Quandary Caused by Appeal from Nanking.
Geneva, May 13.
The protest of the Chinese Nationalist Government to the League of fons with regard to the Japanese occupation of Shantung has caused something of a flutter in League circles, largely owing to the fact that the Nanking Government is not a member of the Leauc and consequently, from the juridical point of view, the Nationaliet appeal has hardly any standing.
It is believed that Japan will also submit her case to the League.
From a private source learned that Mr. Chen Lu, the Chinese Minister in Paris, who has applied to Peking for instruc-ins with regard to the attitude hho should adopt at the fortheomi meeting of the Council if the m:
discussed. It is thought no unlikely that the Peking Government will associate itself with Nanking appeal, thus rendering ceptable to the League Council, bit it is felt that the whole thing will Council of Women of China, the Shanghai Women Suffrage Associa tion, Shanghai Women's Club, and the Shanghai ¥. Y. C. A.
We regret to give further public ity to the charge of atrocity, ete. against the Japanese which it peats, but the document as a whole is of £0 extraordinary a nature that it may well be printed for purposes of general interest.
"International Council of Women, League of Nations, Geneva, Switzerland:
"We appeal through you to the women of all nations for sympathy and support to curb the brutality of the Japanese troops which was started on May 3 and has been since then continued, "It is heart-rending to recount the sad history of our struggle for ial independence. For more ide we have been sorely' ud severely tried. a prey to Bolshevism, sensing in the past utmost to de the danger, we hav exerted our ver ourselves from its Saw to there sorely ficed prople, the Japanese Government, inad of sending assistance, has! tent thous of tress machine zens, ands the cruel Snplements inetete tht noe and miser tone alien treape have fed all principle of Intense ena Laws td sesracing the tance of the Nationale. Forces they have. mate the Northern Be! pedition spd the mieten of China Seeannely tooy and Spot what we met conden cane trating: "They have
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