Show PEACE PLAN RUNS AFOUL DELAY SNAG Japanese Accuse Chinese o of Refusing to Assume Responsibility Responsibility Re Re- By Dy MORRIS 1 J. J HARRIS Associated Press Staff Starr Correspondent SHANGHAI March 29 A 9 A new rupture rupture rupture rup rup- ture In the Sino Sino armistice armistic negotiations was threatened with the issuance of a statement from the Japanese consulate ascribing th the repeated delays delas in the conference t to the fact that no Chinese delegate seems to be in a position or to be willIng will will- Ing lug to assume responsibility The statement which was described as coming from a Japanese spokesman spokes spokes- man accused Quo Tai chi the Chinese Chinese Chi Chi- nese representative of attempting to terminate the negotiations with the intention of char charging ing Japan with responsibility re re- re for breaking up the con con- ference Mr Quo the statement said has I unnecessarily opposed the Japanese proposals of a military nature thereby thereby there there- by greatly impairing the progress of the conference We wonder if he is not trying to avoid responsibility on the pretext of opposition to the Japanese Japanese Japa Japa- nese proposals from the Chinese people The proposals to which this statement statement statement state state- ment referred were those regarding the method of withdrawing troops of both sides still in the field SINGULARLY HUMOROUS The statement asserted Quo had emphasized on several occasions that the peace parley is confined principally principally pally to such military matters as formal formal formal for for- mal cessation of hostilities and the withdrawal of troops It is therefore singularly humorous said the spokesman that the Chinese representative representative should criticise the selection of General Kenkichi as the chief Japanese delegate Japan never has proposed to modi ty fy its basic agreement with China the statement said but it appears now Mr Quo Is trying to upset the very foundations of that agreement He Be is trying to make it possible for or Chinese soldiers to occupy immediately immediately immedi immedi- such areas as are arc to be evacuated by Japanese troops Such a plan may be bo recognized as a willful invitation invitation invitation tion to a recurrence of the unfortunate unfortunate i 1 nate incidents in and around Shang Shang- hat haL He has demanded the immediate I withdrawal of the Japanese forces to I Ithe Ithe the international settlement Any well informed person knows that is a physical impossibility in view of the number and extensive equipment of the Japanese forces Those forces are arc in China to safe safe- guard Japanese lives and property but ut China ie jG demanding that the troops be withdrawn without any provision pro- pro islon vision for such safeguard China is demanding even that we designate a ame time me limit for or such a withdrawal but without such security |