Show CHINA AND JAPAN to furnish slavs as soldiers for connellsville pa aug 6 valentine No the leader of the foreigners ef the coke strikers proposes to make an offer to the japanese government to soldiers for use in their war against china the slavs have been trying for bome time to find a place to go and leave the coke regions No will center at once with the japanese legation at washington he isa soldier and so it is claimed is available coke striker in this region london aug 6 in the house of commons today sir edward gray in reply to a question from mr gourgey Gou a prominent chip owner said that japan had promised that no warlike operations should be undertaken against shanghai and its approaches on the condition that china does not obstruct the approaches to shanghai japan contends that the powers have no right to interfere with neutral vessels except in the event of a blockade due notice of which should be given or in case of contraband 0 war it would be dangerous for great britain to botine by a general statement what is not contraband of war coal has been held not to be contraband of war AS a rule but it was possible in bome cases that it might become so great britain must adhere to the doctrine that it is not for fighters to decide what is and what is not contraband of war regard les of the well established rights of neutral people |