Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1931-11-17
RESOLUTE
STAND BY
JAPANESE
Demand Complete Ac-
ceptance Of Conditions
Given To China.
GENERAL MA BALKS
Reply To Ultimatum Said
To Be Ambiguous And
Uncertain
BY MILES w. VAUGHN
United Press Staff Correspondent

United Press Staff Correspondent
TOXIC, Nov. IT, UP) Japan
will accept nothing less than COM
plete settlements of her disputes
with China as an outcome of the
Manchurian conflict. She is be-
lieved playing for high stakes
A patched up" accord by the
League of Nations council in Paris
will not be acceptable to the gov
eminent, it was emphasized today.
Japan will not tolerate restoration
of the status quo in Manchuria,
which would mean the return OF
Marshal Chang Hsueh-Liang to
power as an ally of China.
The only possible solution which
can be reached in Paris will be for
the league council to recommend
settlement along the lines of direct
Chinese-Japanese negotiations in
the Far East, officials said.
Japan expects little from the pri-
vate negotiations outside the coun-
Gil. She has said her last word"
in refusing to permit China to save
her face" by a half-hearted settle
IIl6IlI Vi QlllGICllCcS Will OdpdAi.
MUKDEN. Nov. II. tU.P jap
anese officials said today that ne
gotiations with General Ma Chan
Shan's representatives for cessation
of hostilities in the Tsitsihar area
had been disrupted.
The break was due to "the insln-
cerity of Chinese" in demanding
that Japanese troops withdraw from
the Nonni river sector prior to the
withdrawal of General Mas troops
in the same area.
HARDIN, Manchurian, Nov. IL.
U.R)-An ambiguous reply OF Gen.
eral Ma Chan-Shan, commander OF
Chinese troops in the Tsitsihar
area, to the japanese ultimatum
demanding his withdrawal, was de-
livered today to Japanese officials
by his agent.
In effect it acceded to the Japan
csc demand but it was not entirely
clear, and further negotiations
probably will be required If peace Is
to be assured.
UdDdLlCOC ACSolAtA sAAoe -
viously General Ma had orally re-
jected the demands and had permit
ted continued fighting on the Nom
nj river front, indicating he was
merely attempting to delay until
the League of Nations has an OPP
portunity to act. Furthermore,
General Ma had told the United
Press correspondent in an exclusive
interview he would fight to the last.
Paris, Nov. IT. U.P)-The League
of Nations council convened in pri-
vate session again today with both
Chinese and japanese representa-
| tives absent.
Two proposals for settlement OF
the Sino-Japanese situation al
ready have been taken up in pri-
vate discussions between Ambassa-
dor Dawes and league council dele
gates.
The first was for an oriental Lo-
carno treaty similar to the Locarno
treaty in Europe which alleviated
! the harshness of the World war
settlement.
The second was for appointment
of two Japanese-Chinese commits
sions, one 20 work in Manchuria
and the other in Europe.
General Charles G. Dawes, United
States ambassador to London, re-
ceived the Chinese delegate shortly
before noon after which he said, i
do not expect that it will be nee
essary for me to sit in the council
Most of the progress will be in cor
ridor conversations"
The council meeting adjourned
shortly before l p. m. after being
! in session about an hour.