Strong Italian objection prevented. the adoption to-day by the Nine-Power Conference of a strongly-worded draft declaration regretting Japan's refusal to ce-operate with the meeting. Instead, the delegates. after a long and somewhat heated iggussion, decided to refer the draft, which says the Powers must consider What is to be their common attitude if Japan's refusal to join in the talks maintained, to their respective governments, The draft is open to amendment before it is voted upon in its final form at the next session, fixed for 4pm, on Monday.
In opposing the declaration, Count Aldrovandi, the Mahan delegate. said the Italian Government required [more time to consider it. The Count did not think it possible to support the declaration either in whole or in part, Ho also suggested the desirability fof asking the Japanese Government to elucidate the passage in its reply inviting the Conference to make "a contribution consonant with the reali lies of the situation."
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