MEDIATION ISSUE

Evening Post, Volume CXXIV, Issue 111, 6 November 1937, Page 9

MEDIATION ISSUE

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- (Received November 6, 10.45 a.m.) J ■■-..' BRUSSELS, November 5. The International Conference con--1 sidered a draft letter to Japan prei pared-, by' the Belgian Foreign Mm- ' ister, M. Spaak, emphasising that the [ conference is not being held under the auspices of the League of Nations, ■ ahd that Japan is able to negotiate 1 with a small body,instead of a full ' conference. , . ; The letter rejects/Japan's contenj tion that the conference no right i to intervene, and says that, the conference notes Japan's affirmation of [her intention to respect what are the . fundamental principles of the NinePower Treaty, and deprecates the I contention that China is. subject to 1 Communistic influence and is pursu- \ ing an anti-Japanese policy. ' Owing to a divergence of views i on M. Spaak's draft, it was decided , 'that the delegates hand "in i: amendments for consideration tomorrow. ; . J ; It was agreed to leave the compo-| s sition of a comjnitteeof the confer-' ■ ence until tl?e Japanese reply had ' been received. No progress was , made with the appointment of a com- . tnittee to approach Japan. s . Mr.NormanpavisiU.S.A.),is re- ■ ported, to have opposed the inclusion '■: of Itily on the committee on the ground that she is allied with Japan. "■■pit, Wellington X.66 (China) offered temporarily to withdraw from | the conference lest his presence prove ;. 'embarrassing.'- ■'■:. ; >'. .;:/ '•'."■ '. ' ■'?' - Count /Marescotti (Italy) urged | that the Chinese delegate should rei' main, arid M. Spaak" ruled that he 1 -should ;do.180. /•'•■;/■;/:/;';./■ ••■",;'-■ •' ■' -..' ; ; The conference adjojirried until to- ', morrow, without reaching an agree- » 'merit..-;- ■■< -■■'- 1 -■:.'-'■ ;.'/'-;'?.' '■■:'■■.'■'.' : :.: ' \ "Australia, New V Zealand, -South • Africa, and' Portugal played an im- • portant, part in today's discussions. ;They supported the British view. The /official, spokesman said that to* day's -"results' were encouraging and the discussions constructive and us«« ful. The Dominions' delegates h«i been mbst helpful. ,■'•-:•■ ,