The Archive · 1928

No Campaign by Delegation

The article says:

"The report that China failed to be re-elected a member of the League Council has aroused a strong feeling of indignation throughout the country. There was little indication that the Chinese delegation at Geneva had launched a vigorous campaign for our -re-elestion. In fact, they were very inactive. As 'a result, China was not re-elected, although Great Britain and her Dominions had promised to help us.

"Cablegrams have come in urging that China should withdraw immediately from the League. Our delegation at Geneva made the same suggestion, This is a matter of great importance, affecting possibly our future diplomatic relations with the foreign Powers. The question must be considered carefully before we take any definite action,

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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