1931

September 18. A segment of the South Manchurian rail route north of Mukden dynamited.
“As indicated by the Chinese form, the Japanese assault on the Military quarters (Peitaying)
was totally unwarranted and came as acomplete amazement.
The evening of September eighteenth, all the warriors of the seventh Unit,
numbering around 10,000, were in the Nortlh Military quarters.
As guidelines had been-gotten . . . that extraordinary consideration was to be taken to keep away
from any conflict with the Japanegc troops in.
the strained condition of feeling existing at that point, the guards at the walls of the Encampment
were just outfitted with dummny rifles . . .” Class of Countries, Allure by the Ohinese Government;
Report of the Commission of Enquiry, October 1, 1932, p. 69.
(AU blast without a doubt occurre(l on or close to the railroad between 10 an(l 10:30 p. m.
on September eighteenth, however the harm, if any, to the railroad didn’t as a matter
of fact forestall the reliable appearance of the south-bound tiamin from Changehun,
and was not iii itself adequate to legitimize military activity.
The tactical activity s of the Japanese soldiers during Jlbis night, . CflcanIot be respected as ineaisures of real self-defencc . . .
anion of Colmmission of Enquiry.] In the same place., p. 71.
a unit of Chinese soldiers obliterated the tracks of the South Manchuria Rail route nearby Mukdcn and
gone after our rail route monitors at 12 PM on September 18; a conflict between~the Ja1panese
an(l Chinese soldiers then, at that point, occurred.”
[Statemenpt by the Japanese Goveriiinient, Sept. 24, 1931.] D)c.
Il. Issues, 1932, p. 245.
Septemriber 19. Mhukden and Chaligchun bonhle(l an(l involved l)y the Japaniese.
(“Accordinig to all data accessible to mc lhere,I’m headed to the (end that the powerful control of all
key focuses sick Souith Manchuria, inclui(ling tlhe dominating fn(l activity of public utilities, b)naks,
anid in Mluk(Ien in any event the funictions of common government, is a forceful demonstration by Jal)an the funictions of common government, is a forceful demonstration by Jal)an
obviously lonig arranged alnd whenI chose ti)ofl most cautiously an(i methodicallly put into impact.
I find no evi(lence that tlhese occasions were the aftereffect of mishap nor were they thlet demonstrations of minilor,
ni(l irrespolnsible authorities.” Telegrarn from U. S. MIiinister in Chlinia, Johnison, Sept. 22, 1.931, Japan, vol. I, p. 5.) “. . . the Japaniese troo)pS, sincc, the b)eginnling of tlhe present occasions, lhave
beeni cautious to act onily withinl the limits important to enisuire tlheir own wellbeing, the prot(ctiout of the railwvay, and thie; security of eJapariese inatioinals . . . a couple of troops are, as a prudent
measure, quartered in the towii of JMukden and at Kirin, and a modest number of sol(liers lhave leen placedI at specific places . . .The Japaniesc powers circular segment l)eing vitlidrawn to the fulllest degree
which is at present permitted by the upkeep of the wellbeing of Japaniese, nationals and the security of the rail line.” [lReply of the JaI)anese Governmienit, Sept. 24, 1931.] In the same place., pp. 244-245.
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