Show CHEN CLIEN ISSUES 81 STATEMENT A TO LABOR CHIEFSON CHIEFS CHIEFSON CHIEFSON ON SITUATION Asks British Unions to Take Hand Hanel In Amend Amend- Amending Amending Amending ing Policy OPPOSES DURESS Anti British Manifesta- Manifesta Manifestations lions Renewed By Chinese In LONDON 10 Feb 2 ID 2 fly 2 By TheA The TheA A I Ir TIie s s Brit Brit- Urit Ishi Ish cabinet vas nils called Into eslon early this afternoon to 10 on l Ir the n Inn cnn grate grare reports front from ChIna Cimina published Thie foreign too ot In a n pub pub- statement Insists limo the Site negotiatIon with lUi the c at have ha not lIot broken down lt admits that Minister action atlon In III raising the lIon ot of the of ot British milItary foree to 10 o Shanghai has 1 the IlO prospects ot of irly early signature of ot the draft A agreement nt nc negotiated 1 by Own and the the- Ib h charge barge harg daf dat faires aires n 01 0 cn KOW Feb 2 fly 2 By The Th Associated Pres- Pres While Preas Press While the Chinese new year years year's ears today found toun the th Far Eastern republic seemIng seemIng- seemIngly ly ly farther than ever from rom the path of peace place Eugene Eueene Chen for tor- foreign for foreign eign minister of the Cantonese government t Issued an appeal to British labor leaders declarIng a settlement of ot differences between England Englan l and the nationalist gov- gov government government eov could be b reached If It only there is ta a II cessation of ot the war at- at atmosphere atmosphere at atmosphere I and war neurosis at ShanghaI I The Th British laborites previously pre had indorsed Indorse the i ot o iton Q g t Pt p J nuary rT 1 n pro pro- proclaimed proclaimed claimed the ability of ot the Canton Canton- Cantonese ese to Impose their will on na fla- fla China and Inviting the powers to negotiate with him for fora toa a settlement of o differences HE BK WANTS PI PEACE PICE CE Chens Chen's latest blest communIcation with the labor leaders of ot Great BritaIn pleads the tho nationalist cause for breaking oft off negotiations yesterday with British Charge Chargo Owen looking toward an agreement between Bog Ing- Ingland land and the th nationalist govern govern- government government ment lie He declared a a settlement of the at stake could be b breached reached immediate Immediate If it only there thenIs Is a I cessation of the war atmos- atmos atmosphere atmosphere phere and war neurosis created by bythe bythe bithe the menacing concentration at Shanghai of ot the most powerful al and military forces England has bas massed in China since the tho opIum wars The appeal further declares It Is 1 Continued on Page Pase Two Tao CHEN GHEN ISSUES LABOR APPEAL front from rage Page One Olle significant that although the and nd Japanese also alo h bave ve largo large Interests there thero they hive have not found It It ne necessary to resort to the tle massing of or armed forces Corces In Chin China Chen also asserted it Is 15 not and never has been within the of or tho the nationalist govern govern- government ment to Occupy by force the tha Shanghai International settlement and concludes that the tho nation national nationalist a I let lAt government must await the ending of this period of or dure duress s be before fore Core authorIzing the tha signing of or an agreement to settle tho the status of territory known a as the British at lI Previously the tho ho Canton foreign minister ter a a statement In Iii which ho declared he ho had bad tried to n a 0 settlement of or the Han Han- kow Ilan concession question apart from Crom the tha general Issues be- be be between between tween teen Chinese nationalism and and British Imperialism In a manner to satisfy British senti senti- sentiment senti- senti sentiment sentiment ment and ind preserve nationalist self self- self respect respect In announcing the tho breaking oft off ot of the negotiations Chen Chert said fald that for Cor his government to sign under the tha circumstances would be tanta tanta- tantamount tantamount tantamount mount to under duress Although the tho cessation of or ills ills- discussions dis discussions clouded the situation such a development was not tin un- unexpected un unexpected expected It hail had h d been known for that Chen was WILS f faced ced with the difficult task of ot trying to persuade de dethe the radical members of the Kuo- Kuo Kuo national na peoples party to accept a reasonable settlement Tho jho terms on which they were negotiating ne although not made public were said to hav have provid provid- provided provided ed oil for tor virtual return ot or tho the BritIsh British Brit- Brit Brith Ish h foreign cm and practical practical tariff autonomy British Anti-British manifestations were renewed Immediately after atter discon- discon discontinuance discon of negotiations posters being distributed In the concession which was wall overrun by rioting cool cool- coolIes cool tes tea Ies a month ago nn |