Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-24
JAPAN CONSIDERS
! QUITTING LEAGUE
Insists That League Council
/. Support Sacredness
II of Treaties.
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mental points" which Japan insisted
should be settled in advance by direct
negotiations between the two parties.
Eoncern was expressed lest Japan, I'M
der cover of an unexplained phrase, "
intended to force China to acknowledge
the validity of existing treaties before
Japanese evacuation is completed.
tsriand Appeals to YOshizawa.
Vlscount Cecil tried to induce M.
Yoshizawa to reveal whether press re-
ports from Toxic saying that Japan de-
mands that China recognize the Sanctlty
OF existing treaties before troops are
evacuated were true. Senior de Ma
dariaga also voiced his anxiety and It
was said in informed quarters that the
two statesmen were executing strong
movement" without having apprised
Chairman BRAND in advance.
M BRAND appealed to M. Yoshizava
to accept the councils resolution. TO
my great regret l cannot do So" the
japanese delegate replied, but he added
that his government has no intention
of settling the Manchurian difficulty by
military force.
There was a eroan Of disappointment
from the spectators when M. BRAND
veered from the prospect of an i'm
minent vote, which II cast then would
undoubtedly have resulted in overruling
the Japanese representative by vote
of 10 to /.
When the morning session opened
Viscount Cecil and Senior de Madariaga
began their pressure on the japanese
representative.
The British representative besought
the Japanese Ambassador TO learn what
Japan meant by certain fundamental
principles" she considered essential as
a preliminary to an agreement between
herself and China.
Refuses to Elaborate.
NJ Yoshizawa replied that these
principles concerned "a certain number
of questions" on which there must be
an agreement with China before with
drawal of troops could be effected. HIS
government did net authorize him tc
give further explanations, he said.
we face an extremely dangerous
situation" warned Senior de Madariaga.
Japan, he continued, herself assumes
responsibility for the security Of the
invaded areas in moving her troops
out of the railway zone" He wanted
to know why the Japanese minister pre-
ferred the phrase "in the spirit of the
covenant" to the councils expression
according to the terms of the cove
nant" in defining Japan's intentions in
Manchuria.
IF 1 understand the Japanese posi-
ton" Senior de Madariaga pursued, sit
is this: Evacuation of the troops de-
ponds on security: security depends on
an appeasement of the situation; this
appeasement depends on certain
number of fundamental questions
which have nothing to do with Sc
curity."
Dissatisfied With Replies.
why can't Japan accept the coun-
els proposal?" Cecil asked. Does she
demand that China recognize the
validity Of existing treaties-as the
newspaper says-before she will evacu-
ate her troops? Or. does she not?"
NJ. YoshiZawa replied he could not
be responsible for what the newspaper
said.
Senior de Madariaga declared he was
mot satisfied" with M. Yoshizawa's re-
plies regarding the nature of the fun
damental principles" He said he was
unable to accept the principle that
one nation has right to continue to
Invade another on the ground of Sc
curity conditions for which the in
vaders themselves must be responsible"