To, the Editor of the "Nonr-Cina Datuy News."
Sin,—Charge is being made in some quarters that the Chinese Government refuse to participate in "the Conference suggested in a statement made on Feb. 29 by the PEealdent of the: Council of the accepted by the Chinese delegate at Geneva, As this point is important brief review of the events related thereto may be of interest, The text of the statement in question is as follows:
1. "A Conference to be imme: ately set up in Shanghat- composed Fopresentatives of the Governments of China and Japan together With representatives of the other Fowers, above referred: to for the purpose of bringing about 'a. final Conclusion of fighting. and. the ftoration of peaceful conditions in would eno, and (b) that China. enters the conference. on the basis "that. the fatty an "nungrity el the it necting of "thie
making. 0 trrangoment Fence in of cautye subject. a cosnation of hoxliities. be Drougit "about, "tt fs proposed fit trusts that this will very. thas the military, naval, and elvition Authorities of the other Powers represented fu endow, all yeasibl consolidating" the ara When the special session of the Assembly of the League of Nations met the whole case of. the Sino-Japanese dispute was referred to it by the Council. The special session mits turn adopted the following Fesolution on March 4th:
"The Assembly, recalling the a gerlgge, made the Counc the other "measures. therein one that. she orders why issued bj a riy. been informed, have Boon invitation tions be entered into bythe. ud Japanese. Fepresentatives, the assiatanoes of the. mite Aasombty. will be glad to be" kept informed by the Powers mentioned above of the' development of these The reference of the suggestions made by the Council on Feb, 20th the Assembly resolution makes it leur that. the conference. referred {n'the statement and negotiations in the resolution are the one and same thing. Tig undisputable that. conference which ed to ment signed on May Sth was. the conference referred in the Assembly Fesolution, as it is explicitly. stated Inthe Agreement itself in the following, words:
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