Evening star., 1932-08-25
TOXIC HOLDS PEACE
MACHINERY FUTILE
Will Recognize Manchukuo in
SeIf-Defense, Baron Uchida
Notifies World.
BY the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
TOXIC, August 25-Outlining her
foreign policy, Japan today declared the
worlds peace machinery offered no
remedy for 'the chaotic condition of
China" and announced formally her
intention to recognize the new Man
churian state, Manchukuo, in the near
future.
The declaration was made by Baron
Yasyua Uchida, the foreign minister,
before an extraordinary session Of the
House of Peers, and its text was cabled
to many foreign capitals for distribu-
tion.
Formal recognition Of Manchukuo,
the foreign minister said, was "the only
means of stabilizing conditions in Man
churia and establishing permanent
peace in tie Far East"
Sees Ignorance of Aims.
There are those in other countries" !"
Uchida went on, who do not fully
comprehend the attitude of Japan
toward China nor the measures she has
taken. *"s
1T is an indisputable fact that the
chaotic condition of China and the So
called revolutionary policy carried On
by China under the enthralling in
fluence of extravagant political dogma
have been principally responsible for
the unfortunate turn that international
relations have taken of recent years in
the Far East. I"
1T is admitted by those conversant
with actual conditions in China that
no remedy can be effected by having
recourse either to the covenant of the
League of Nations or to any other or
gan of what may be termed machinery
Of peace
in fact, it has been the practice of
the powers, as has been demonstrated
on innumerable occasions, to repair or
prevent injuries to their important
rights and interests in China by direct
application of force without relying
upon those instruments of peace. ~
Held Reply to U. S.
Great significance was attached tc
the baron's address in view Of recent
pronouncements from the Washington
administration that the United States
would not recognize territorial changes
logg-Briand and other peace treaties
Japan has interpreted these as an at
tack on her course in Manchuria.
! The foreign minister denied any
| treaties had been broken, and his as.
sertions were considered replies to Sec.
retary of State Stimson of the United
States and to President Hoover, who
have made statements on the point.
The view expressed in certain quar-
ters," the baron continued, that recog
milton by Japan Of the new state woult
constitute violation of the stipulation
of the nine-power treaty is, in m,
opinion, incomprehensible
There are those who argue as though
the action of Japan were violation o
the Kellogg-B BRAND anti-war pact. Blu
such contention has no foundation il
fact. AS I have stated, Japan ha
been forced to adopt necessary meas
ures for the prevention of wanton at
tacks upon important rights and in
terestS vital to her national existence
The anti-war pact does not put re
straint upon the exercise of the righ
of self-defense in such case.
Self-Defense Role Upheld.
The pact does not prohibit sigma
tory power from taking at its ow7
discretion whatever steps 1t finds i'm
perative in order to remove immediat
menaces to its territory and its right
and interests of whatever kind.
And obviously the exercise Of tn
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