Sept. 15.
The newly-formed Federation for the Support of the League of tions Covenant to have ceived many messages from the ya ious provinces in response to its it circular message calling upon the people of the entire Chinese nation to enforce an economic bloc! jan "in accordance jons of the League also stated that us, local Thave also their support to the move-
In the course of a letter to the foreign Consuls and the foreign Chambers of Commerce, the Feder tion, point out that "a barbaric country" has seized China's territory and the Chinese people, to show their opposition, have decided to apply Article 16° of the League of Nations Covenant providing for economic sanctions, The merchants, they say, being free to trade as they wish and with whom they please, have formed the new Federa~ tion, which has for its sole purpose the' enforcement of an economic Blockade against an aggressor nation.
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