Show g 2 I pg g g g g I JAPANESE E CUTS TS DOWN U S FLAG POLICEMEN OF O TOKIO SEEK nUll GUILTY TV ONE Embassy Grounds In- In Invaded Invaded In Invaded to Insult Am Am- American American National Flag GUARD GUARI IS PLACED Japanese I Diet iet Votes Strong Resolutions Against Exclusion July 1 Numerous 1 W details of or the cutting down of he American flag lIag In the United Stat States os embassy embassy- compound today have o been brought to light by po- po police police po police lice Inquiry although the identity of the Japanese who slashed the thet t I halyards and u unceremoniously removed remo tho the ensign had not been uncovered several everal hours a- a atel at- at atter af after ter tel the affair r The Tho officers Inquiry disclosed I t tS tSat l at US-t US Sl- Sl Sla a Ja is Jal anese anese stole Into the I Climbed the nag pol and ut and cut the flag from the ropes wIth which It Is hoisted es escaping before the I police pollee arrived ed The cutter an opportunity to enter the com corn compound compound pound when there were no Ameri Americans I cans In that part of the tho enclosure which formerly surrounded the I embassy buildings destroyed In the earthquake and fire of last Sep Sep- September Sep September ember NO GUARD THERE Until recently a 0 ma- ma marines ma marines rines was as encamped within the compound but now only three or of orthis this party are left lell The embassy officers are being housed In the ImperIal hotel pending erection of a new building This Is halt half a amile amile utile mile away from the compound None of the three men remaining I In in the compound saw the cutting However persons who did Im- Im Immediately ImmedIately Im Immediately I mediately reported tho affair to Charge Cattey Caffey who hurriedly called on Foreign Min Mm- Minister ister Isler Th The police promptly placed a 0 gU guard around the compound and took tool up the work of Investigation The flag flag- flagpole flagpole pole stands on diplomatic prop prop- property property erty arty It was pointed out which made It necessary for tor the cutter to Invade what Is really American iou In order to carry out his project PROTEST U S ACTION ACTIO- Both houses of ot the tho Japanese diet at the first sittings sitting of or the current session today and ld almost almot almo tas as their first business passed resolutions strongly the action of ot the United States In en- en enacting enacting en enacting acting as part of Its new Immigration gration law a 0 clause elouse prohibiting the entry of Japanese The house of or peers In Its reso reso- resolution reso- reso resolution resolution lution asked the government to take all proper measures demand demand- demanded demanded ed ad by the th situation The lower 1001 hou houses house's es e's resolution de- de declares de declares clares elates the tho exclusion clause yb- yb vio violates 10 lates latea the principles of justice and rail fair play ply and stands In la the way friendship of or of the old ear Japan and America and also re re quests the Imperial government promptly to take tako alt all proper men meas measures ures urea the situation requires nn |