893.01 Manchuria/648
The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs at Nanking to the Chinese Legation32
General Ting-Chao telegraphed to the effect that on the 19th instant he personally led a force of 9,000 from Li-Shu-Cheng and advanced toward Ta-Muh-Lin-Ho and was assembling all the forces in the rear, preparing for a general assault on the enemy. Across the Mu-Tang River there were great numbers of members of the Self-Defence Army and contacts could be established when once General Ting’s men got across the river when collective action could be planned.
The Japanese, realizing the efficiency and deadliness of the machine-gun [Page 367] corps commanded by General Puh-Ting-Shan and as their bid for peace with Su-Ping-Wen having proved abortive, have now turned their offers to General Puh, willing to present the latter with $2,000,000 and a large quantity of rifles and ammunition as price for neutrality. General Puh has turned down these offers absolutely.
Generals Su-Ping-Wen, Puh-Ting-Shang and Ma-Chan-Shan have sworn and pledged to exert their utmost resistance against the Japanese and their determination to stand together against the enemy is adamant.
- Copy of telegram transmitted to the Department by the Chinese Legation, November 25, 1932.↩