In reply the head of the Chineye delegation, Dr. Alfred Sze, declared that a number of the points raised ey. the Japanese delegate irrelevant, He refuted the that the late Chinese Minister for Foreign Affairs had mad speech recently. With regard to the boycott, Dr, Alfred Sze said that (Government could compel its peopl to buy what they did not want, The only means. of settling the conflict, he said, was to remove the causes, Dr. Sze then proceeded to read telegrams he had received from Nanking announcing that, Japanes aeroplanes, in the cavrse of who past Few days,"hai bonibed open towns west of Mukden, He cited the case for the Chinese authorities protecting Japanese and Koreans, read a report made by an important Ameri-Jean witness declaring that the Japanese attack on Mukden was faite unprovoked, and finally said that direct negotiations between China and Japan were impossible in ing position, and therefore "China appealed to the As a result of a suggestion made by Lord Reading, thy British Soc retary for Foreign Affairs and head fof the British delegation, Mr. Yor shizawa promised to get information {from Tokyo with regard to the new eases of aerial bombardment brought forward by Dr, Sze.
Summing up. the position, the President, M, Briand, declared that the Council had a duty and would not fail to carry it out, He urged both sides to press their respective Governments not to aggravate. the position pending its solution, adding know these two great nations feat the terrible responsibility that would rest_on the party which would go further towards a catastrophe."
The meeting of the Council wax then adjourned.
Interviewed by Reuter's vepresentwith regard to a despateh received from Tokyo to-day indicating that the Chinese Government is pro-pared to negotiate direct with Japan Int it is convinced that the League does not intend to intervene, Dr. Alfred Sze declared that this did not accord with his instructions which, in effect, were directly opposite, Several Private Discussions Oct, 14."
This morning itis stated that tha Chinese delegation has received Private news from Moscow that Japanese have attacked Chinese shops in Shanghai and the dele tion has telegraphed to Nan~ ing for confirmation "of the Later in the morning, there was.
private sitting of members of the Council except the Chinese and Japanese representatives. The question, discussed was the admission of the representative of the United States to sittings of the Council dealing with the Manchurian" dis"
Procedure to be adopted in is" matter was disgusted. at. con: siderable length and the meeting fended shortly before eleven' o'clock.
Mr. Prentis Gilbert, United States consular representative Geneva, has been instructed by his rent to attend. the public ions of the Council discussing. the Manchurian dispute But has shown tremendous interest. in the Far Eastern situation and backing up the steps s0 far taken by the League and it ix generally fat here that it will be an excellent thing if the League Council can make provision for Mr, Gilbert to attend the present Council" mest-Ing "with freedom to speak at its Government, Zf such. permission is rblic sessions in the name of his granted ie wil, of course, be the
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