JAPAN'S ATTITUDE
ADVICE DECLINED
EXPEDITION IN VIEW
(Beceived 3rd February, 9 a.m.)
SHANGHAI, 2nd February. A Kobe message states that consequent on Japan's refusal to accept the Powers' advice regarding the international protection of Shanghai on the ground' that Japan possessed the right to protect her own nationals, the Defence Ministers had a conference.with the Foreign Office,: and agreed to the dispatch of military forces. The Minister of. War, Mr. Araki, afterwards informed the Press that in the absence of perfect co-operation on the part of the Powers the dispat,ch of | troops became inevitable. , ' The Minister emphasised that this meant the extension of the battleline, but this was necessitated because the Powers' attitude inspired Japan with much apprehension. The whole nation must face the situation determinedly. "' A division has been mobilised, but mention of its movements has been prohibited.
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Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 28, 3 February 1932, Page 7
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