BRITAIN WARNS JAPAN ON N. CHINA ACTIVITIES No Recognition Of Further Partition Of China BUT NOT PREPARED
TO TAKE FURTHER ACTION
London, To-day.
A reference to the ominous parallel of Man churia as shown in the Far Eastern situation was made in the House of Commons yesterday by the leader of the Labour opposition, Major Clement Attlee, who asked whether the Foreign Secretary, Mr. Eden, proposed any steps as regards the League and had the Chinese Government appealed to the League.
Mr. Eden agreed that the situation was serious. As far as he was aware no Government had asked that the matter be referred to the League.
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by poison gas for murder was car-
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GOVERNMENT SALARIES
London, To-day.
At question time in the House of mmons yesterday Mr. McKenzie ggested that when a decision Freach upon the restoration
temporary allowances for Gover ed that they disapproved of retain Government would consider
War Department officials indicat-ment employees in the FMS, the
ing the 15th-U.S. Tfantry in Tien-tablishment of a conference in Ma- tsin, but felt the contingent must laya or London of employers and remain in order not to give the Ja-European employees of the tin and panese the impression that their rubber industry on the present actions were approved by the Unit-muneration of workers.
unfriendly move.
est
He had explained on Wednesday that there ed States Government, and the Chin- The Secretary for the Colonies were the special circumstances that Japan-and these would regard withdrawal as an Mr. Ormsby Gore, replied that he United States were not members of the League, and the British Government was not prepared at that the Boxer Protocol, providing present to take any initiative.
Major Attlee asked if that meant [formation, fighting accompanied by that the League was powerless to artillery fire and aerial bombing of act if a League member suffered varying intensity continued all day aggression from non-League yesterday round-Peiping mainly to Power.
the south and west.
PROTOCOL DEAD
did not consider there was sufficient reason for such a conference-Reu-
The impression in Washington is p
Iter. for guarding the Tientsin-Perping Railway, is dead, due to the repeat- ed aggressive acts of the Japanese, against which the other parties to the protocol have not protested.
CAUTION URGED Asserting that the President was
Trans-Atlantic Double Flight
London, To-day.
Mr. Eden did not think that a Japanese-aeroplanes were active being impatiently and unreasonably fair deduction. There were excep-outside the city. The withdrawal furged to announce his stand on A start on the second double An- tional circumstances in the Far of foreign nationals into the Lega- atrality, Senator Key Pittman glo-American trans-Atlantic trial Eastern situation. He was well tion Quarter started early in mom said that the United States must flight was made simultaneously that Article XVII of the ing and proceeded satisfactorily, not be hasty, for as soon as the yesterday from Foynes, in Ireland, Covenant made mandatory pro-all day although the greater part Neutrality Act was enforced, the and from Botwood, in Newfound vision for bringing non-members of city was barricaded and con- influence of the President in bring-land.
aware
into a dispute. but that depended centation became increasingly dif-jing about a cessation of hostilities Imperial Airways yesterday used upon the co-operation of the non-ficult as the day went on. The would be greatly depreciated and the Cambria, sister-ship of the Ca
majority of British subjects elected
power of protection for Ameri-ledonia, which carried out the first
members.
BRITISH REPRESENTATIONS
to avail themselves of the oppor
Mr. Wedgwood Benn asked if Mity to shelter in the Legation
Eden had made it clear to the Japanese Government that the Bri- tish Government would not ap- prove the detachment of further provinces from Nanking sovereign. ty.
Mr. Eden replied "Yes," and added that during the last two days various declarations had made.
They much regretted the situa
Quarter and most of them are now. bulleted in British Embassy Quar-
US. ATTITUDE
No Specific Action For Present
Washington, To-day.
The State Department at present tion because they hoped for an im- does not propose to make the Neu- provement in the Far Eastern Atrality Act effective by Presidential ́situation generally, which cannot
roclamation that a state of war
occur while present conditions exists between China and Japan. continue.
This fact was indicated by the Secretary of State, Mr. Cordell Hull, President
IN TOUCH WITH ERANCE
t-yesterday.
The Foreign Secretary added he after a ference with had been in constant touch with Bo the French Government but he had never suggested to them, nor had the French mentioned, that the mo
nt was ripe for reference to
the League.
Mr. Geoffrey Mander (Lib Wolverhampton East)
calling of the
the Pact of Paris an
Power Treaty had be
replied
had been given to all
ave
Mr Hull added that the
the Far Eas
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