Salt Lake Telegram | 1940-07-09 | Page 3 | Japanese Paper Flays Marines

Asks Explanation 1 s v n 4 L' L L- L 3 COLONEL DE DEVITT WITT VITT PECK Gets letter from froth Japan JAP JAPANESE ANESE PAPER FLAYS MARINES I I SHANGHAI July 9 UP A UPI A violent violent violent vio vio- lent tirade against United States marines was spread Tuesday across the front page of the newspaper generally regarded as a mouthpiece of the Japanese army in China as the aftermath of an International Settlement in in- in Japanese authorities demanded an apology for mistreatment of Japanese plainclothes gendarmes arrested by marines in the settlement settlement settlement settle settle- ment July 7 7 The declared the marines were gentlemen with human human human hu hu- hu- hu man faces but with the skins of animals Handbills Posted Indignant patriots it added had posted handbills with such slogans as Down Do with America and Remove Remove Remove Re move the American Hindrance to Development of East Asia Meanwhile Major General Saburo Sa- Sa Saburo buro commander of Japanese Japanese Japanese Japa Japa- nese gendarmes here demanding an apology for the July 7 affair warned that a speedy settlement of the incident is necessary or the matter is likely to take a grave turn British Anti-British feeling also in In- In creased Posters appeared demanding demanding demanding de de- de- de manding withdrawal of British troops from Shanghai previously had apologized for presence of the gendarmes in inthe inthe inthe the American d defense area of the theIn In International Settlement in violation violation violation viola viola- tion of an agreement not to enter without American military authorities authorities' authorities authorities' authorities authorities' ties' ties consent Denies Charges Colonel DeWitt Peck marine commander replied Monday Its a lie in denying the Japanese had been maltreated In a letter to lo Colonel Peck said that despite his previous agreement to consider the incident t closed discovery discovery discovery dis covery of new facts revealing that tha the Americans insulted the entire Japanese army made necessary further consideration of the case A Japanese spokesman said the gendarmes entered the area to safeguard Lieutenant General Toshizo Toshizo Toshizo To To- shizo Nis lo commander in of Japanese forces in China Colonel Peck who indicated in informally informally In in- formally that no apology would be forthcoming said Tuesday h he had asked the Japanese to explain additional violations of the agree agree- ment Japanese Tanks Stopped I He declared Japanese attempted to drive two tanks into the zone zon Sunday but were stopped by a amarine amarine marine patrol and that Japanese drove motor trucks into th the area Monday Colonel Peck said he also ha had pointed out to the discourtesy discourtesy discourtesy tesy of the Japanese in failing t to inform the Americans of entrance into hg- hg hj American sector Sunday Sundar Monday the marine commander commande said the Japanese gendarmes were given exactly the same consideration tion and treatment nt as any man w we arrest including a medical exam I- I nation Colonel Peck was scheduled t to entertain a group of Japanese arm army officers at lunch Tuesday bu buas but butas as a result of the incident all but bu two of the Japanese guests d declIned de de- the invitation