861.77 Chinese Eastern/590: Telegram
The Chargé in Peru (Mayer) to the Secretary of State
[Received 6 p.m.]
230. Your circular telegraphic instructions of December 1, 4 p.m., carried out immediately. The President and the Minister of Foreign Affairs showed great interest in support of your action. The following is translation of the note Peruvian Government telegraphed to Nanking last night. An identic note is being sent to the Soviet authorities:
“Lima, December 4, 1929. To His Excellency the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China, Nanking.
Mr. Minister: Peru, as a signatory of the multilateral pact signed at Paris on August 27, 1928, in which war is renounced as an instrument of international policy and in which the high contracting powers agree that the settlement or solution of all disputes or conflicts of what nature or origin they may be, that may arise among the nations will be sought only by pacific means, finds itself keenly interested in the present matter because no one may fail to recognize the obligation of complying with the prescriptions of that pact.
The Government of Peru feels itself compelled to recall to China and to Russia, two great powers signatory to the above pact, the moral and juridical obligation which they face before the world to resort to pacific means such as arbitration, conciliation or international justice to resolve their difference, renouncing above all the use of force.
The growing development of humanitarian and Christian sentiments among men and peoples obliges the nations of all continents to follow the guide of the pacifism indicated by the multilateral pact for the renunciation of war.
Complying with instructions of the President of the Republic, Don Augusto B. Leguia, I am sending this friendly communication to the Government and people of Your Excellency to the end that, with the high serenity which must characterize great decisions, the [Page 392] use of force in the Sino-Russian conflict be definitely excluded and pacific means be sought to end the present difference which alarms all the powers and particularly those which cultivate friendly relations with those two nations and desire for them the incalculable benefits of peace.
On this basis and entertaining the hope that the Governments of China and Russia will make a new effort to assure the reestablishment of their good relations, I have the honor to offer to Your Excellency the sentiments of my highest and most distinguished consideration. Signed, Pedro Jose Rada y Gamio, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Peru.”
2. Minister for Foreign Affairs stated that the notes would be published about Saturday.