"Now that it la officially announced that the Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist. Republics is entering into negotiations with the so-called Manchoukuo authori. ties, through the intermediary' of eer nine ree [se lites one Canton, June 20.
Geneva, June 24.
Nanking, June 25, South China to-day declared an surprise was sprung on a a petition submitted to the jeconomie war against Manchoukuo thinly-attended meeting of the Inter-Ministry' of Industry the Greater when the South-west " Executive national Committee and the South-west Labour Conference to-day Shanghai Farmers' Union sug Political Council formally decided to by the Chinese delegate, Mr. hi ising to a National Conference i-yung, who, on speak, of Farmers' Unions be convened ban henceforth the entry of goods startled the meeting ty an indirect for the formulation of measures exported from the new state. though obvious reference to Japan's "This action was taken on the of farm relief and the election of military activities.
Jground that Manchoukuo is: under Topresentatives to sit on the pro-JSapanese domination and that all Mr. Hsiao declared that China posed committee for the admin-[Profits derived from exports from to-day was the victom of a terrible istration of the American wheat the new state "will eventually go 5 Meaning ruin for millions, rar, with invasion "from abroad into the Japanese war chest." while and cotton Jott, 16 Petition." pain Kuangtang has been a the rest of her huge population of out that although a special rural rehabilitegreat more than four under [market for Manchoukuo, notably in millions tion commission "has recently been lsova beans, wheat, coal and lives thad lost'a large fraction of their inted by the Government to Hitherto a rigorous anti japanese purchasing-power as a direct result discuss measures. of farm relief, boycott "has been conducted by. the of this invasion. the Commission is however com: South-west, but this is the first time Mr. "Hsiao then submitted a Posed entirely of celebrities, and that any direct action against the rosel proposing that the Con-financial and industrial leaders, new Stae has been taken.~-Route?. ference should request its govern who are not actually acquainted ing body to approach the govern-with the needs and grievances of ments concerned to take steps 0 the farmers, Moreover, it points out
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