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Show ulti;mu;.j isaiisivekd 1 witi1dattle j 'Biff 8wordi Join In Drive orj i Nipponese Position on .: . Jehol Border ' .,. TOKIO STICKS TO COURSg . War Minister Declares fog , Quitting; League ' , (Br Oalfeg mart TEIPINQ, Fb. IS Th commanded of th Chines garrison at Kailu, onj th aastarn border of Jehol. answered. Jspanec ultimatum today by ate tacking Japanese positions between Kallu and Tungllao, an official Ch ns eommuniqu said. 1 Th "big swords" of Feng Chan-lisf also participated in the attack, Ui eominuniqu said. Th Japaneo war forced to retreat to Sluh Chi Pao, between Kailu and the main Jam aneaa concentrauoo at TungUao, tii Chinas claimed. , Jspana artillery shelled Chinese positions at N anting. ' Chinese mures reported that Japanese cavalry attacks at-tacks at Changling-Tr and ST'g Shual were repulsed in zero weauT, mender of th Kailu garrison, Tsui Sing Wu, to get out of Uie Kailu sector: sec-tor: or the Japanese would attack la full force. The Twenty-sixth brigade of ChW nes regulars was sent to Chaoyant, on of th towns In lin of th Jh sns advance, which had been a-fended a-fended previously by the guerrillas. General Chang Tao Huang, former governor of Kirin province, who te commanding Chinese forces on ue eastern Jehol frontier, telegraphed. Governor Tsng Yu-Lin that his troops were prepared . for the utmost re sistence to the Japanese. The morale of regulars and guerrillas alike was high. General Chang reported. " Japan Won't Change Attitude on League (Copyright, 1933, by United Press TOKIO, Feb. IS There Is no possibility pos-sibility of a last-minut change in Japen's attitude toward the league of nations. War Minister Sadao Arakl tnld the United Press in an interviear todsy. " The thin, etraggly-mustached fi eral granted the interview shortly before a scheduled cabinet meeting at which he hsd been expected to urn immediate Japanese wundrawal froia the league, h made his urietnv. cal declarations, despite reports tt e venerable Premier Niknto Srito snd Finance Minister KoreK lyo 1 ttKahaaut would oppose quitting uie league. The- cabinet meeting wes. sub qunUy canceled, indicating reports of a divided cabinet were accurate and that no action would be taken pending a personal report by Yasuke MauMoka, chief league delegate. -WIU, HOLD COL'SSI W will follow out eetabltshetl course,1 Arakl declared. "Our baaia principles will not be compromised. Japan still insists that direct Chinese-Japanese Chinese-Japanese negotiations, without interference inter-ference from other nations, la all that can compromise the situation. Japan still demands recognition of Manchu-kuo Manchu-kuo as an independent state." A farm boy who entered the milk tary academy because he had no money for schooling elsewhere, and a noted scholar of the Chinese classics, Arskl spoke as a man of action today. "Manchukuo-Japanese cooperation it the only sure foundation of peace In th Orient," h declared. "Without "With-out it, Japan'g position would be impossible. im-possible. "Japan's attitude toward th leaguf should be self-evident ' "We cannot afford to yield an inch. W spared no efforts to enlighten Uig iOemlaas On Pass Two! ULTIMATUM IS ANSWERED WITH BATTLE (CeaUaiM Press Pas ObsI league. Now we have no choice but to part with it "After that, we are ready to make any sacrifices to develop Manchu-kuo." Manchu-kuo." When peace la really achieved In the Orient through Japanese devel opment of Manchukuo Arakl believes be-lieves the league will approve what his nation has done. "Until then." he continued, "we are not influenced by questions of immediate imme-diate advantage. We will proceed toward to-ward realization of our final aims. "If we quit the league our diplomatic diplo-matic position will not be that of isolation. iso-lation. "On tha contrary, I believe it will be practical help to Japan to have the world understand our views as soon as possible." Araki declared the impending military mili-tary drive against Chinese in the Jehol province waa in accord with the Man-chukuo-Japaneae protocol. "The campaign must be considered only a on to subdue bandits who threaten the peace of that Manchu-kuoan Manchu-kuoan province," he aaid. "It will be similar to the expedition aa-alnst the Chines General Su Ping- wen in Keihinkiang province." CONCEDES NOTHING Arakl did not concede to Chinese claims that Jehol is not, and never was, part of the "independent state" of Manchukuo, but instead is, historically his-torically and geographically, an integral inte-gral part of China proper, ruled by a Chines governor still loyal to the nationalist government "The Jehol policing is a domestic Manchukuoan problem that should not concern the league." Araki said. Halfway measures have no place in Japanese plans, he continued. "Should we vacillate, all our efforts will be unavailing." he declared. "The fact that the house of commons com-mons approved the budget is a manifestation mani-festation of the national sincerity and a realization of the gravity of the situation. sit-uation. It eloquently declares the popular determination In regard to Manchuria. "Although there has been some argument ar-gument that military proceedings are disproportionate to the rest of the budget, it must be understood the burden Is only temporary, and will lighten in 1935 and 193. "Japan at present is climbing a steep hill. But there is no csuse to worry as long as we climb united, convinced w ar right" Japan Tell Delegates To Reject League Report GENEVA, Fb. II (UP)-Japanese delegates to the league of nations to-day to-day received instructions from Tokio to "reject unequivocebly" the report snd recommendations on the Man-churian Man-churian situation. |
