Show STIMSON ENDS JAPAN INCIDENT State Secretary Asks Remis- Remis mission of Penalty in A At Attack Attack At- At t- t tack on Consul mY Dr By Associated Press WASHINGTON N Jan 11 Secretary Il-Secretary Secretary Stimson today asked a remission of part of the severe punishment Imposed imposed Im im- posed by the Japanese government on those held responsible for the attack attack at at- tack on American Consul Culver B. B Chamberlain at nt Mukden The Japanese government submitted sub subS to the secretary four points for punishment as reparations for tor the attack on the consul by Japanese soldiers soldiers sol diers and civilians The first was the dismissal of the civilian Interpreter held responsible for the attack and his being ordered for on the grounds he had formerly been in the army Military police present when the attack occurred are being subjected to disciplinary action The second point was disciplinary punishment of Major General Nina- Nina miya commander of ot the military police police po po- lice and his subordinate officers held responsible for or the actions of the military military mili mili- tary police Pun Punishment of a major general in such sueh cases is rare and the secretary accepted the other punishments punishments punish punish- ments as sufficient and asked remission remission remis remise sion of the punishment of the general general gen gen- enera en- en era eral 1 and his subordinates The other two points which already already already al al- al- al ready have been fulfilled included formal calls on military and consular officers to express regrets at the consulate consulate con con- at Mukden and Harbin where Chamberlain now is stationed SHANGHAI Jan Jail 11 UP UP-An UP An of of- spokesman told the United Press today that China plans to sever diplomatic relations with Japan soon The spokesman said Chinese affairs at Tokio would be conducted through the German and American embassies there here a procedure adopted when the diplomatic representatives of ot one power are arc withdrawn from the cap capItal capital capi capI- tal of ot another government The political situation here was i critical due to stalemate arising from the refusal of shek Wang wei Ching-wei and leaders of the late government to where Cantonese and nationalist leaders recently recently recently re re- re- re formed a government headed by Lin Sen Sun Fo and Eugene Chen There had been no resignations however pending attempts to persuade persuade persuade per per- suade Chiang and his colleagues to participate in iri a coalition Sun Fo presently in Shanghai said that Wang Ching would leave for as soon as he was discharged from I hospital here I TOKIO Jan P A 11 IP-A IP A Mukden dispatch dispatch dis patch to the Rengo News agency said saida I Ia a Japanese army contingent including ing a company of ot infantry and a detachment de de- de- de of engineers s was practically cally rally wiped out today while patrolling Manchuria by an overwhelming overwhelming over over- whelming force torce of ot bandits |