SDHF Newsletter No.145 Tongzhou Massacre 7

“Tongzhou Massacre” Series 7
Testimonial record of survivors (4)
3) On-site report by a newspaper reporter
Background and aftermath of the Tōngzhōu Mutiny
By Yoshimori Tachibana, Tokyo Nichinichi Shimbun Press

October 17, 2016

This is the seventh of a series of articles pertaining to the Tongzhou Massacre, which has been submitted for inclusion in UNESCO’s Memory of the World Register.
Yoshimori Tachibana was a reporter to Tianjin Brach of Tokyo Nichi Nichi Newspaper and reported on the incident at the time. The detailed care to the overall coverage is evident; The fact that Tongzhou Security Force were colluding with the Kuomintang 29thArmy, and on July 28th, the day prior to the incident, and Song Zheyuan of the 29th Army secretly orders the Public Security Department and Militia issues to mount a comprehensive attack on the Japanese starting 2am on the 29th , were precisely reported. “Bungei Shunju” extra publication “Story” July l938 issue, pp. 52-58.

English translation:
URL: https://www.sdh-fact.com/essay-article/845/
PDF：https://www.sdh-fact.com/CL/Testimonial-record-of-suvivors-Tachibana-Moriyoshi.pdf

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MOTEKI Hiromichi, Acting Chairman
for KASE Hideaki, Chairman
Society for the Dissemination of Historical Fact