New York, Feb. 2.
The news that Mr. Eugene Chen has refused to continue negotiations with Mr, O'Malley has been received here with regret.
The "New York Times" says that fs unlikely to encourage the Bri-sh and other Powers to further conciliation and adds: "It is dificult to sce justice or sense in the Chinese protest about the movement of troops, Certainly the British, Japanese and American Governments do not wich to sec force
sort.""—Reuter, sed in China except as a last Spain Agreeing with Britain Madrid, Feb, 1.
Replying to the British Government's. memorandum regarding China, Government agrees with the British proposals in regard to the immediate applica tion of the Customs surtaxes and the gradual modification of extraterritoriality provided that adequate guarantees shall be given to Spanish nationals residing in China, 'The Government is of the opin-that, in of the present. situation' in China, a political declaration by all the Powers adhere ing to the Washington Convention would be a delicate matter, but Spain will not break the desired unanimity if the Powers more directly interested reach an agreement in re. gard to such a declaration—Reuter.
Viscount Grey on Soviet Influence London, Feb, 1.
Viscount Grey of Fallodon, in a speech at a League of Nations gathering in London, said it seemed to be common ground that the old treaties with China were out of date and must be revised in accordance with Chinese national aspirations. If so, it was reasonable to hope that British concessions, lives and property would be respected while civil war was proceeding and that there would -final ly be a peaceful solution in accordance with Chinese national feeling.
Sir Austen Chamberlain's speech appeared to have commanded approval all over the: world but he had not mentioned the League of Nations because the question was unsuitable for the League, The League could not deal with civil war andsas long us the Soviet Government of Moscow was openly hostile to the League the bringing of the League into this question would be regarded by the Chinese Nationalists and their Soviet advisers as a hostile gesture and a challenge—Reuter:
The anxiety felt about the New Year period, when unusually lay jerowds will be abroad in the st has been heightened by reports a big mass meeting is to be staged fon February 4, The significance of this event is-difiealt to gauge at thie moment. Apparently it is to take the form of a memorial ceremony for the Chinese who lost their lives. when the A-P.C, launch Fukuang collided with an overloaded passenger junk some miles below Han-low on December 4, just two months previously, mention. is likely to bes made also'of the large numbers of Chinese alleged by the Fanyinhui ("Overthrow the British" Society) to have been drowned at Wusueh by; the. wash of British destroyers: rushing up the river to Hankows Wildly exaggerated versions "of re cent events at Shanghai have been circulation in the Chinese press land elsewhere for several days and! these, it is thought, may be drawn, upon by the organizers of the mest ing in order to work up anti-Britiel feeling.
Tt is hoped, however, despite the presence of this ominous cloud apon: the horizon, that tradition may: prove tog strong even for the agitas {ors and that the ancient customs oft ving over the frst few days of the: year to family reunion and feasting may ensure tranquillity after all, Mr, Kelloge's Statement Feb, 2.
Mr, Eugene Chen to-day told the:
ed Pross correspondent that! hho could not yet reply to Secretary, of State Kellogg' statement on ace count of the fact. that his. entire, time in the past few days had been taken up with the negotiations with Mr, O'Malley, but he announce his opinion of the atate-very quiet to-day, the usual festivities necompanymg, the New Year being notably abso There is a genera) feeling of depress sion and pessimism on all sides, Chinese and foreign.
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