Notes Sent to Foreign Nanking, Nov. 9.
'Second in importance, according to the Association is the United States' action if the League recommends acceptance of the Report. The Association predicts that in that event the United States would endorse the Report separately and recommend that the disputants abide by it.
Should Japan reject the League's recommendations and the League in turn should declare that Japan had violated the League Covenant, the Nine-Power treaty and other pacts, the United States" would express similar views, the Association believes. the "United States. to decide upon The fourth problem would require
action supporting its declaration. This, the association. said, would probably result in the United States Acting jointly with the League in [declaring a policy of non-recognition fof, Manchukuo and establishing an international embargo on loans to [Japan and the new state.
'While the Association has many members who are experts in inter. national law and those students of international affairs, it is in no way connected with the State Depart ment and has' no official relations with the "Government. "United Commenting on press reports tha China on Satucday last sent identic notes to the Powers announcing the collection of the business tax from foreign merchants in China, a Foreign Office official says no. such notes were sent last Saturday.
But he says identic notes we sent u month ago to. the French, American, British and. Japanese fninisters to China in which the Chinese. government pointed out. that the business tax law was. promulgated over'a year ago andy, while some foreign business men had paid, certain foreign merchants had failed to. pay.
The note went on to say that, the tax was coliccable without dis; crimination from foreign and Chi nese merehents alike, it ts hoped by the Chinese "government. that th Legations addressed: would duly instruct their nationals who are mer chants to pay the tax in accordance {with Chinese regulations—Reuter.
Nov. 12
The Chinese authorities are attempting to force Drysdale & Ca. British import and export firm and one of the leading insurance agen-ties in Nanking, to pay the Busi-hess Tax, it was disclosed to-day.
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