The assassination of Me. Chen and Mr. Shi, two pro-Japanese Chinese personages, were obviously political terrorist outrages aimed at the Japfanese in that they sought to hamper Sino-Japanese ce-operation. While the victims may have been Chinese, the acts were tantamount to the sassination of Japanese. Conse quently they cannot be ignored. It only natural that "the Japanese conditions in the Settlement and Concession and have expressed their full up pore to the: demands of" Mayor that is mot all which the Japanese forces wish {0 state. Representa demands made so far are but a Smvall part of what they have to say. We are convinced that it is essential for the Setitlement and Concession Asked what action the Japanese authorities demanded against' third arty nationals engaged in an-Japanese movements Col, "'Mabuchi replied that the method of punishment should be evolved by the Coun ils in consultation with the Powers concerned. As a matter of fact there had been a precedent" when the Council had deported and imprisoned Communists at the time of Chian 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.MLP. had arrested suspects for terroristic activities the Japanese authorities had come and pointed out the men required. That' the police had been unable to do this on' their own initiative indicated that' there was no ood will on their part. Two ery important arrests of terrorits, added, had. een curried out, by. the Japanese Gendarmerie, who had enticed the men from the Settlement the Western District, where they authorities to look upon existing eonditions and remedy the cause leading to the impression that the Settlement 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 author! ties. If they are unable to do so we shall be constrained to conclude that police of an alleged ar Teferring to the suppression by the
newspaper on, Mond font asked it when Suthorities made "requests ty "the SMC, were not these requests the result" of immediate' sation by. the Council? "There had been no me Sauces where the SEC. had retwed fo take action alter Japanese requests, Col, Mabucht said, but the: Japanest were not scoking just perfunctory ction but Something more thorough and lasting hose authorities have neither the vill nor ability to enforce real mea res for the maintenance of peace ind order. wen 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
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