The Archive · 1937

ROME NOW HOPEFUL OF 'LONDON PARLEYS

Rome, Sept. 22.

Italy has accepted the proposal of the British and French Charges @Affaires that a conference of naval experts of the three Powers be held la Paris at an early date "to determine modifications of a practical nature to be made to the Nyon rangements for the purpose of permitting Italian participation."

It is believed that alterations to the Nyon plan will be mainly, technical and will relate to zones and naval strengths, and that the main principles of the scheme will not be touched.

Opinion here is confident that the Paris Conference will quickly reach an agreement for the institution pf a patrol on a basis of complete naval rarity among the three Powers.

The agreement meets with great satisfaction here. It is now expected that the conversations between Italy und Britain in October will be held under favourable conditions, According to an official communique announcing Italy's acceptance of the proposed conference, the British end French Charges d'Affairs stated that the British and French Governments had never failed to recognize Italy's position as a great Mediter-

Nanking, Sept. 22.

A manifesto has been issued by I the Central Executive Committee "of the Chinese Communist Party clarifying the stand of the party toward the present national crisis, according to a report received here from Fushih in northern Shansi, Declaring that the Comntunist Party had adopted a new policy in order to consolidate the unity of the nation at this moment of national crisis, the manifesto laid special emphasis on the following points:

Realizing that Dr. Sun Yat-sen's three principles are indispensable to the reconstruction of China. the Chinese Communist Party now pledges fo exert itself to the Utmost for the complete realization of these principles.

The Chinese Communist Party has decided to abandon all measures aimed at the overthrow of the Kuomintang Government by force, pro-paration of Communist doctrines, and policy of forcible expropriation of land.

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