During the debate of the A\ Jembly of the League of Nations on the report of the league work, Mr. IE. C. Wa, the Chinese Minister to Washington, who is the first Chinese delegate, said that China, the most powerful and the most peace-loving lof the nations of the: world, would cordially ce-operate in the work of disarmament.
He paid a warm tribute to Mr. Ramsay MacDonald's speech and tasked why Clause 19 of the Coven-fant (providing for the revision of Treaties no longer applicable) was not applied.
Speaking of disarmament Dr.
C. Wu said that China had learned in the past that a placeful nation which did not protect, itself against aggression did not get peace, but invited further aggression.
Dr. C. C, Wu's speech was With' reference to that the Sino-Rugsian negotiations were probably being transferred to Geneva, the Chinese delegation, interviewed by Reuter, stated that. they ksiow absolutely nothing about the subject. They, however, re-[garded the report as most import fable and the same view expressed by the representative of the Tass Agency, who is the only Russian semi-official agent Dr. C. C. Wa, referring to the Sino-Russian conflict, declared that although China elaimede she was was not responsible for the dispute she was prepared to use all the means which the Kellogg Pact provided to secure a peaceful A French Statement Geneva, Sept. 4.
French circles declare thatthe United States Geeretary of State in a telegram stated that an agreement between Great Britain and the United States was still a long way, off. This, if correct, would appear to contradict the statement made by Mr. MacDonald that the negoti tions were nearing completion, The Chinese delegate Dr. C. C. Wa in a short but impressive speech blamed the League for its inactivity in view of China's grievances as regards her fight for the abolition of the unequal treaties.
The Danish Premier, in his speech, freely criticized the League stating that its Council was too domineering in its actions thrusting the Jsmaller nations into the background. He further demanded that all. po3- sible means should be employed! that economic wars between the nations be replaced by ce-operation. Trans-ocean Kuo Min, Points Agreed On London, Sept. 5.
The seventeen points referred to *espect other nations—M. in Mr. Ramsay MacDonald's speech at the Assembly of the League of Nations yesterday—when touching on the subject of naval disarmament, he said that the conversations between England and Ameria had not yet ended, but agreement had gone far and a, document containing twenty points, of which only three were outstanding, might be pro-" definitely linked with Kellogg Pact and shall sume naval: ce-operation, not antagonism, (2) Naval. parity between the United States and Britain shall be applicable to every, class: of ves (3) Naval reduction is in view, not merely. limitation, (4) There shall be, progressive reduction of naval armaments. over a period of years by non-replacement of vessels as they become obsolete, The term of active life of warships shall be prolonged. Th total tonnage of destroyers and submarines shall be definitely fixed.
The application of the "yardstick" to destroyers only. The relegation of small cruisers to a "police" class, which will not be computed on the same measurement as large cruisers.
The Geneva correspondent of "The Times," telegraphing the foregoing, declares that the three outstanding points are likely to prove very diffeult as well as very ime portant.
He points out that: there still no indication how an adequate number of British cruisers tained without an me in the present strength of the United States ni anil the question of restricting Dattloshi to a maximum tonnage Delow that authorized at. Washington is still to be counted among the unsettled points,—Reuter, Good News from the
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