Consular Document to be Used for Information Only Geneva, Feb, 7.
The report sent by the Consular Commission of Inquiry on. the Shanghai situation is now in the hands of Sir Erie Drummond, the Secretary-General of the League of Nations.
Sir Erie is believed to be faithfully adhering to Article XV of the League Covenant by keeping the [document for his personal guidance, The text of the report will not be communicated either to the Council of the League of Nations or to the ress, and will be considered by the Secretary-General merely us a cone tribution to the general information which he has to. furnish. the Council in the matter, How: ever, this interpretation is. contest Jed by the League Council itself, is believed that, now the report has arrived, China and Japan will bbe soon asked to furnish © complete Jexposé of the facts which have pro-yoked the winding up of the procedure foreseen by Article XV of the League Covenant.—1 lexram from University Uni Geneva, Feb. 6, A private meeting of the Couneit of the League of Nations, at which the Chinese and Japanese delegates were not present, decided that a public debate on the dispute between China and Japan was inadvisable as the steps being taken by the, Powers were not yet tor-
The Chinese delegation issued a statement announcing that the reason they had not made a declaration before the Council to-day was because they had been. informed that the report of the Gommission had not. yet been received, Moreover, certain important. mem: bers of the Council had intimated that in view of the negotiations in progress and the very delicate state of the situation it would be best to withhold discussion until later, The Chairman of the Unive ties Union at Shanghai has telegraphed an appeal to Geneva which has been circulated to all. Ministers of Education. The telegram.
"The wanton Japanese ut-tack "upon innocent "people—and aerial bombardments of defenceless populations in Chinese territories have continued daily since January 28. The Commercial Press, the Oriental Library, the Canton' Mer= chants Hospital sind many ehirehes jand schools have been burnt, Pas. ors, preachers and students have been, imprisoned. All. the servants fof the Chihtsze College have been Killed and the buildings destroyed. in the name of justice and humanity an appeal is made for efforts terminate the Japanese acts of ndulism"—Reuter Labour Leader's Criticisms
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