Show JAPAN one way out As war in china entered its thirty first month northern forces reported they had entered distant province for the first time ti ime in the south armies were locked in bitter battle near kingsun Wing sun province two more discouraging signs for japan were 1 a naval spokes mans warning that chinese planes may soon begin raiding japan and 2 the report that jap troops were killed when chinese artillery sank a transport on the yangtze river mostly however troubles were with the western powers immediate source of trouble was a combined U S french protest against jap bombings of the kun ming hanoi railway in southwestern china both protests were rejected and the japanese parliament found itself seriously considering two drastic steps to avoid future protests first it was suggested japan should junk the nine power treaty guaranteeing chinese territorial integrity second foreign minister hachiro arita admitted japan is asking U S citizens to leave china probably as a threat to make the U S renew its expired trade treaty |