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By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BRUSSELS, Nov. 13.-The Brus-
sells conference on the Chinese-Japa-
nese conflict tonight approved modi-
ned draft of declaration criticizing
Japan's policy in China.
This action was taken. however.
with the understanding that those
delegations which possessed no in
structions from their governments
could make alterations at q meet
ing Monday.
Italy and Sweden particularly in
sisted upon time to submit the decla-
ration to their home governments.
The original draft was prepared
by the United States, Great Britain
and France after Japan's second re-
fusal to work with the conference,
which was called under the Wash
ington treaty for the respect Of Chi
mas territorial integrity.
New Note to Toxic Barred.
The conference earlier today, con-
WINGED its dignity would not permit
it to address a new peace appeal to
Japan, rejected an Italian proposal
to send another message to Toxic.
Italy meanwhile dramatically opposed
a Chinese demand for virtual sane
tons against Japan.
Count Luigi Aldrovandi-Mare
the Italian delegate, fatty asserted:
THAT is entirely ruled out. We
are not here for that. 1t is entirely
outside the scope of the conference"
Norman H. Davis, head Of the
United States delegation, expressed
the American hope Japan would still
see the way clear" to cooperate with
the conference.
He declared that "it would seem
there are compelling reasons why
Japan should cooperate in our work"
Hope Toxic viii Give In.
The draft of the declaration also
expressed hope Japan would not
maintain her refusal to cooperate
with the conference. 1t warned To-
kio that the states represented at
the conference must consider what
is to be their common attitude when
OllC pal " W q tACdOy AAd4iASaAA4o
against the views of all other parties
that action it had taken does not
come within scope of the treaty.
The declaration emphasized that
the Chinese hostilities were
affecting adversely the material in
terests of all nations and were filling
all peoples with horror and indigna-
ton"
Phrase Is Rejected.
The draft as approved on the FIRST
reading eliminated a phrase reject
ing Japan's contention that she was
preventing the spread of Commun-
ism in China.
The reference was made to read
that there exists no warrant in law
for intervention by armed forces of
one country in the internal affairs of
another without purpose and that
any general assumption of such
right would lead to continuous con-
flict.
The original phrase said:
There exists no warrant in law
for the use by country of armed
force for the purpose of combating
in another country the spread of a
political doctrine, and the logical con-
clusion of any general assumption of
such right would be international
Also eliminated was reference to
the fact that the League of Nations
had gone on record that Japan's &C
ton in China was a matter of con-
Germ to all nations. This was re-
moved on the ground that it would
support Japan's contention the Brus-
sells conference was linked up with
the League.
Mystified by Repeated Refusals.
The declaration said the conference
could not understand Japan's repeated
refusals to accept the good offices of a
small number OF powers to reach a
settlement which would lead to peace
between China and Japan and polit-
ical and economic stability in the
Far East.
What the conference will do next
will be decided at its second stage,
probably Monday, after the expected
(see BRUSSELS, Page A-4.)