisfaction with the prevailing conditions in the Settlement and Concession and have expressed their full support to the demands of Mayor Pu Col. Mabuchi continued, "However, that is not all which the Japanese forces wish to state. Representations and demands made so far are but a small part of what they have to say. We are convinced that it is essential for the Settlement and Concession authorities to look upon existing conditions and remedy the cause leading to the impression that the Settlement
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