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Show U. S. DELEGATES ! -REACHBELGIUM BRUSSELS Oct. Mfl-Normanl H. Davis, ths United Statee imbu-l eador-at-largo to Europe, viaited the Belgian minister of foreign affairs, j Paul Hpaak. at noon today to eetab-llsh eetab-llsh tht rirM official contact of ths United Statee delegation to the nlne-powtr nlne-powtr conference with Uia Belgian foreign office. I Davis." head of tht ' delegation, t margtd with Hugh S. Gibaon. Unit-: ad States ambaaaador to Belgium. I aftar a brlaf call, which ha daacrlbad aa merely a courtaay visit Ha had I no naw developmanta to raport concerning con-cerning tha nina-powar conference,! aat for November 1. I Davia and Spaak arranged to meat I again at a lunchaon given by Aml naaaador Gibaon In honor of thai United States delegation. So far thai United Slataa delegation i tha only! ona that haa arrived for tha conference. con-ference. While tha Americana ware eatab-llahing eatab-llahing their firat contact tha Belgian Bel-gian political altuation remained uncertain. un-certain. Henri Da Man. a aocialiat who formerly aerved aa miniate of finance, waa Making to form a naw government to aucceed that of Paul Van Zealand, who raaignad thia week. It waa conaiderad certain that if Da Man forma a government, Spaak will remain aa foreign minuter and will prealde over tha opening aes-aion aes-aion of the nine-power conference. BERLIN. Oct. 2S (UP) Germany today refused an invitation to participated par-ticipated In next week'i conference on tha Chinese-Japaneae war on tha ground that aha waa not a aignatory to tha nine-power treaty under which tha meeting waa called. Thua Germany Joined her antl-rommunlat antl-rommunlat ally, Japan, In boycotting boycot-ting tha conference. GENEVA. Oct. 2 l) China made a new proteat to tha League of Natlona today againat Japaneae bombardment of Chineaa civilians. The protest, in a telegram from the Chineaa government, did not ask league action, but merely requested communication of tha facta to Its memberi. |