A vigorous rejoinder by Mr. Norman Davis the chief American delegate, to a proposal made by" Count Marescotti, the head.of the Italian delegation, was the feature of the second session of the Nine-Power Conference, which finally accepted, in principle, the appointment of a small sub-committee which will:
1.—Draft a reply to the Japanese Note and memorandum which Tokyo sent to ihe Belgian Government in response to the original invitation.
2—Investigate the possibilities of Jananse ce-operation, and 3.—Eventually offer its good offices as mediator between China and Japan.
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