Sze, emphasized that the Jay Government was ready to its troops as soon as the effectively assured the lives of Japanese nationals and the security Jof their property. The Japanese Government, he declared, was at present occupied with the question of endeavouring to improve the situation, but it was still very dangerous.
MIN. Briand, in bringing the session Jat a close, said that the Japanese proposal would be examined and the hoped it would be possible to a resolution in' this con ich would be accepted 'Toming t9 Dr. Sie, M. Briand said be gathered that China was prepared' to secept the proposal o Cahamission, im principle, provd= ing the 'Commission did not oppose the Vial interests of the Chess Goverment. In' this connection i. [Briand declared that te mere pre-fence ofa Gominsion.wosid tre A fect in. calling atmosphere. He painted out, ow. jover, that pending its appointment land its functioning there must be ino fresh acts of hostility, and he thought it would be necessary, therefore, to devise means that peace' would not be disturbed by any such incidents, He added that. be was sure that Dr. Ste, after obtain. ting the information he. legitimately required regarding the Commission, would realise the need of an effort Hor ce-operation. "The "Council, be lconeluded, counted on the collabora-ion of the Chinese and Japanese. Jéslegates in examining questions as ito the size, the mandate and the scope of the Commission and how it should report, The meeting ended at 625, At its conclusion the members of the Council filed out of the hall" with sighs of relief, This relief, how: lever, is in anticipation of " solu. tion "being found, for it is recogni led that the negotiators are not yet four of the wood and that the task Jot drafting a resolution acceptable to both China and Japan will be a dificult one. It is expected that there will be much activity behind the scenes until the resolution takes shape.
ARGU eemeral meeting of th jon Tuesday or Wedresday.—Reuter Japan suggests a commission of three members: one representing France, in honour of M. Briand, ithe President of the Council; -another Great Britain, owing to her Hknown impartiality' and great. interests in the Far East; and the third America, the world's! greatest Power, with also large interests in Manchuria, The reprewntatives of these Powers, Mr. Yoshizawa declares, guarantee impartiality ani fair dealing. Chinese and Japanese representatives will Ix. attached to the commission, which will natural ly have seeretaricy and inter. preters, Mr. Yoshizawa does not limit membership of the commission to three or five members, but points out that a very small commission would be handier, more practicable] and more expeditions, He suggests that tie commission should conduct its enquiry both in China Proper and Manchuria and says that it should study the gen-feral situation leading up to "the present crisis, the non-fulfilment by} China of her obligations under the ino-Fapanese treaties, the boycott lof Japanese interests and the be thousand one other difficulties between the two countries."
'The Japanes Government sus-gests that the Commission should first' proceed to China, and Mr, Yoshizawa is expected to insist on The proposal repeats the reserva. tins already made by Mr. Yoshi-awa yesterday, namely, commission shall with direct negotiations between! China and Japan and not super vise the movements of Japanese troops. This last reservation is to erable Japan to have complete freedom either to take defensive measures, if her forces are threat ened, or to proceed vith such with. drawal of troops as, in her opinion, the situation warrant in this connection Mr. Yoshizawa announced this evening that he had] received a telegram confirming that) the beginning: of the Japanese with. drawal was already under way.
It is suggested here that Sir Joha Simon, who has been one of the leading lights of the British Bar, will possibly te entrusted with the task Of drafting the terms of refer. ence of the Leagcue commission United Press.
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