Japan and Shanghai
The Manchurian dispute between Japan and China is grave enough, but a still more serious situation has devel. oped at Shanghai. Last week five Japanese monks were assaulted by ChineSe in the native city. and.one has died from his wounds. Japanese workmen in reprisal attacked a Chinese factory and came into collision with the police of the international. Settlement. The Japanese Admiral commanding in Chinese waters then demanded that the Chinese Mayor of Shanghai should apologize, that the assailants of the monks should be arrested, and that the - . anti-Japanese societies which are praetiaing bOyeett of
Japanese goods should be dissolved. Failing satisfaction, the Admiral threatened to occupy the native city. 'Ten Japanese warships had anchored in the river, and Marines were landed. The Chinese Mayor has delayed his reply, because he is not supported by the GoVernment at Nanking, whose Premier and Foreign Minister have resigned,. and because he knows that the anti-Japanese societies have the populace behind them. The League Council on Tuesday invited Japan to refrain ftom overt action at Shanghai, and urged China to give her reasonable satisfaction.
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