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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 58, Issue 38, 24 November 1937, Page 5

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THE DEMAND FOR SURRENDER. THE CHINESE AND NANKING. INTERNATIONAL PROPOSALS. ,dnited Press Association—Copyright.! (Received This Day, 1.50 p.m.) NANKING, November 23. The Japanese message to Marshal Chiang Kai-shek demanding the surrender of the capital has been delivered, but will not be answered. The proposals of the International Commission of 15 English, American, German and Danish members for the neutralisation of portion of Nanking, to be submitted to the Japanese ConsulGeneral at Shanghai, include the establishment of a zone in the northwest area of the walled city secure from Chinese defensive works, Chinese entry or Japanese attack.

AIR FORCE ANNIHILATED.

SUCCESS OF JAPANESE RAID. (Received This Day, 12.55 p.m.) TOKIO, November 23. A Japanese air raid on Chowkiaow annihilated the local Chinese air force. The raiders brought down five ’planes which challenged the Japanese and destroyed 20 on the ground. THE NINE-POWER CONFERENCE. CHINA RESTATES HER CLAIM. ANOTHER DRAFT RESOLUTION. BRUSSELS, November 22. The Nine-Power Conference considered a draft resolution which is believed to set out the fundamental principles of international law and morality which the Treaty Powers feel the necessity of reaffirming. The resolution provides for a suspension of the sittings of the conference to enable the participating Governments to explore peaceful means of settling the dispute between Japan and China, consistent with the principle® of the Nine-Power Treaty. The Chinese delegate (Dr. Wellington Koo) expressed his dissatisfaction with the draft resolution. He* has applied to his Government for instructions with a view to proposing amendments at the next meeting of the conference. Dr. Koo urged the stoppage of the mere reaffirmation of pious principles. He said he was in favour of concrete action to help China. In order to enable the Chinese delegates to receive a reply from China, the conference, after a private meeting, adjourned until Wednesday. ATTITUDE OF UNITED STATES. MOVE TO DECLARE NEUTRALITY. WASHINGTON, Nov. 22. Demands for the invocation of the Neutrality Act in consequence of what is considered the failure oi the Nine-Power Conference are more vigorous. Even the Administration’s foreign, policy is being attacked. ( In Congress to-day Senator G. 1. N|ye, announcing that he intended to confer with other Senators in an effort to invoke the Neutrality Act, said: “The Conference at Brussels has given us nothing but embarrassment. It is about time Americans learned that nothing constructive comes from such conferences'. . 1 “Our commerce with the involved nations drew us into tlio last war, and will do it again unless wc guard against it. Our commerce with Japan, and nothing else, has so far stood in the way of the invocation oi the Neutrality Act.” Til the House |of Representatives, Mr L. 'Lewis (Democrat, Colorado) attacked the proposal for a referendum on any proposal to send United States forces to participate m foreign conflicts. He said a referendum was more likely to involve the United States than to keep it out ol an embroilment. BOYCOTT MOVE IN MEXICO. EMBARGO URGED BY LABOUR. MEXICO CITY, Nov., 22. The newspaper “Labour News” announced that the Mexican Labour organisations had decided on a complete boycott of Japanese goods as a protest against the invasion of China in defiance of international law and treaty obligations. All unions are instructed to observe the boycott. Dock workers have been ordered to refuse to unload eargoes from Japan or to load cargoes to Japan. . , , , In addition, the National Workers Confederation sent a petition to the President, Senor Cardenas, asking bun to place an embargo on impoits fiom Japan and the export of raw materials to Japan. NEW GOVERNMENT AT KALGAN. RESISTANCE TO COMMUNISM. LONDON, November 22. The Tokio correspondent of “The Times” says the nucleus of a new Government has been created in Kalgan, where representatives of the three

autonomous regimes which sprang up in the wake of the Japanese have created a committee for the administration of finance, communications and industry for South Chaba>p North Shansi, and Inner Mongolia. The committee will resist the inroads of Communism.