Distinguished Sponsors Call for Medical Relief Funds Lundon, Oct. 2 An appeal for contributions for the rll Chinese sulerrs as been frsued by the Chinn Association, the Conferente "of. Britian Missionary focleties and the British Red. Cross. Ir'appears in all the newspapers to-result of the letter "the Times" of the well-known Sir Abe Bailey, in which he offered to contribute £1,000 to start a fund for sonding, medical ald to China.
"The signatories, who include some of the most influential people in Gros Britain, "base their broad human ground the Japanese conflict Is occasioning ter~ wible suffering of all forms to untold numbers of Chinese."
The appeal anticipates that Shanghai will have to provide, in the near future, for half a million destitutes and that Tientsin, Peiping, Hankow, Canton and many other centres will bbe faced with similar problems. also emphasizes that the sources of British hospitals in China have been strained to the utmost de spite the heroic efforts of hospital workers, Money and material contributed in Britain wil be sent to China and be administered by an organization of which the British Ambassador, Sir Hughe Knatchbull-Hugessen, isthe President, and the Governor of Hongkong the' Vice-President, Distingulshea Sponsors The signatories include: ha Governor-General Viceros than of vot india: Lora Bearsted, Chale the Shell raniport and radi Bed G, Steam. Navigation Sie" Inigo "cuntit Assurance that the British Government was ready to take part conflict was made by Viscount Cranborne, chief British delegate, at a meeting to-day of the League obligations, obviously _im-[possible for the British Government fo accept the view that this was a matter only affecting the parties to the conflict apd that third parties must stand completely aside.
It was a matter affecting, in great! oF less degree, many Powers with! interests in the Far East, whether members of the League or not.
Lord Cranborne recalled the efforts made by the. British Government to bring about a settlement of the dispute, He said there had been close jand constant communication between the British Government and othe: Powers interested in the Far East, whether League members or not, and, the many efforts taken the cooperation of other Powers was, in greater or less degree, secured.
Localization Was Possible There seemed, he proceeded, no valid reason why the dispute should not have been localized and a satlefactory settlement found, "either through direct Sino-Japanese nego-Matlons or the efforts of third Powers, All efforts to secure a cessation of] the conflict unhappily failed. The imeident of July 7 at Lukouchiao was in itself insignifeant. The a lon taken by Japan, Lord Cranborne asserted, had been out of all proportion to it, The conflict continued to be waged with ever increasing ferocity and Inck of regard to the cepted standards of humanity.
Obviously, Lord Cranborne declared, it would do no good, indeed it would do harm, if the Committee fave the impression that it contemplated action which it was not able to carry out.
"We must cut our cloth according to our measure;" he said, "but there are definite lines on which progress can be made, Efforts for the cessation of hostilities. must not be relaxed. "The door must not be closed to any future action that may be possible, Australian Suggestion Valued Lord Cranborne described the suggestion of Mr. S. M. Bruce, of Australia, regarding 'a conference of 1 Powers most vitally concerned as a reposal of the greatest value which should be kept constantly in mind.
The British Government, he said, was certainly ready to concur in it it all other interested Powers agreed.
The speaker supported the French proposal for the appointment of a sub-committee which, he suggested, should have the same terms of reference as the Committee of 23. He trusted this body would take into account the reality of the situation ud would play its part in bringing about a settlement of the dispute—
Reuter
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