"China wants peace, but she is! determined to continue her resistance fas long as Japanese aggression persists," declared Dr, Wellington Koo, the chief Chinese delegate, in a speech noted for its moderate tone fat the opening of the Nine-Power Conference yesterday, which was marked by complete agreement between the United States, Great Britain and France to seek a purely ce ful solution of the Sino-japanese conflict.
Dr. Koo declared that, "Peace at any price will neither render Justice to China nor credit, to. civilization, Peace must based on the principles of Article One of the Nine-Power Treaty. Knowing your devotion to the:
fneiple and sanctity of treaties, Wwe assure you of the wholehearted collaboration of the Chinese Government."
The meeting this morning is understood to have agreed to extend a further invitation to Germany and to) appoint a sub-committee of three or four states to approach Japan, An unofficial, informal meeting of the delegates to the Nine-Power (Conference, including Russia but not China, is at present who: ther to ask Japan to make contact with the conference to convey what conditions she would lay down for the cessation of hostilities. China was not represented owing to the nature of the discussion but any proposals decided will afterwards be submitted to the full conference.
'M. Maxim Litvinoff, the Soviet Foreign Commissar, met M. Yvon 'Delbos, the French Foreign' Minister, this morning, and will later lunch with Mr, Norman Davis, the chief American delegate.
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