The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-02

to be policed by neutrals; the ar
rangements to be set up by the con-
sular authorities.
5. Upon acceptance of these
conditions prompt advances to be
made in negotiations to settle all
outstanding controversies between
the two nations in the spirit of the
pact of Paris and the resolution OF
the League of Nations of December
9, without prior demand or reser-
walton and with the aid of neutral
observers or participants.
This program was submitted by
the two English speaking nations
in an effort to use their good Offices
to restore peace In the Orient
Formal announcement of the move
was made by the state department
to-day following a conference
among Secretary Stimson and his
advisors.
The departments formal an
nouncement said:
"On January 20 the Chinese
minister for foreign affairs in Nam
king appealed to the United States
through our consul general in Nam
king to take immediate friendly
measures to bring the hostilities In
China to an immediate end.
ION January 81 the japanese
foreign minister in Toxic requested
the United States to use its good
offices to induce the Chinese troops
not to bring up further reinforce
ments and to withdraw the Chinese
troops now in Shanghai to a safe
distance to avoid clashes. He stated
that 1t was not the desire of the
Japanese government to send any
further reinforcements or to send
land troops. On February 1 the
Japanese ambassador in Washing
ton called upon the secretary of
state and confirmed this request
made in Toxic for the good Offices
of this country in stopping further
hostilities at Shanghai.
Accordingly, the American am
bassador at Toxic and the Amer
lean consul general at Marking
have been instructed to submit to
the japanese government and the
Chinese government, respectively,
the above proposals as basis for
the cessation of the present hostil-
tiles between China and Japan:
THE American ambassador at
Toxic was instructed to submit this
proposal to the Japanese govern
ment at Toxic at six p. m. Febru-
airy 2, Toxic time, and the Amer
lean consul general at Marking was
Instructed to submit 1t simultan-
eously to the Chinese government
at Marking at five p. m. February
2, Marking time.
1.-THE representatives of the Brit
ish government in Toxic and Nam
king submitted identical proposals
at the same time and it Is under
stood that the French and Italian
governments have taken the same
action"
The proposals were made after
SO hours of conferences among
statesmen of four nations.
Yesterday Secretary Stimson
talked with Sir Ronald Lindsay,
British ambassador; Ambassador
Paul Claudel of France, and Count
Alberto Marchetti, counsellor of
the Italian embassy.
The program Is regarded as an
effort to end the conflict which
now is menacing the lives and pro-
perry of 5000 Americans in Shang-
hal and even more nations Of other
countries.
Although the American British
program was advanced Independent
ly Of the League of Nations, it Is
connected with the former efforts
Of the Geneva body to restore
peace. Point five provides that
China and Japan shall settle their
differences in the spirit of the KEEL
| logg pact and the league of ma
tons proposal of December 9.
The league proposal. which ia
pan and China accepted with GER
tain conditions, provided for q
league commission of inquiry into
conditions in Manchuria and i'm.
mediate cessation of hostilities by
both sides.
Subsequently. the league estab-
| lished q commission composed OF
representatives of various mem
Der powers in China to investigate
the Shanghai incident.
The offer or use of good offices
as understood in diplomatic cir
cles, means proffer by a neutral
! nation or nations to intercede be-
tween two antagonistlc powers and
provide some basis of peace. The
present proposal of Britain and the
| United States is described at the
state department as being advanc-
ed under this ancient diplomatic
usage.