col, srrciat, service Washington, July 22.
Soviet Russia's reply to the! Stimson proposals for a_ pacific: settlement of the Sino-Russian con troversy was delivered to-day by ME. Paul Claudel, French Ambassador to-Washington The reply specifically declared: that Russia does not intend to, engage in warfare. 5 Officials here believe that. conflict! has now been definitely averted. United Press Attitude Firm Min.
Japan and U.S. Mediation Moscow, July 22, With reference to the offer of Tokyo, July 22. mediation in the Sino-Russian dis-Although the gist of Colonel pute over the Chinese Eastern Rail-Stimzon's statement appearing in way, as voiced by the French the American press has been offcial-Foreign Minister, M. _jAristide! ly. communicated to the Foreign Briand, the" Soviet Government Office, the Foreign Ofike is still declared to-day tHat China must without oficial confirmation of the restore the status quo on the railway reports that Colonel Stimson and and thus re-establish the judicial Briand have communicated with basis which Chinese authorities the Soviet and with China regard~ destroyed and which was necess ing the obligations of the two for a settlement, countries under the Kellogg Peace The Soviet Government insist Pact. upon fulfillment of conditions of the Oficial circles are sceptical that the United States has taken such Soviet note of July 18-—United 'a step, and deny that Japan was Pacific Means 7 informed that any such action was contemplated, although it is under~ Paris, July 23. stood that Colonel Stimson had a conversation with the Japanese ister of Foreign Affairs this 'Ambassador in Washington on Jaly morning, Chinese Minister thanked' M, Briand for his inter, vention with a view to a peaceful In the meantime the comments settlement of the dispute which hay on the subject in the Japanese arisen between China and Russia, papers appear to indicate that they The Chinese Minister assated are not in favour of America taking Briand that China would rex the initiative in mediating between her national engagements with China and the Soviet and they urge gard to the League of Nations that Japan, also, owing to. the as a signatory of the Kellogg Pact, extreme delicacy of the situation, and affirmed that China's only ides
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