Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-11-12

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In Shanghai Japan dominates
the situation Chinese resistance,
Which has held the inUaderS at bag
since August 10, has crumbled and
her army of 100000 men has fallen
back on the Chinese "Hindenburg
line"
By the Associated Press.
BRUSSELS, Nov. IAN au-
thoritative japanese source declared
today the United States, acting for
itself, still had "a ticket of entry" to
discuss Far Eastern peace with Japan,
despite Tokio's refusal of the Brus-
sells Conference mediation appeal.
This source said the United States
Ambassador to Japan, Joseph C. Grew,
could always approach the japanese
foreign office to discuss the Chinese
Japanese conflict from the standpoint
of heavy American interests involved
The statement bore out in a gen.
eral way the attitude Japan disclosed
before opening Of the conference here,
called under the nine-power pact
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tegrity.
The Japanese view was that activi-
ties of Ambassador Grew and Ambas-
sador Nelson T. Johnson at Marking,
starting from the standpoint Of
American interests and entirely di-
vorced from the Brussels Conference
or the League of Nations, might de-
velop ways and means toward peace.
New Appeal Unjustified.
Basing their replies on press sum-
msries of Japan's reply rejecting a
second invitation to the Brussels Con-
ference, the various delegations said
they saw no justification for address,
Ing new conference appeal to Japan.
They interpreted these summaries
generally to mean Japan wanted the
conference to recommend direct ne
gotiations between China and Japan,
a plan which Premier Benito Musso-
lini's Italian representative here has
urged.
If the text of the Japanese reply,
which has not yet been officially re-
ceived here, clearly excludes all pos
sibihty of Cancellation within the
framework of the nine-power treaty,
conference leaders said they planned
to draw up an historical statement
of the situation and probably An
agenda for the second stage of the
conference.
After suitable period of adjourn
ment, perhaps week during which
the delegations would receive in
structions from home governments,
the conference would consider posi-
tive methods of dealing with the
conflict.
Views expressed in official circles
were that this should avoid taking the
form of quarantining" or boycotting
Japan, but should extend material help
to China, particularly in the form of
supplies and financial credits.
A proposal by China's DR.. V. K.
wellington Koo for moral, diplo-
matte and economic restraint" of ag-
gression excited comment today among
conferees.
Some diplomatic quarters believed
AAOO . od6SSoOlOll- III oil
Armlstice Day broadcast to the
United States-might have been in
spired, inasmuch as it followed a
lengthy talk with the chief delegates
of the United States, Britain and
France.
The Chinese delegation, headed by
DR.. Koo, announced only that the
Chinese had assured Ambassador at
Large Norman H. Davis, Foreign Sec
rotary Anthony Eden and Foreign
Minister WON Delbos that China was
still willing to discuss peace, even in
event of Japanese refusal of the con-
ference's latest overture.
Radical Action Denied.
One prominent statesman par
ticipating in the conference said
nothing in the way of radical action
was planned at present by the 10 con-
ferr1ng governments. He emphatically
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