AMERICA AND JAPAN.

Hokitika Guardian, 3 July 1924, Page 2

AMERICA AND JAPAN.

IUHTKALIAN aNU N.Z. CAULK ASSOCIATION. ANTI- AM K RIC A X CAMPAIGN. STABS AND STBIPKS t FT DOWN. TOKIO. .1 uly !. ’flic tirst campaign of protest tiegaii to-day against- America’s attitude towards .lapnn. ,\n initial mass meeting ami a pilgrimage to the national siinnc~ was held throughout the country. while everywherb loads of posters and handbills urged the people to maintain nil unflinching attitude towards Ameriea'.s alleged injustice. During the day an unidentified Japanese entered the American Embassy compound climbed the flagpole cut down the flag and escaped lietore the police arrived. T lie incident was oflieiallv reported hv the American Charge ((’Affaires and the police are enquiring.

TO Is ID. July 1. hi connection with the anti-Ameri-can campaign the Americans are warned not to show themselves in the streets too prominently, lest excited individuals assault them. Handbills, while urging an unflinching attitude towards America, cuuu.-cl against any deeds of violence. Beth Houses of the Diet uiianimuuslv adopted resolutions regretting that America had adopted the exclusion claii-o. declaring that such action impaired the seventy years friendship. A resolution was added honing the Imperial Government would take such steps at an early date :is were necessitated hv the nature of the ease.

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APOI.OCY FOB. FLAG INCIDENT. TOKIO. July 1. In connection with the flag incident M. Shidehnra has expressed to the American Charge d'Affaires the deepest regrets at the incident. adding that lie hoped the Americans would think the act represented the intention of any thoughtful Japanese. Most rigorous measures were Isu’ng taken to apprehend the offender. TOKIO. July 1. The flag incident was made the subject of an interpellation in the Lower House, when the Home Minister promised strict control of demonstrations again-t America. flag incident closed. [RKfTKI!S TKI.KGIIAMS.j (Received this day at 11.20 a.m.) TOKIO, July 2. The flag cutter has been arrested at Osaka. He stated he was a member of an anti-Bolshevik organisation The-American Charge d’Affaires has been notified by the police that the flag was recovered unharmed, further than being cut from the canvas hand.

Two men wore arrested last night as accessories to the outrage.

With the recovery of the flag and the official regrets already expressed by M. Shidelmra. the incident i.s generally considered closed.