The Brussels Conference of last November showed clearly enough that no proposal involving any intervention in the Far Eastern conflict on the part of members of the League of Nations would Have any chance of acceptance, declared Mr. Neville Chamberlain, the Prime Minister, in the course of his statement in the House of Commons yesterday during the debate on for-. eign affairs.
Mr. Chamberlain said that the war in China was still being carried on. with "all the horrors seemingly inseparable from war."
The British Government, the Prime Minister went on to say, could not undertake alone such a step as intervention in the hostili. ies.
The British argument will be based on previous Japanese oficial declarations. in which was" pointed out the good and conciliatory altitude of the Japanese Government towards Great. Britain, Tokyo decides to grant repara-Hons for'a certain' number of cases-Aileen Lat least, it is understood-London will consider this as a. proof of good-will and will accept to pursue! ud widen negotiations.
isshoped here that Japan will sive satisfaction in. her reply. to the! British requests," thus. permitting strengthening of the. relations tween the two countries Havas,
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