793.94/6314: Telegram
The Minister in China (Johnson) to the Secretary of State
[Received May 24—4:20 a.m.]
480. Following from Consul General, Nanking:
“May 23, 7 p.m. Minister of Foreign Affairs informed me May 23, 6 p.m. that the best troops in the North except forces of Yu Hsueh-chung had been destroyed and that further resistance was impossible because of the lack of money. He led me to infer that the Japanese will be allowed to enter Peiping unobstructed if they desire to enter but that attempt to capture Tientsin is to be opposed by General Yu. He remarked that China had done her best to prevent Japanese advance but was now helpless and that it was the duty of the League powers to act. He reiterated his determination never to sign any document giving territorial or other concessions to Japan.”