Immediate Steps to Cease Hostilities to be Undertaken Geneva, Feb. 4.
'A lively exchange between Mr. Sato (Japan) and Dr. W. W. Yen (China) was the feature of the discussions of the Assembly of the table conference immedi rely an Agreement had. been reac "The Japanese troops, he announeed, would-be withdrawn of. soon fs' tranquillity had. been achie ...with a view to making the cessation of hostilities definite and to arranging for the withdrawal of the Japanese forces and the fatare, standing of "the "Chinese He explained that the amendment was designed to meet the request of his colleague, Mr, Matsuéaira, that the Assembly should settle not only the details in connection with the Japanese withdrawal, but also the conditions under which that withdrawal was to League of Nations this afternoon, when a resolution was adopted requesting the Chinese and Japanese governments to enforce the cessa-{ion of hostilities "and making breach of this injunction a serious matter. 7 The general impression here that the Assembly is prepared to take a much stronger line than the Hymans, the Belgian Foreign Minister, presided. His first act was to read a letter from Dr. W. 'W. Yen, the Chief of the Chinese Jdciegation, in which reference was ade to the conflicting reports from [Shanghai regarding the cessation lof hostilities and the continuance of fighting.
After reading the letter, Hymans invited Mr. Matsudaira, the Japanese Ambassador to London who heads the Japanese delegation, to comment upon it, Mr. Matsudaira then handed in lan official statement. reiterating that the main hostilities had ceased although Japanese troops in the front fine were still being fired on
jelothes. me by Chinese regular troops and pain The statement announced that the JJapancse had replied to this firing put that these incidents did not affect the attitude of the Japanese forces who were under "cease fire"
Dr. Yen suggested, in view of the obscurity: surrounding the question, that the British, American, French and. Italian Admirals at Shanghai should be asked to supply definite Information as to whether hostilities had ceased.
Information Asked For
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