Nanking Official's Statement on Lytton Report Nanking, Oct, 20.
The, Central News Agency to-day interviewed a member of the Kuo mintang Central Executive Council Tegarding the Lytton Report. The oficial's name, however, mwas not divulged but he is quoted as having made the following statement:
"After careful study of the Report the Foreign Affairs Committee decided to treat the Lytton recommendations in three ways. Firstly, the Chinese government will be ad: vised to accept thosd recommenda ions considered compatible with China's administrative and territorial integrity. "Secondly, with reference to those recommendations touching on matters which it is con mastic its, and i sidered lie within the realm of do-taken by China of her own accord, the Committee will suggest that the Chinese government bring up suitable countermeasures at Geneva, Thirdly, the government will be lasked to mal The ship was to have arrived here Saturday, but a delay in her arrival was caused by Loy A. fow government officials were at the wharf to welcome Mr. Lin's arrival, among them being Gen. Wen Hung-en, Commissioner of Public Safety for Greater Shanghai. The distinguished official was taken to the Customs jetty by "a special launch provided by the Chinese authori Interviewed at his residence by nambers of the press, the President expressed satisfaction at the pro: rane made in the reconstruction of fukien, especially Amoy where, Mr. Lin stated, many' reforms had been troduced' is municipal administra: tion.
Dealing with, the Communist-suppression campaign in his native pro-Vince, Mr. Lin stated that the 19th Route Army had daring his stay in Pukien scored a number of victories over the Communist-bandits and that the loyal troops had advanced ae far as Lungyen, As to Gen. Chen Kuo-hui, who was recently arrested by soldiers of the 19th route Army for causing troubles in south Fukien, "Mr. Lin ssid the General was still in custody and Would be tried by a special military ibunal. Dicipline "among the Fukien soldiers was generally good except the army of Gen. Ho Hsien: eh, which Would be reorganised.
The President denied that his visit to his native province was in nection with the rumoured root sation of the Fukien Provincial Government and stid that any decision this regard) rested with - the Executive Yuan. Since the Exect: tive Yuan tad not held any discus sions concerning the reorganisation of the Fukien admini tration, the re- Ci ort that he had gone south to effect the reorganisation was without foundation.
Referring lo Mr. Wang Ching-wei's departure, Mr. Lin said this would have little effect upon the nation's political situation inasmuch as Mr. Wang had gone abroad solely for health reasons and would return shortly. The Central "Government had dacited upon certain principles in regard to the Lytton report, but Williamsburg, Oct, 19.
Dr. Alfred Sze, the Chinese: diplomat, addressing the. Institute. of International Affairs to-day dex clared the Sino-Japanese conflict over Manchuria threatened" the, orderly. international relaijons of the entire world.
"In view of Japan's refusal act in accordance with the wishes. of the League of Nations," ha: said "it is now clear that one the fundamental issues growing, Out of the controversy is the Lear gue's efficiency as an instrumentals ity of peace."
He reviewed the events leading to the clash in Manchuria and ree ferred to Japan's claims that hex military action was. justified because of China's domestic diser ganisation.
"It is a far more serious situa tion to the world," he said, "whom powerful states are unable' to cons trol through their civil orees,, their foreign policies and the tions of their military organisax tions, than when governmental: weakness and disorder are exhibit~ ed within a state.""—United Press,
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