TBRITAIN PLAYS ON THE
SOFT PEDAL AT
AT GENEVA "We Must Cut Our Cloth According To Our Measure"
INTERNATIONAL
COOPERATION
IN FAR EAST
Geneva, To-day.
An assurance that the British Government is ready to participate with other Powers concerned in a conference to arrange a settlement of the Far Eastern conflict, was made by Lord Cranborne at the meeting of the committee of twenty-three yesterday.
Lord Cranborne dealt at length with the po- licy of the British Government, which he said was based in the Far East and elsewhere on the neces- sity for maintaining peace.
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AMERICANS IN CHINA
Washington, To-day
The State Department yesterday announced that 7,010 American ci- tizens were still in China on Sep- tember 25.
This includes 2,517 in Shaughai, while 3,112 have been evacuated.
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BOYCOTT CAMPAIGN IN ENGLAND
LONDON, TO-DAY.
STRONG FEELING IN AM INDIA
Bombay, To-day.
The Congress Party's strong condemnation of the ruthle slaughter of thousands of hu man beings" by the Japanese, was voiced by the Party leader, Pandit Nehru, in an interview with Reuter yesterday.
The Pandit declared that.. India was unable to remain a silent specta- tor of this tragedy, and India sends full sympathy to the Chinese peo- ¡ple.
It was a policy calling essentially for the full- est international co-operation, and was also a po- "EVERY PENNY THAT BRI- Meetings all over India, urging licy which was in complete harmony with the prin-TAIN SPENDS ON JAPANESE 2 boycott of Japanese goods, reflect GOODS, GOES TO BUY GOODS]the prevailing sentiment. The Na- ciples of the League Covenant and demanding es- THAT KILL US." DECLARED tionalist press gives great promin- tablishment of friendly understanding between MR. C. C. WANG IN AN AD-ence to the boycott resolution pass
DRESS TO LONDON FREE ed by the South Wales China and Japan.
MINISTERS YES Federation:
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The British Government-recognising to our measure" he said, "but CHURCH TERDAY which ed that relations between China and there are definite lines on
The Rev. F. W. Norwood, Minis- Japan were normally a matter for progress can be made. the two countries to settle them- "Efforts for the cessation of hoster Evangelist under the National selves, but in the unhappy event of tilities must not be relaxed. the conflict which had arisen it was "The door must not be closed to quite apart from any question of any future action that may be pos- League obligations.
sible"
Britain's Lead
Miners'
Free Church Council, said: “I Bulabh Bhai Desai and Satya should not at the present time buy Amurthi, leader and deputy leader anything from Japan if my life de-o the Central Legislature of the pended on it.
Congress Party, in an interview "If Japan is successful, we will with Renter at Simla yesterday, It was obviously impossible for Lord Cranborne described the the British Government to accept suggestion of Mr. Stanley Bruce be facing the same thing in Eng-while declaring Japan a menace to world peace, opined that if British the view that this was a matter (Australia) regarding a conference land soon."
The Earl of Listowel said that a does not wish to become an abet- only affecting the parties to the of Powers most vitally concerned conflict, and that third parties must as a proposal of the greatest value, temporary boycott would become tor, if not the victim, of the Fas- stand completely aside.
which should be kept constantly in effective very quickly.
cist Powers, it was time she made If Japan's tactics were allowed more vigorous efforts to prevent It was a matter affecting to great- mind. er or less degrees many Powers with The British Government was certo continue, they would follow in Japanese aggression in China. interests in the Far East, whether tainly ready to concur therein if all the West-Renter.. they were members of the League other interested Powers agreed. · or not.
BRITISH EFFORTS
FRENCH PROPOSAL Lord Cranborné supported the Lord Cranborne recalled the ef- French proposal for appointment of forts made by the British Goverra sub-committee, which he suggest- ment to bring about settlement ofed, should have the same terms of the dispute
reference 25 the committee
He said there had been close andļ. twenty-three..
constant communication
between
of
He trusted this body would take the British Government and other into account the reality of the situa- Powers interested in the Far East,tion and would play its part in whether they were League members bringing about a settlement of the or nōt, and in the many efforts
dispute-Reuter. taken, the co-operation of other Powers was, in a greater or less de- gree, secured.
There seemed no valid reason why the dispute should not have been localised and a satisfactory settlement found, either thr
through direct Sino-Japanese negotiations or through the efforts of third
Powers.
JULY INCIDENT
All efforts to secure cessation of the conflict unhappily had failed.
The incident, on July 7 was itself însignificant, and the action taken by Japan had been out of all pro- portion to it.
London, To-day. Political circles in London mention the possibility of the British Government no longer contenting itself with sending Notes to Tokyo. "
Britain, they say, may envis age adoption of more effective measures in future. Trans- Ocean
JAPANESE WARNING : Wellington (N. Z.), To-day.
The Japanese Chamber-- of Commerce at Sydney has cabled the Wellington Chamber - an pealing to it to use its influence. to prevent waterside workers boycotting Japanese goods and shipping.
The conflict continued to be waged with ever increasing fero city and lack of regard to accept ed standards of humanity, Lord Cranborne said it obviously would do no good, and would indoubtedly jeopardise the mu-
deed do harm, if the committee gave the impression that it contemplated action and was not able to carry it
CUT CLOTH
The Chamber says that rash actions of this kind will an-
tual interests and friendly re- lations of Japan and New Zea land and characterises the re- ports of Japanese bombings as "false propaganda of
We must cut our cloth accord Chinese Government."
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