"Furthermore, friendly nations: have mo more' than one occasion fdcelared that they would got inter Tore in China's internal troubles, highly' appreciate this attitude ut want to make the point clear that the punitive expedition against Marshal Chang Tso-lin isan action the part of the Central Govern-nit to quell a rebellion. There difference between such an pedition and a war between nations. For a Government to use their own forces to put down a rebellion offers Title occasion for assistance frum. a third party. The term none tervention should include the removal of obstacles in the way of the expeditionary forces and in ease of necessity facilities should extended to the forces of the Government. This hold reasonable as ell as permissible in international wrtsey. If non-intervention is, erroneously interpreted ast tion of the movements of vent troops, then it becomes render ing of assistance or affording of facilities to the rebels."
'The Powers' Interest, The manifesto refers to the desire of foreign Powers for refication and the ill effects of dis nion upon foreign interests in China, Tt says that the separation of the Manchurian. provinces has given rise to many diplomatic ques= tions for which the Central Government found it dificult to assume responsibility, and entailed consider= able to friendly Powers Marshal Wu Pei-fu hopes, therefore, that the Powers will continue China's efforts to. real ize re-unification and to. main tal their policy of non-inter such a spirit as not to restrict the hands of the Government, In conclusion the manifesto says that the mere protection of lives jand property in time of war fsa matter only of small consideration.—Reuter's Pacific Service,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.