Embassy in Washington Lists
Settlements in China After
War Damages
TOKYO STRESSES POLICY
War Minister Says Defenses
Must Be on Continent With
Enemies Increasing
Special to tue New York Tool.
WASHINGTON, Nor. 10 — In-
stances where Japan has settled
with American Interests In China,
through the payment of money or
otherwise, were reported tonight by
tho Japanese Embassy, evidently as
a summary of advices from the For-
eign Office in Tokyo.
The Embassy stated that a "set-
tlement has been reported from
Tokyo," and that some of the cases
"date back considerably into the
past." In Washington, announce-
ment of the settlements was taken
to Illustrate the more moderate pol-
icy of the new Japanese Cabinet..
Under the settlements, Americans _
are allowed to return to Shanghai  ary at LoUng, Canton, and the
Nov, 11, 1939
jHej? Yn China presentedPto the
mission as a consolation a sum of
1.000 yen and 300 yen to the mis-
sion and to the personnel of the
l mission for their individual prop-
erty damages.
3. Poplar Grove Farms at Ta-
chang, Klangsu—The Amerlcan-
: owned dairy farm In question.
, situated In a dl&trlot access to
and passage through which Is for-^
bidden as an emergency mea^r
. ure to nationals of third powetw,
was reopened a ttbe end of/£ep-
tember as a special measure for
| the Americans.
, 4- United Brethren Ohufch at
Siulam, Chungshan-hsieri> Can-
ton Province:—Against »the dam-
ages caused to UMe church by a
shell during the" Japanese naval
bombardment on June 12, 1939, a
certain amount ofy money was
presented to the church on July
5,7.' This incident was regarded
as settled.
5. An American junk In Sha-
meen, Canton—An American-
owned Junk was capsized by a
Japanese naval vessel on July 16,
1939, in the unopened harbor off
Shameen, Canton. On Aug. 2,
sixty Hong Kong dollars was paid
and with that the matter was re-
ported settled.
6. Other minor cases: St. Luke's
Seminary situated near Tsinan,
Shantung, was enabled to reopen
in October, 1938.
Damages caused to American
mission properties by local hostili-
ties in Tsi-ming, Tehslen, Talan,
etc., were all speedily investigated
and reported settled. Provisions
were supplied to some of the mis-
sions to relieve the shortage of
supply.
Cases of physical injury sus-
tained by an American mission-
University, money has been paid in
connection with bombings of mis-
sions and for damages to an Ameri-
can-owned junk and there have been
other arrangements.
"""TEXT OF THE STATEMENT
text of tho statement from
The
the Ei
Embassy follows:
"1. Shanghai University—Subse-
quent to the battle in the strategic
area around the university, the
area fell into the hands of the
Japanese armed forces. There-
after it has become inaccessible
to any but the members of the
Japanese forces In charge, and
the university had to be closed.
The university representatives,
acknowledging that under the
then existing circumstances it
was too much to ask all the facili-
ties for the reopening of the uni-
versity for educational purposes,
demanded that residence within
the compounds should be made
available for professors and mis-
sionaries, and free access bo re?
.stored to them and their Chinese
servants. It was also stated that"
the university would reserve the
right to demand compensation for
the damage and loss caused by
the forced disuse of the establish-
ment.
"The Japanese authorities in
j China decided to grant the re-
j quest on teh part of the univcr-
. sity authorities, but to defer the
Siuestlon of compensation to a
ster date, and negotiations along
I that line took place between con-
! sills general of the United States
and Japan In Shanghai.
"Having completed needed re-
j pairs and Installation of electric
fights and telephone wires and
arrangements for the protection
of residents In the compounds,
the Japanese Consul General in-
formed his American colleague to
I that effect.   The American Con-
| sul General transmitted the infor-
mation to the university repre-
sentatives and expressed his ap-
Srcclation of the Japanese efforts
or the restoration of the univer-
sity.  Thus by the middle of Oc-
tober three families were expect-
ed to resume residence within the
-'compounds.
Money Paid to Missions
"2.    Tslmohsien — Against the
.damages caused to the residences
attached to the Lutheran mission
at Tslmonslen, Shantung Prov? I
Ince. on June 26, 1938. by norial J
bombing, tho'.iJapanese author!- <
damage to a junk owned by the
Minhsln School for the Blind In
Canton were reported settled by
the payment of certain sums of
money In March and August, re-
spectively.