Moral Support for China

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 12, 7 October 1937, Page 5

Moral Support for China

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LEAGUE ATTITUDE Peace Conference Proposal Approved MR. JORDAN ON JAPAN

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(Beceived 7, 10.40 a.m.) GENEYA, Oct. 6. Mr W. J. Jordan, the New Zealand delegate to the League of Nations, made a strong stand against Japan to-day when the sub-committee dealing witb the Sino-Japapese conflict was considering its report to the Far Eastern Advisory Committee. While the sub-committee was considering the report, President Boosevelt 's speech condemning aggression was circulated among the delegates, intensifying anti-Japanese feeling and arousing the belief that the foundations had been laid for action by America and the League of Nations in the Far East. This resulted in the sub-committee strengthening its report, adding a clause morally supporting China and reconimending the League members to refrain from action weakening China 's resistance and also to consider how far they could indivi(lually aid China. Mr Jordan suggested that a more concrete phrase than ''hindering and considering assisting Ohiua" be included in the report, and he called on the members to decide what to do to stop the Japanese aggression. But, the suggestion was not adOpted, as Britain, France, Australia and Holland opposed it. Bussia, China and New Zealand supported it, and the remainder abstained from voting. The Advisory Committee adopted the report, and subsequently it was considered by the League Assembly. Mr Walter Elliott, the British delegate, urged acceptance of the report. He said that the conflict was one in which the League 's conciliatory powers should be invoked, even at the eleventh hour, on the broadest possible basis. M. Boncour (France), and M. Litvinof£ (Bussia) supported him. Dr. Wellington Koo, the Chinese delegate, who was given an ovation, said that, although the recommendations were far short of what China asked, they would accept -them in a spirit of solidarity, reserving the right to present in the future the proposals that the committee had not accepted. The Assembly approved the Advisory Committee 's resolution. Fifty nations supported the resolution. Siam and Poland abstained. In accordance with the resolution, tlxe Aga Khan will ask the League members signatory to the Nine-Power Treaty to convoke a conference with the object of a pacific solution to the dispute between China and Japan, Japan, as one of the signatories., is to be invited to attend.