Settlement Jeopardised
(Received 1.0 p.m.) LONDON, July 20. The success which both Britain and Japan honestly desire from the talks between Sir Robert Craigie, British Ambassador, and Mr Hachiro Arita, Japanese Foreign Minister, arising out of the Tientsin incident, is jeopardised by the Japanese demand for a general declaration, which is most difficult to draft, says the Tokio correspondent of “The Times.” The Japanese army demands such general assurances, on the ground that only thus can it be protected against a repetition of alleged obstruction at Tientsin, while the public believe that the war is being prolonged as a result of the British attitude. The success of the conference depends on Japan remembering that a breakdown would increase her difficulties in China. Owing to increasing anti-British manifestation, police have allotted Sir Robert Craigie a special guard. Japanese were found hiding in the grounds of the British Embassy. Cinemas have posted a notice: “No Britons allowed.”
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Northern Advocate, 22 July 1939, Page 7
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