Hankow, Sept. 5.
All Chinese newspapers in Hankow, apparently acting on instructions from a high quarter, made a. strong appeal to the League of Nations yesterday to give more active support to China against Japan than has been done heretofore.
Newspapers demand that at the! forthcoming session of the League Council, the Chinese Government should compel the League of Nations at last definitely to define its post tion.
'At the same time, the papers call the League of Nations a "platform for empty" speeches" and call. its Covenant "nothing more than a serap' of paper."
The Clinese people that has already lost more than one million of its best sons on the Sino-Japanese con-Aiet, has no more confidence in the League as an institute for peace nor in the members of the Geneva institution who despite the appeal by the League last year to render individual support to China, sell arms to Japan, The papers declare that this time China must not appear in Geneva as petitioner but as a demander rights. The League of Nations must bbe called upon to apply Article 17 of the Covenant. If this demand is re-then China should consider freed from all her obligations: towards the League.
Article 17 of the League Covenant provides that a non-member of the: League may be called upon to discharge the obligations pertaining to members of the League. If the state in question refuses, then sanctions stipulated in paragraph 16 come into effect—Trans-Ocean. lo Weary of Inactivity London, Sept. 5.
Under instructions from the Chinese Government, the Chinese delegates to the League' of Nations will press strongly their application under Article 'Seventeen at forthcoming meetings of the League, declared Dr. Quo Tai-chi, Chinese Ambassador in London, an interview with Reuter today' prior to leaving for Geneva.
"Despite their celebrated patience, the Chinese people are weary of the League's inactive and ineffective attitude towards the Japanese inv: sion," Mr. Quo declared.
"They demand something stronger than benevolent resolutions.
Dr. Banes of Czechoslovakia opined that China cannot be conquered by Japan.
France and Britain, although unable to ive active or direct assistance to China in view of the present Euro-can situation, are closely watching Far' Eastern developments.
Germany and Italy are definitely}
"Of course, Japan will refuse to comply with' Article Seventeen, and then "Article Sixteen automatically comes into, operation, or should do."
"Asked what Geneva's reactions are likely to be towards China's demand, Mr. Quo said that it would be better to walt, and enquire at Geneva when the Council met.
"Look Round the World"
These are the main points from a report his European trip just com. pleted here by Mr. Sun Fo, President the Legislative Yuan, The report declares that Stalin, in conversations in Moscow, based his confidence in a Chinese victory. on a comparison of the present struggle with the early years of the Soviets, pining that China's present domestic!
Inernational situation is far better than was the Soviets.
The Soviet press, the report con Linues, does not publish any Japanese hews dispatches concerning the China war, and is also optimistic about the outcome for China, that public opinion England) was largely, Due to their Far Eastern interests, the majority of Britons, whether Con: servative, Liberal or Labour, were inclined to support China, bat. the attitude of the British Government Appeared more conservati France "also seemed towards China, altho the Government lagged behind public ion. Both France and Britain, porarily pressed by the European situation, were unable to give active assistunee to China, but actually they, ave closely following the Ching situa-
Although this is a matter of forei policy on the part of Holy, "we conder such action not only regrettable but an insult," Mr, Sun Fo concluded, Reuter, "It they excuse themselves on the plea of the critical state of the world, the answer is, look all round the world, "The deterioration during the past year is directly due to the League's failure to act.
"Never was firm, collective action more urgently needed than today, if peace, and the law of morality among nations, are to be saved." Br. Quo went on.
Dr. Quo, it is understood, is leaving London either tomorrow or on Wednesday, and he hopes to accom pany Dr. Wellington Koo, Chinese Ambassador to France, from Paris, Whether he and Dr. Koo. will present the Chinese demand to the Lengue has not yet been decided.—Router.
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