Show u. u S. S Marines Win Vi Rule of Main Area in 10 Shanghai Over Nippon Protest I SHANGHAI Aug 1 15 5 UP UP- UP United States Slates marines gained control control con con- of the rich central part of the International Settlement Thursday after a bitter dispute with the Japanese who had hoped that the withdrawal of British forces would enable them to gain gam domination of the foreign area It was said authoritatively that the marines would take over British British British Brit Brit- ish defense sectors of the entire 1 central International Settlement including the banking ing hotel business business business busi busi- ness American consulate general and American club districts and the settlement bund or waterfront which is the last outlet and Inlet for or communication free from Japanese Japanese Japanese Jap Jap- anese domination The Japanese get of the big British sector only a small zone zone on the north side of creek up to the north railroad station and the western area which however however however how how- ever contains the I fashionable American residential sector and the he Columbia Country club The decision was made at a meeting of foreign troop com corn commanders commanders manders held under a heavy guard at the municipal council building in n the foreign settlement Thursday Thurs Thurs- day I At the meeting it was said authoritatively authoritatively au- au the Japanese demanded demanded demanded de de- that they be allotted all the he British defense sector Colonel DeWitt Peck marine commandant offered his proposal that hat the marines take over the central central cen- cen ral part of the settlement settlement The British commandant Brigadier Brigadier Brigadier Briga Briga- dier General B B. H H. Ashmore supported supported supported sup sup- ported the proposal There was a bitter argument but after some four hours the marines won WASHINGTON Aug 15 UP- UP UP The dangerous far eastern situation situation situation situa situa- tion was watched with tight-lipped tight reserve in official quarters Thursday Thurs Thurs- II day Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox was receiving daily reports from rom Admiral Thomas C C. Hart at Shanghai Acting Secretary of State Sumner Welles had nothing to o add to his statement that the affair was being handled locally He said the position of the government government government govern govern- ment had not changed |