Gibraltar, May 2.
Barricades were removed here this morning. The British warship Ramillies, three British and French destroyers sailed to the East. The Ramillies left for firing practice.
The German warships which are at present on a cruise are expected to leave the ports which they are visiting, that is, Tangier, Cadiz, Algeciras, Ceuta and Malaga, today.—Reuter. and Concession are being utilized by the Chungking regime.
"Adequate measures should be taken that Chinese and Japanese alike, including those Chinese friendly to Japan, should be able to live freely without danger to their lives in the areas under the jurisdiction of the Settlement and Concession authorities. If they are unable to do so we shall be constrained to conclude that these authorities have neither the will nor ability to enforce real measures for the maintenance of peace and order."
"Haven for Terrorists"
Answering questions following his statement, Col. Mabuchi stated that in the opinion of the Japanese authorities it would not be a violation of the neutrality- of the Settlement and Concession to recognize Mayor Fu. Asked if he was aware of the fact that the Settlement's policy was governed by the Consular Body, Col. Mabuchi replied, "This is not the time to quibble over the legitimacy of the Settlement. Here we have two administrations both of which are surrounded by a third administration. Unless these three!co-operate there can be no hope for the maintenance of peace and order."
Replying to a questioner, who asked if he was aware there had been eight political assassinations in Soochow during the space of five weeks, Col. Mabuchi said that he was not aware of this fact. Another correspondent asked if he had heard of four "shoot-ups" in Fah Wah village where the S.M.P. were not allowed to function.
Col Mabuchi replied that their cooperation was possible. "Is the spokesman aware that an attempt was made to murder Mayor Fu Siao-en himself at the Civic Centre?" came another question. "That was an independent case," relied Ca. Mabuchi, "which might have been planned either within the Settlement and Concession or outside these two areas."
It was undeniable, he said, that the Concession and Settlement were being used as a haven for terrorists who were using the places as a shelter of refuge. It was not a question of method to be employed to combat these but the eradication of the source of such troubles.
"No Good Will"
Asked what action the Japanese authorities demanded, against third party nationals engaged in antipanese movements Col. M replied that the method of punishment should be evolved by the Coun-oils in consultation with the Powe concerned. As a matter of fact there had been a precedent when the Council had deported and imprisoned Communists at the time of Chiang Kai-shek's occupation of Shanghai.
It was evident that terrorism could not be stamped out unless measures were taken beforehand. In each case when the S.M.P. had arrested suspects for terroristic activities the Japanese authorities had come and pointed out the men required. That the police had been ünable to do this on their own initiative indicated that was no good will on their part. Two very important arrests of terrorists, he added, had been carried out by the Japdnese Gendarmerie, who had enticed the men from the Settlement to the Western District, where they were seized.
Referring to the suppression by the police of an alleged anti-Japanese newspaper on Monday, a correspondent asked if when the Japanese authorities made requests to the S.M.C, were not these requests the result of immediate action by the Council? There had been no instances where the S.M.C. had refused to take action after Japanese requests, Col Mabuchi said, but the Japanese were not seeking just perfunctory action but something more thorough and lasting.
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