MEDIATION

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 37, 6 November 1937, Page 5

MEDIATION

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Will Japan Agree? BRUSSELS PARLEYS Jokio's Warning Against Intervention HITLER MAY STEP IN

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(Eeceivod 6, .11.0 a.m.) BRUSSELS, Nov. 5. The Nine-Power Conference on the FftT East dispute considered M. Spaak 's draft letter to Japan, inwhieh he emphasises that the conference is aot under the aiispices of the League of Nations ahd ihat Japan will he able to negotiate with & small hody instead pf a full conference. The letter rejeet3 Japan. 'b contention that the conference has no right to intervene, saya that the conference notes Japan 's a£Armation of her intention to Tespect what are the fundemental principles of the Nine-Power Treaty, and deprecates the contention that China is subject to Communistie inflnence and pursnes an anti-Japanese policy. Owing to & divergvace of views on y. 'Spaak 's draft, it was decided that delegato® should hand ln amendments for consideration to-morrow. ' No progress was made with the appointment of a committee to approach Japan. Mr. Norman Davis (United States) is reported to have opposed the inclusion of Italy on the. ground that ghe is allied with Japan. Dr. Wellington Koo, the Chinese delegate, ofi^red temporarily to withdraw f rom the conference lest his presence should prove embarassing. Count Marescotti (Italy) urged that China should remain. H. Spaak ruled that China should do ko. The conference adjourned until to* jnorrow without reaching agreement. Meanwhile, at Tokio, the Government spokesman said that the Japanese position was unchanged. "Japan," he said, "cannot stand foreign intervention from Brussels or elsewhere. It is too early to clefine lier attitude to- - wards mediation," •Ihfonned eircles hint that Herr Hitler would.be more acceptable as a mediator than President Roosevelt. Moreover, it is freely rumoured that Japan would willingly end her Shanghai adventure, especially as the Navy is perturbed cver the deterioration, of warships. It is nnderstoqd that Marshal Chiang Kai-shek has been informed of Japan's" peace terms, but that these are not acceptable to him. China insists on restoration of the status quo and strict ohservance of Article 1 of the NinePower Treaty. A BeTlin message savs: Although reports that Germany intends to offer ihediation aTe" officially denied, nimdurs that Herr Hitler is taking action are persistent. Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and Portugal took an important part in to-day 's discussions at Brussels. They supported the British view. The official spokesman said that to"day'a Tesults were encouraging. The discussions had beeu constructive and useful, ahd the Dominions> delegates had been most helpf ul. ^