The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-10-22
PEACE
PLAN Drafted:
TERMS STRONG
Japan Directly Challenged
to Meet Wishes or Take
Blame.
EVACUATION IS BIG SNAG
Withdrawal of Troops by
Toxic Stipulated, With
Nov. is Limit.
BY SAMUEL DASHIELL
United Press stan Correspondent

GENEVA, Oct. -22-1he League OF
Nations council has agreed on a
formula for settlement of the dis
pute over Manchuria, but without
the agreement of Japan and China.
Aristide BRAND of France, presid-
ing, announced at a session of the
council this afternoon.
The session of the council was at
tended by Prentiss B. Gilbert, United
States observer.
The formula, proposed in a reso-
luton of the council, calls for Japan
to begin Immediately the progressive
withdrawal of troops into the rail-
way zone of Manchuria, where she
is allowed to have them by treaty
with China, so that complete with
drawal will have ended before the
next meeting of the council on Nov.
Is.
Up to Japan
Japan resisted the setting of any
date for completion of withdrawal,
and the councils action challenges
her directly to meet the leagues
wishes in that regard or, presum-
ably, take the onus for failure of
the leagues efforts to settle the
problem.
Participation of Gilbert in the de-
ciSive meeting ending temporarily
the councils efforts was agreed to
by Japan. Kenkichi Yoshizawa.
Japanese representative, announced
that Japan still held her legal OBJ
jections to the method of inviting
a non-member to sit in, but never
theless, welcomed the United States
delegate.
Japan, he said, is determined to
maintain always pacific relations
with the United States.
Gilbert, in reply, said he appre-
ciated fully that Japan's objections
were purely juridical. He expressed
pleasure at hearing YoShizawa's an
nouncement and commented that
good relations with Japan were re-
ciprocal and over a long period, and
peace between the two nations had
become traditional.
Hope for Peace
BRAND detailed the steps taken
under the Kellogg. anti-war treaty.
including the identical notes sent
by all signatories of the treaty. led
by France and the United States.
to Toxic and Marking.
Alfred SEE, Chinese delegate, SUBJ
mitted China's reply to the French
note, which insisted that China had
fulfilled all her obligations under the
treaty since beginning of the con-
f1ict.
The proposed resolution has not
yet been passed by the council. In
agreement with SEE and YoShizawa,
the council decided to postpone dis
cuSsion Of it's adoption until p. m;
Friday. Yoshizawa said he was UNI
able to set any time limit for Japa-
nese troop withdrawal.
Protection Is Stipulated
The resolution demands that
China take adequate measures to
protect Japanese nationals as fast
as the evacuated territory is taken
over by China. The resolution re-
quests China to ask the assistance
Of other powers relative to measures
to protect Japanese nationals.
The resolution recommends that,
after evacuation, Japan and China
establish a permanent Cancellation
commission for settlement of al
pending disputes.
For the first time in the negotia-
tions, the resolution reminds japan
of her OBLIGATIONS under the nine
power Pacific pact. BY that agree
ment, arising from the Washington
conference of 1922, nine leading
powers agreed to respect the SOW
ereignty and territorial integrity Of
China and to refrain from taking
advantage of conditions in China to
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