The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-10-19
League Takes Action
BY SAMUEL DASHIELL
limited Press STAFF Corresnonderf

GENEVA, Oct. 19.-Hope for pa
ciflc settlement Of the Manchurian
dispute between Japan and China
without drastic action by League
of Nations grew today as Aristide
BRAND, skilled French diplomat,
negotiated privately with repre-
Sentatives of the two nations.
The leagues council, which met
in secret session this morning with
PrentiSS Gilbert, United States OBJ
server, present, went into recess,
subject to Brands call, while he
presented revised formula to Ken
kichi Yoshizawa and Alfred SEE, Ja-
panese and Chinese, representatives.
respectfully.
BRAND was instructed by the
council to try his hand, while seS-
sionS Of the council were suspended,
to prevent further irritation of
either side by formal action.
Kenkichi Yoshizawa, Japanese
delegate, gave the press details of
an alleged campaign for the forma-
ton Of anti-Japanese associations in
Manchuria and the severance Of
economic relations between China
and japan. He charged that Jap
anese were prevented from follow
ing any peaceful occupation and
that they often were unable to Sc
cure food.
OutrageS Are Charged
Yoshizawa said that Japanese
storehouses were looted. He charged
that an effigy of the Japanese en-
peror was exhibited with its head
downward, along with an execu-
toners knife.
The japanese delegate gave the
council a summary of alleged anti
Japanese measures in China, prin-
cipally in the Yangtze region. The
summary stated:
Stimulated by Nationalist party
Chinese authorities, anti-Japanese
agitation has reached disuuieting
proportions, for reasons easily inn
aginable. The Chinese are seeking
to avoid loss Of life, but are author
ling and encouraging measures
reaching to fragrant acts of hostility
and violating the letter and spirit Of
international treaties"
BRAND, replying to a Japanese
note protesting an American OBJ
servers presence at the council
meetings, pointed out that the coun-
Gil members had considered the Sit
uatlon carefully before inviting
american participation. They had
agreed unanimously on reasons
why and conditions under which
representatives of the United States
may be invited to sit with the coun-
Gill;" he said.
No Purpose in Move
This being the case" Brands
reply continued, IT consider that INV
colleagues will agree that no use-
ful purpose would be served by un-
dertaking at the present time the
judicial study Of problems which.
however important and interesting
IN themselves, do not at the mo-
ment arise, though they can be ex-
am1ned later If the members of the
league desire.
II trust that the japanese GOV.
eminent will, for the reasons 7 have
explained, agree that such a study
would in any case be wholly un-
related to the vote given by the
council on Oct. 15." CThe vote ex-
tended an invitation for an Amer
lean Observer
BRAND hoped that his explana-
lions would convince the Japanese
government that the most serious
consideration had been given the
views Of the Japanese delegate.
Kenkachi YoShizawa, and con-
Guided:
We have been most careful to
take no action contradictory to any
article OF the league covenant or to
the councils practice"