The Archive · 1939

League Urged To Act

In a statement issued in connection with the League of Nations Council meeting, the China Campaign Com= mittee, supported by a large number of people from all faith and political opinions in Great Britain, urge that the League Council meeting should tive effect to the recommendations Which were already contained in previous resolutions of the assembly.

This statement expresses the fol-Towing demand To restrain Japan's action by refusing to provide hor with the means! enabling her to carry on the present war, Concerning alrpl all, itis particularly essential that the League should recommend embargo.

To enforce the boycott of Japanese goods. This measure would" strike Japanese economy in a short time, To extend financial and economic assistance to China in order to assist and reconstruct south western China's provinees, developing her dustrial ce-operative movement an bringing elle to the refugees, Further, in order to carry out these proposals more effectively, the Ching Campaign Committee "urges—the League Council to institute a com= mittee of ce-ordination. "Such action from the League would represent a vital contribution (0 a collective sy3- tem of security such as many members of the League recently announeed their intention to uphold, whilst the recent speeches and actions from. President Toosevelt suggest that the United States would increasingly cooperate in the work. of helping

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