Japanese Demands

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 155, 19 July 1937, Page 7

Japanese Demands

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CHINA MUST FULFIL AGREEMENT / Tokio Allegedly Issues Ultimatum APOLOGIES WANTED

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(Received 19, 11.0 a.m.) TOKIO, July 18. Cabinet decided to continue its efforts to localise the North China dispute. In the meantime, Mr. fiikada, the Japanese Charge ti'Affaires, conferred with Mr. AVang Chung Hui, the Chinese Foreign Minister, at Nanking and asked the Ghinese Government not to take any measure calculated to interfere with the fulfilraent of the three-point agreement whieh, the Japanese allege, was reached on July 11 with the Chinese Adniinistration in North China, This agreement, which the Chinese deny having concluded, is stated to consist of acceptanee of >esponsibility for preyious fight ing, an apology and punishment of the leading culprits and steps to control the anti-Japanese movement and Communisra in North -China. Mr. Wang Chung Hui teld Mr. Hikada that he would probably give a reply on Monday. The Domei News Agency understands that there is no question of an ultimatum, as is reported, but when Colonel Okido, the Japanese military resident offieer, earlier saw General Ho Ying Chin, the Chinese War Minister, he intimated that the Japanese Army may possibly take aetion in China or the air force may b© used. The spokesman of the Japanese wai ©£Bce said that since tho original clasb at Lukuochiao the Japanese had made ©xtraordinary efforts to reaeh a local •ettlecnent. China, however, had not only shown no- sineerity in earrying out the agreement on July 13 but there were inSicatio'ns ' that Nanking was making feverish war preparationa against Japan, who had been" obliged, therefore, to show e , " clear-cut atti* tude. ' ' At -Shanghai- Mr.- Hikada 's represen* tations are described as a virtual ultimatum to whieh Mr. Wang Chung Hui must reply within forty-eight hours. The British TJnited Press correspondent at Tientsin says that the Japanese military spokesman announces that Mr, Sung Cheh Yuan, chairman of Hopei-Chahar political council, saw General Xatsuji, commander of the Japanese forees in China, and apologised for the recent incident and agreed to arrange for fulfilment of the Japanese demands. Chinese officials here doubt "whether the cnajority of comnianders of the Chinese 29th route army would accept the terms, which are considered degrading.