To be Formally Submitted in Geneva To-day Geneva, Sept, 12.
An appeal to the League of Nations concerning the Sino-Japanese dispute is being formally submitted this evening by the Chinese delegation ere, The appeal is based on Articles Ul, X and XVII of the League Covenant.
Article IIT provides that the League Assembly shall meet as occasion may require to deal with chy matter within the sphere of action of the League or affecting the peace of the world, Article X states: "The Members of the League undertake to respect and preserve as against external aggression the -territorial integrity and existing political independence of all Members of the League, In case of any such aggression, or in case of any threat or danger of such aggression, the Council shall advise upon the means by which this obligation shall be fulfilled."
Article XVII provides that, in the event of a dispute with a Member, a State not.a Member of the League may be invited to accept the obligations of membership; and, if it fuses, and resorts to war against a Member State, shall be liable to the provisions of Article XVI of the League Covenant, under whith sanctions are stipulated.
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