Show U. U U S. S INVOKES S. NINE PO POWER NINE POWER ER PACT PA IN MAN MANCHURIA AN HURIA FIGHT FI HT I ACTION TAKEN TO PRESERVE PEACE IN EAST Stimson Moves After Consulting Consulting Con Con- suiting With Signatory Signatory Signatory Signa Signa- tory Powers PLANS FURTHER STEPS Details of Intervention Not Disclosed By Br Associated Press WASHINGTON Jan 7 The 7 The United United United Unit Unit- ed States today invoked the nine- nine power treaty in the Manchurian dis- dis ute The treaty deals with preservation of Chinas China's territorial and administrative tive ive integrity The action was taken by Secretary Stimson after alter consulting with the theother theother theother other powers party part to the treaty Further action of a more sweeping character of which the power nine-power treaty reaty was the axis has been taken but ut details were not disclosed today at the time that the revelation of invocation of the treaty came Just when and how the not notification went vent to the Far East was not immediately immediately immediately imme imme- disclosed CO CONSULTS POWERS Secretary Stimson had been in consultation con- con over the question with the representatives here of Great Britain and France It became clear in that hat important action was nent The Te secretary of state arranged ged geda a special conference with n newspaper correspondents for later in the day The administrations administration's concern over difficulties between China and Japan has las become increasingly evident of late ate The original parties to the nine nine- power pact were the United States Belgium the British empire China France Italy Japan the Netherlands and md Portugal The treaty provIdes I The contracting powers agree that whenever a situation arises which inthe inthe in the he opinion of any anyone one of them in involves involves involves in- in the application of the st stipulations pula Ions of the present treat treaty and renders renders renders ren ren- ders desirable discussion of such application application application ap ap- ap- ap there shall shaH be full and frank communication between the contracting contracting contract- contract ing ng powers concerned STIPULATIONS The stipulations of the treaty referred referred re- re to set out in article one are arc as follows The contracting powers other than han China agree To I 1 To respect the sovereignty the territorial and administrative integrity integrity integrity integ integ- rity of China 2 To 2 To provide the most unembarrassed unembarrassed unembarrassed opportunity to China to develop develop develop de de- de- de and maintain for herself an effective ef- ef and stable government 3 To 3 To use their influence for the purpose of effectually establishing and maintaining the principle of equal opportunity for the commerce and industry of all nations throughout the territory of China 4 To 4 To refrain from taking advantage advantage tage age of conditions in China in order to o seek special rights or privileges which would abridge the rights of subjects or citizens of friendly states and from countenancing action inimical inimical mimi mimi- cal to the security of such states states' WASHINGTON Jan 7 P Secre JP-Secre- Secre- Secre tar tary ary Stimson said today that Japans Japan's apology for the attack by four tour Japanese Japanese Japa Japa- nese at Mukden on American Consul Culver B B. B Chamberlain had been ac ac- ac The only remaining point of ot issue between Japan and America on the incident concerns the punishment of the assailants I China Jan 7 IP F p Japanese Jap- Jap anese troops captured the city of ot today reports from there said Japanese troop trains an armored train rain and supply trains began ing ng at late yesterday y the he advices said and the city was formally occupied today I As the ne Japanese m military entered the city they posted a proclamation saying sayin their occupation was t sary according to the reports r r |