Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-02-28 | Page 2 | Chinese Call Defense Parley

Chinese Call ii Def Defense nse Parley arley Feb 28 UP JP Chinas China's military and political leaders dera meetIng meeting meet meet- meetIng Ing in ah an an emergency session advocated advocated redoubled prepa preparations for national defense in the fa face e of ot a threatening renewal of Japanese military pressure The emergency m conference was summoned by Generalissimo Simo Chiang shek Kai-shek virtual dictator of the central Chinese nationalist government government government govern govern- ment it was Je learned as a result of the Tokie military uprising which sent a ripple of ot alarm through high government quarters While few of ot the conferees were reported ed to view yiew the pres present nt time ail as a a logical moment to defy ery Japanese Japanese Japanese Japa Japa- nese aggression the majority fa favored favored favored fa- fa a continuation ot Chinas China's polIcy policy policy pol pol- pol- pol icy of ot patient inaction Government officials were peas pessi over the outlook for a successful suc sue conclusion to impending Sino Sino Japanese conver conversations