The United States Legation has received a copy of a statement made to the press in America on December 10 by Colonel Henry L, Stimson, ry of State. It was as fol.
"The Government of the United States is gratified at the unanimous [adoption By the Council of the League of Nations of the Resolution lof December 10. These represent a
fand dificult negotiation which definite atop of progress in a [Briand and his associates have con [ducted with great patience, "The Council of the League of Nations was in session on September 18 When the present situation in Manchuria first developed. Chine fat once appealed to the Council under "Article XI of the League The Council tool im-
Japan participated in the discussion before it in accord-Jance with their obligations as parties to the Covenant. This Government has from the beginning endeavoured to ce-operate with and support these efforts of the Council sentations through. the channels to both Japan Not only are the Ame: jean people interested in the same objective sought by the League of preventing a. disastrous war and securing a peaceful solution of the Manchurian controversy but fellow signatory with Japan China inthe Kellogg-Briand Pact and in the so-called Nine Power Treaty of February 6, 1922, this Government has direct interest in fund obligation under the wider: takings of those trestles.
"The present resolution provides for the immediate cessation of host litle re-affirms the salema pledge of Jtpan to withdraw her Troops in the railway zone possible, and provides for the appointment of a Commission of five members to study on the spot and Feport to the Council on any circumstances which disturb the peace oF affect the good understandings. between China and Japan. Such a pression for neutral commission is in itself an important and con-ultimate means the application with the Jconsent of both China and Japan of modern and enlightened methods of Jconciliation to the solution of this problem. " The principle which und fies it exists in many treaties of Jcoreiliation to which the United tes is a party and which have played in recent years a prominent [Past in the constructive peace Jchinery of the world. 'The operation Jof such a conimission gives time for the heat of controversy to subside Jand makes possible a careful study of the underlying problem, 'The ultimate solution' of the Manchuria problem must be worked four by some process of agreement between Chita and Japan themselves. This country is concerned has the methods employed in this settlement. shall, in harmony' with the obligations of the treaties to which we are parties, be made in a which shall not endanger the peace of the world and that the sult shall not be the result of mili killed in a clash with Tangpu two. gays previously. The students axe demanding the' execution of fi members of the Tanypu in expiration of the killing of the student, These five members of the Tangpu fare at present held in custody by the city authorities in connection With the death of the student.
The demonstrators also urged that General Yen Hsi-shan and Marshal Feng Vu-hsiang should return. to active political life and it is x ported that the former Kuominchun leader has sent delegates yeanfu to try and. pacify the message just received from Sianfu states that on December 19) students in that city carried out a roid on the local Tangpu headquar cers and assaulted some of the members, whereupon all members of the Tangpu despatched their resignations to Nanking—Reuter.
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