Washington, Nov. 5.
'A verbal request that the United States act to preserve the integrity of the Nine Power Treaty, which China contends has been violated repeatedly by Japan since the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese conflict jin Manchuria, was lodged with the Department of State by Mr. Yung' Kwai, the Counsellor of the Chinese Legation, here to-day.
Simultaneously the Chinese Logation announced that Dr. Hawling Xen, the, mewly appointed Chinese the current fight iver may be characterised as ting that the Japanese intend to occupy Manchuria permanently. An editorial published by the! Washington Star" to-day says the fighting im north Manchuria is likely involve Soviet Russia in the Sinc-Tepanese conflict.
Since the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese conflict there has been considerable discussion. as to the applicability. of the Nine Power Treaty. While China has not yet officially demanded. that the. Nine Power Treaty be invoked it was considered significant here that Mr. Yang Kwai has verbally asked the United States to act to preserve the integrity of the Pact—United Hegemony of ihe Pacific Moscow, Nov. 5.
The present situation in Manchuria is "inseparable from an im-'
League of Nations is nothing more uphold justice and force Japan to than the organiser of a new war obey the resolution of the Council for the partition of reported in-of the League of Nations, calling for a withdrawal of Japanese troops: the present from Chinese territory and Into the trouble, the soys that it zone of the South Manchuria Rail Lethe' Soviet Goverment'
Treat and "the independence hey' to Tespect. international way. China, it was stated in a most authoritative quarter, will" never ther States—Reuter, alter the stand she has followed Soviet and Manchuria consistently since the outbreak the Sino-Japanese conflict in Mane Nov. 5. churia on "September 18. " China Im_an exclusive interview with Will continue to. rely Upon the ce" Umted Press here today 3 League of Nations, not resorting to Voroshiet, "the, Commissar other diplomatic methods, such. War er the Union of Soviet So receiving direct help from a. third Tatu Republics, discussed the country.—United Press, Japanese controversy in MAM Details of the Clash conversation, L, M. Voroshilo™ rethe course of the {wo hours
florated that Soviet, Russia. ener {Menaly. relations. with, both China tog Japan. in eoiming the a Mioscravian: confit' My, Voroshilt Mresed' that the USSR. opposes Miintervention in the. controversy Setwcen Japan and China over the Manchurian ise. fontrated on the. Manchotian fron at' Soviet' troops are. being "cor Vorehiof ideueg rumours
Gora ite rticuled reports thet there have been any. movements the ed "Army"on the. Manchurian vergoriet Russia never has helped other the Chinese vor dapanene forces in Banchatia?"
Varoshiolf told the United Press Phe' 'Soviet "Union ly nat render-Mie mows Not a foldier, not a ing assistance of any kind to either fun es' boon shifted to the. Man. Eittian region since. the "confit Started botieen China and Japan "The Soviet Union believes thet the tendering of so-called assist nee would be tantamount, to direr Tokyo, Nov. 6 Consular reports received at the Foreign Ofice Indicate that yester= day's: clash was due to a-Chinese te commander at. Tahsing, hich ina strategically" important point within 10 Kilometres of the iver, refusing to accept General Ma, Chang-shen's order to withdraw, as the orders were conveyed erally and were not confirmed in wi Ca sequently, it is said, he opened fire When the' Japanese troops, advanced 1 protective screen to the bridge ing party.
According to press despatches re~ ceived from Mukden the. repairing party from the "South Manchuria railway, escorted by. the Japanese troops, were just about. to begin their Work when Heilungkiang troops under the command of General Ma Chang-shen, numbering some 5,000 and possessing "80" guns, suddenly Jaunched- ay attack upon' them.
stated that the Japanese. troops. were compelled to defend the work= ers and themselves and the result was 15 Japanese killed, Te is stated in the papers that negotiations for the repair of the bridge. were opened, through the Intervention and that would result] J, Japanese Consul. at, Tsitsihar with in a partitioning of China and the|the Heilungkiang pression ofts independence. that the Government but
Soviet. Union wou crin, i' undertook toe pinion that there was a deep] significance to the recent Japanese' memorandum warning the Moscow Government of the possible conse-Jquences of possible Soviet military, activities inthe Far East.
'M, Voroshiloff expressed belief that the Japanese memorandum, as handed by Mr. K. Hirota, the! se terests in the Taonan line which was built by a Japanese loan, The request to General Ma Chang-shen and should withdraw their troops 1 General Chang Hal-peng clit they kilometres from the river was made to allay the fears of the worker Japanese Ambassador to Moscow, to is troops, but started aggres Karakhan, the Soviet, Assistant) Commissar for Foreign Affairs, was} prompted by a desire to raise the Bovey of the red menace in th Fa ast, The Japanese, M. Voroshiloff told ithe United Press, "have been ate tempting to impress American and European opinion with the danger red menace, which Soviet off-contend docs not exist—United Press. operations at 2 p.m., on November 4, According to Japanese press des= tehes from Mukdlen, General cheng-shen, after a parley with the Japanese military leaders, promised to do nothing to. prevent the repair the railway bridge over the Nonpi River, but when the Japanese ad-towards the bridge his artillery suddenly opened fire, me
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