FUTURE OF CHINA

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXXII, Issue 12521, 5 April 1935, Page 5

FUTURE OF CHINA

PEARS OF JAPANESE CONTROL. BRITAIN URGED TO MEDIATE. PEERS DEBATE FAR EAST PROBLEMS. (U.P.A. by Elec. Teh Copyright) (Pice, April 4, 7.10 p.m.) LONDON, April 3. In the House of Lords, Lord Peel initiating tho Far East debate, said he understood that negotiations were being conducted between Tolrio. and Nanking. The -Chinese press had expressed tho opinion that Japan was seeking tho entire control of China. Could not Britain offer to mediate with a view to Sino-Japanesc reconciliation, which was difficult for them to attain alone without exciting suspicion and hostility to other Powers, Lord New ten, who has just returned from the Tar East, said if Sir John Simon and Mr Eden went to Manclmkuo. they woujd realise that the League of Nations’ policy had broken down. Lord LyttorPs mission was n. failure, They could not expect Jap-an to leave Manchukuo to fall into the hands of Russia. Japan had transformed this no-man’s land into n civilised .State to the world's benefit. Lord Leamington said that this was a favorable moment for Britain. .lanon and The United States to seek an agreement respecting the Pacific. Lord Lothian said there was no ch-nnee of a lasting pence in the Far East unless the principles of the Washington Treaty were fundamentally observed. Tic Imped that the Government would early seek a- discussion with the major signatories to the Far Fast '(realms. Lord Marlcy said that Labor would support such a discussion. Lord Stanhope said that Britain had consulted r: 11 the interested Powers regarding her actions- in China. He doubted whether the suggested conference conic! do any more than Britain was. doing to end: the difficul tv between Powers interested in the Par East.