Paris, Jan. 29.
The question of how far the Powers are prepared to help China is discussed in the French press to-A writer in "Petit Parisien" says that the result depends on America's decision, for Great Britain and France have definitely resolved not to go further than President Roosevelt goes.
The matter is extremely serious, the writer continues, because, if the Western Powers officially promise to help China, they will find t involved in the Eastern host may come up agains! Germany and Italy, If the United States enters the scene, it may be the decisive support which will tilt the scales in favour of the Democratic Powers.
Mme Genevieve Tabouis, the Foreign Editor of the Radical Socialist newspaper "L'CEuvre," says that yesterday's talks are among the most fruitful that have occurred in Geneva, Even if the negotiations have not a definite result, she continues, they will show an understanding of the situation on the part of the Demo-crocies, of which they have never before given proof when a State, unjustly attacked, has appealed to the League of Nations,—Reuter.
¡Which sailed from here yesterday, returned this morning owing to differences between the British officers "aboard and the Japanese crew.
The trouble arose owing to a dispute between the Japanese third mate and members of the Japanese crew. The former is alleged to have been struck by the Japanese bosun.
The captain, and the first and sec-and engineers, all Britons, supported the third mate, and when they found that the dispute could not be settled they decided tto return to Hongkong and place the matter in (he hands of the Hongkong police, who are now conducting investigations, The Silkworth originally had a Chinese crew, which, however, refused to sail from Sydney, pleading that the ship was carrying war supplies to Japan. An Australian crew then worked her to Dairen, where a Japanese crew was taken and the Australians were repatriated.—Reuter.
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