1937-07-16 — Page 17

BRITISH PEACE FORMULA SEEMS DOOMED TO DIE

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plan collapsed the risks of a European conflict were thereby inevitably in- creased, "It might well be that we should be unable to avold reaching that point," he Bald, "but European nation is reluctant to ap- proach that abyss."

JAPANESE MAY FORCE INDEPENDENCE UPON NORTH CHINA CHIEFS

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vance northward, in which event there will be a real war.

A llopel-Chathur Political Council

has every spokesman denies there

been any change in the administration of martial

Jaw,

suggested

It was

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he controlled, which is now known from Japan only-Hua Nan News, As. Chitung regime, toking orders KAWAGOE GOING TO

PEIPING

Peiping, July 15. It is reported that Mr. Shigeru Kawagoe, Japanese Ambassador to Chinn, will fly to Peiping to carry out negotiations winni the Hopei Chahar nuthorities.

It is

learned, however, thai General Chin Teh-chun, Mayor of Pelping, has refused to admit that the Hopel-Chahar Political Council is competent to settle the Lokouchtao incident without the sanction of the

FRIDAY, JULY 16, 1937.

GREAT POWERS CLOSELY WATCH JAPAN'S MOVES (Continued from' Page 1)

solution. tion in its power towards a peaceful

Capi, L. F. Plugge, Conservative, urged that all powers concerned might agree to the abrogation of Ariele IX of the Protocol of 1001, under which certain nations were entitled to station troops at points in Nerth China in order to keep open communications between Pelpling and the sea, especially in view of the fact that Pelping was no longer the apart

city.

If the British proposals were ac-yesterday that the Pacification Corps cepted by the Non-Intervention Com- would take over this duty from the mitter they could prove a means of 28th Army. A tour of the city seems making non-intervention effective and to confer the spokesman's denial. Jimiling the risks of the conflict Chinese newspapers state that the

would mean that Failure spreading. PADI would enter un era of grave demands by Japanese that the Peace Central Government. Moreover, theenallal and foreign powers, peril, with instances such as had al-Preservation Corps handle martial Army is an integral part of the from Japan, had little trade with the

Inw administration, that the 20th marked the war, and with a ready much deeper significance.

Army troops be removed from the The Government was convinced walls of Peiping and that the gates that Europe did not want this, and of the elty remain open all day long, that was why Europe had charged have all been refused,United Press. Britain with the tank of discovering a compromise. "We sought to dis charge this task equitably and rapidly. To-morrow it will be for Europe to decide," Mr. Exten declared.

War Is Not Inevitable

NEW AGREEMENT DENIED

Tientsin, July 15. Chinese and Japanese both deny that any new agreement has been signed during the past 48 hours.

Upwards of 600 Japanese have

The British Government, the Foreign Secretary went on, did not accept the doctrine of the inevitability been evacuated from Peiping. of war. A war postponed might be à war averted, und in the light of that From Tientsin it i3 Irarned. possibility he asked the House to

through Domci News Agency, that Judge the Government's polley with hopes of a peaceful outcome of the respect to

the Spanish conflict North China trouble are diminishing Reuter.

Eden Answers Attack

London, July 15, Opening the debate on proposats for provisional recognition of belli- gerent rights for both Loyalist and insurgent sides in Spain, in the House of Commons to-day, Mr. C. R. Attlee, Labour leader, condemned the Bri- tish non-intervention policy as "un- just, ill-conceived and dangerous." The Governinent, he said, was always tenderest with anything concerning the Insurgent teader. General Franco.

"Mr. Anthony Eden, the Foreign Secretary, angrily retorted.

The attitude of the Labour Party is without precedent," he declared. "They have done a disservice to their cause throughout the nation and disservice to the cause of peace.

"At a critical point in European history, when the Government is every

working in colinboration with nation, all the Opposition is doing is to make its task as hard as possible.

Labourites are accusing the Gov- ernment of failing to protect British anerchantmen. There were cries of shame when Colonel John Llewelyn said he regretted he had no know ledge of the whereabouts of a re- cently arrested British ship.-United Press,

-United Press.

for

HOPE NOT ABANDONED

Nanking, July 15. Despite the present uncertainty of the situation in North Chinn, Chinese officiat circles have not completely abandoned peace, The North China authorities have been instructed by the Central Government to avoid further aggra- vation of the situation, and have also accordance with the been instructed to seek peace

self-defence.

Chinese military forces and its actions will depend on the orders of the War Ministry--Da-Dao.

REINFORCEMENTS

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Suggests Postponement

Pelping, July 15. Japanese troops continue to pour Into Pelping and Tientsin. Reports from rallway offices show that three Japanese troop trains, carrying about trucks, six anti-aircraft guns and a 300 soldiers, four tanks, 40 motor large quantity of ammunition, arrly-suggested the postponment of Anglo- Mr. V, la T. McEntee, Labourite, ed at Tientsin, at 3 o'clock yesterday, Japanese conversations until the Immediately after arrival the troops present trouble in North China was went to the Japanese military bar- terminated, in view of the fact that racks.

such conversations would be regard- ed as endorsing the Japanese action In North China, whatever it might be.

Later, at 5 o'clock, another detach- ment of Japanese Infantry and

Lord Cranborne replied that no definite date had been fixed for the opening of Anglo-Japanese conversa

artillery, about 1,500 strong, lett Tientsin for Fengtal slong the Tien- isin-Peiping Railway. They had with them 36 heavy guna and 250 horses, and fleet of 49 motortions.-Reuter. trucks fully loaded with ammunition and other war supplies,

It is contried that 160 Japanese at Tunghsien on avalry arrived hupe

Tuesday evening-Wah Klu Yai Po, LEADERS RETURNING

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Canton, July 10. According to a telegram received by the Provincial Government to-day, General Wu Teh-chen, Governor of Kwangtung, is returning to Canton from Kuling by air to-morrow. has been in

He Marshal Chilang Kai-shett.

close conference with

American Concern

Washington, July 15. President F. D. Roosevelt bas abandoned his plans for his usunt week-end cruise, and is remaining ot the White House owing to the Far Eastern situation..

The President is most concerned over developinents in China and also views with anxiety the proposed Spanish non-intervention scheme. recently put forward by Britain as a compromise arrangement,

to

is not considering specifle action, but It is stated that President Roosevelt is just watching the situation- Reuter.

Delbos Sees Diplomats Recent arrivals at the conferences, which include such notables as Li

Paris, July 15, Shi-hao, member of the Hopel-the developments in North China.

France is taking much interest in Economic Council, Choo Yu-lln, famous financier, and a number of trusted lieutenants of General Feng Yu-hsiang.

Some military observers are si "What's the reason for granting inclined to view the situation belligerent rights except a desire to pessimistically, owing to die ever please Hitler and Mussolini" he changing Japanese attitude, and that demanded. "As fur as I con sec

matters may take a tura for

General Yu Hau-mow, commander-

Three of the President's diplomatic Mussolini in out to make the Mediter worse if the Japanese determine to in-chief, has returned from a short conferences on the International posl-

advisers have been summoned ranean an Italian lake."

make a test of the fighting power of trip to Fukien Province, where he tion at the White House this after- their forces.

discussed matters of military import-no. They are foremost American It is understood that the Centrate with the Governor, Mr. Chen experts on Chinese affairs, Mir, John Government is considering the ap

Yee.-Reuter.

McMurray, the new Ambassador to pointment of Generals Chang Hsuch-TIENTSIN CONFERENCE Secretary of State,

Turkey, Mr. Sumner Wells, Under- liang and Chan Cheng as Coinman-

and the noted der-in-Chief and Vice Commander-

envay, Mr. Norman Davis. Tentsin, July 10, in-Chief respectively

With the exception of spasmodic operations in North China in case firing outside the gates, Peiping in war really breaks ul. General quiet, and all eyes are on Tientsin Chan Chent, Vice-Minister of War, where General Sung! Chch-yuan and is one of the right-hand men of the Japanese military commanders Marshal Chiang Kai-shek, while are holding daily conferences. Chang Hsuch-lang is the former leader of the North-Eastern forces.-- Wah Ki Yat Po, SITUATION. REVIEWED Charhar

Shanghai, July 15. According to a competent obser- ver, the present developments in the North may lead to major. hostilities if the Chinese authorities in Peiping London, July 15.

persistently decline to accede to the Mr. Clement R. Attlee, Labour Japanese demand for the demill- Opposition leader, requested Mr.tarisation of the disputed areas, Gen. Sung, when interviewed by Anthony Eden, Foreign Secretuty, to including Lokouching and Wanping, delegates from the Universities withdraw bi proposal to be and other political and economic Peining and Tientsin, later on, as- submitted to the Non-Intervention demanda. However, any such consured them that he had not com- Committee to-morrow that recogni- cessions would never be recognised mitted himself in any way during tion be granted to General Francisco by the Nanking Government.

his conversation with the Japanese Franco as a belligerent. Mr.

commander-in-chief. iso proposes la

grönt simultaneously belligerent rights

the Spanish Loyalists. Mr. Atlee said no such move should be

marde

until after the complete withkirawal of foreign volunteers in Spain. Then it would be seen whether General Franco en joys the support of a substantial part of the Spanish people. Mr. Attlee told the House of Commons.

Urges Withdrawal

Exten

Mr. Eden aplled there could be wo question of modifying the pro- posals before the Non-intervention Committee had considered then.

General Kiyoshi Katsuki, Japanese C.-in-C., called on General Sung Cheh-yuan yesterday.

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RUSSIAN FLIGHT IGNORED

London. July 15. According to a message from Ber-turn gloom to gladness. lin, no mention of the Russian flight from Moscow to the United States via the North Pole has been allowed to Press.- Reuter Bulletin Service.

It will be recalled that as a sequel to the Tango Truce Agreement of 1935 the "war zone" in the eastern scheduled for this morning.-Da-Dao. appear in the German part of Hope Province was made a demilitarised zone, to be controlled er mikia, a by the Chinese Puistic Sately Chards -JAN Bernett its commander. Subsequently, will organization with Yen Yu-kangas

the support and encouragement of the Japanese Yen Yu-kaing created an independent regime in the men

Suffering from a fracture of the left moving feanear in The Vertx Rond em essed when he jumped off a

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