PEACE MOVE

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19453, 12 October 1937, Page 6

PEACE MOVE

SIGNS IN TOKIO NEW ADVISORY COUNCIL SELECTION BY EMPEROR CHINA’S ARMY CRUSHED CLAIM IN NORTH AREA (Elec. Tel. Copyright—United Press Assn.) (Reed. Oct. 12, 1.50 p.m.) BONBON, Oct. 11. The Tokio correspondent of The Times says that the beginning of Japanese preparations for peace are apparent in the information that a new State Advisory Council has been approved by the Cabinet. It will consist of 10 members, four of whom will be from the army and navy, three will be politicians, two will be representatives of finance and business and one will be a representative of the diplomatic corps. Japan has always had to face violent nationalist agitation when coming to terms of peace and it is probable that since both the Government and the army have declared that they would be satisfied with a lenient peace with China, the Prime Minister, Prince Konoye desires to place the responsibility for peace moves on men whose nationalism is unimpeachable, lienee the new council, which is also designed to end strife between the totalitarians and the Parliamentarians. The council will be merely advisory and the supremacy of the Cabinet will he preserved, hut as it will be appointed by the Emperor it will exercise a genuine influence on the policy of the nation. The correspondent adds that General Terauchi's victory means that the army has substantially attained its objective, the destruction of the Chinese armies as a fighting force in North China. There is little likelihood of their being able to make a stand in Shunteiu. The Chinese strategy of resisting and retreating is wearing thin and the Chinese forces have offered little resistance to General. Terauchi’s advance. In the past few days overloaded troop trains carrying retreating Chinese south have been furnishing targets for Japanese airmen. A report from Shanghai states that General Han Ju-Chu, tlic Governor of the Shantung province, has declared his allegiance to the Nanking Government and is personally commanding troops against Japan. General Ma Chans-Hau, who raised the revolt against Japan in Manchuria, has reappeared at the head of his army in Suiyuan.

The Japanese leader, General Matsui, has left the warship from which he has directed operations and is now personally lending armies in the field. Japanese planes were active all day arid also bombed Canton.

NINE POWER PARLEY ATTITUDE IN ROME R EFIJSA L INDIO AT ED (Reed. Oct. 12, 2 p.m.) LONDON, Oct. 11. It is understood that Brussels is likely to be the venue of the Nine Power Treaty conference in respect to the Far East and that the delegates will meet about a fortnight hence. The United States Charge d’Aifaires called on the Foreign Office to-day and is believed to have intimated his Government’s aooroval and the likelihood of Mr. Norman Davis representing the United States. A message from Rome states that Signor Mussolini is expected to reject the invitation to the conference on the ground' that the agreement is dead.

POSITIVE MEASURES NEED FACING WORLD REPETITION OF WARNING (Pur Press Association.) WELLINGTON, this day. The Chinese Consul has received a cablegram from Nanking stating that in an interview, the Minister ot Foreign Affairs, Mr. Wang Chung-Tlui expressed the sincere appreciation felt by the Chinese Government and people lor the moral and spiritual was hoped, he said, that positive measures would soon be devised to call a halt to the Japanese violations of international treaties and the elementary principles of justice and humanity. . “The events in the Far East since 1931, culfinating in Jopon’s present large-scale invasion, constitute an object-lesson to all, namely that the mere reiteration of pious hopes and resolutions can be of no restraint upon Japan’s aggressive actions, he said. ‘‘lf peace is to be restored in this part of the world, the peaceloving nations must be prepared to take positive measures to defend the laws and principles which form the very basis of civilisation.”