Evening star., 1932-09-27

The aggressive attitude of Japan to-
ward China's province Of Manchuria
which began year ago this month, has
now eliminated in japanese domina-
ton of Manchuria. Although the lat
ter has been recognized by Toxic as an
independent state and q military alli-
ance made with it. the press here holds
that there has been q real and unwar-
ranted seizure in Chinese territory.
Lest any one should misunderstood
the nature of the treaty between Japan
and the puppet state Japan has set UP
on the ruins of Manchuria. the Official
Interpretation announces that the pact
provides for a defensive alliance be-
tween the two governments says the
San Francisco Chronicle, which pro-
ceeds to comment: There Is something
beautifully naive in this new defensive
alliance between hard-pressed Japan
and the vigorous young state OF Man
chukuo. II conjtires mental pictures OF
Manchukuo rushing its army and navy
to the aid Of Its ally should Japan find
itself In need OF help. Japan should
now feel free to unload some of its
weight of armament. Manchukuo,
pledged to defensive alliance, will not
let any naughty nation hurt Japan"
The act Of japan in setting up a
government III MdnCnurld Dy IOrce OF
arms. government which can be main
tained only with japanese bayonets.
which the Chinese in Manchuria. 80
900 900 strong. have had no part in con-
structing, is in direct violation not only
Of the League Of Nations covenant and
the nine-power treaty. but of the Kel-
logg pact. under whose terms signatory
nations renounced war as an instrument
of national policy" vigorously contends
the Lexington Leader. Under the cir
cunstances. this paper sees nothing for
japan to do consistently but resign
from the League of Nations, repudiate
the Kellogg pact and the nine-power
treaty and resume her role as strictly
ASiatic power. beyond the pale Of West
ern civilization As the Houston Chron-
icle puts the matter. Japan defies the
nations of the world and asks them
| what they are going to do about it."
X
what will the signers Of the nine
power pact do?" asks the Charleston
tW. Va) Daily Mail. rating this ques-
tion as one ''of deep interest to Amer
leans In view Of the fact that the
United States is one Of the signers, "
and concluding that ''either an ad-
justment. meeting the ends of justice.
will have to take place or the cause
of peace as represented in interna-
tional treaties will suffer serious
blow" The Providence Journal states:
The obvious fact is that Japan has
defied the opinion of the rest of the
world, taken a flrmer grip on the
Asiatic mainland, proclaimed her man
ifest destiny in deeds rather than
words-in short, has commenced new
era Of imperialism in an area Of
enormous strategic possibilities Con-
tinuing, this paper pictures the island
empire as having turned her back on
all hampering international engage
ments, resorted to convenient euphem-
ism such as aggressive nations have
often used before and Is now formidably
dug in In Manchuria. as part of her
well-thought-o continental designs. +"
which was known In advance by Japan
and the rest Of the world, the San Jose
Mercury Herald points out that Presi-
dent Hoover saw that the int,Crity Of
the Kellogg pact had to be vindicated,
and he made Japan's action an occa-
sion to publish to the world the view
that no property right could be ac-
Quired by force in violation of it. The
League OF Nations promptly accepted
this view as the legal interpreta-
tion of the pact. Later. the Latin
American nations accepted it." Thus
has been crystallized world opinion
on the proposition that the Kel-
i logg pact has introduced q new rule
into international law which makes
void any right acquired by war" notes
this paper. However, the Port Huron