Evening star., 1932-09-24
LEAGUE ACTSNOv.14
ON LYTTON REPORT
DESPITE JAPANESE
Council Laughs Down Tokio's
Request for Delay on Man.
churian Question.
DE VALERA SAYS JAPAN
HAS PREJUDICED CASE
Authorities Doubt Legal Ability
of Oriental Power to With
draw as Protest.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
GENEVA, September 24.-Denying
Japan's insistent requests for further
delay, the League of Nations Council
decided today to consider the Lytton
Commission report on the Far East on
November IA. The report will be pub
lished October l.
There have been reports both here
and in Toxic that if the report is un-
favorable to Japan and If the councll
should take too firm a position against
Japan's military policies in Manchurla,
the Japanese government might With
draw from the League.
Some authorities maintain this would
be impossible legally, for League mem-
ber cannot resign while it IS IN de-
fault of its obligations, and member
in good standing cannot withdraw eX-
cept on two years notice. 1t is thought
in some quarters that If Japan conSld-
ers the report unfavorable she Will
merely continue her objections to the
Leagues method of handling the Man
churian issue, and ignore the League S
ruling.
De Valera Hits Recognition.
Eamon de Valera, head of the Irish
Free State government and president OF
the present session of the council, eX-
pressed the regret of the council tnat
japan had recognized the new Man
churian state of Manchukuo.
Japan's action, he said, preJudlced
final settlement of the Sino-Japanese
dispute.
De Valeras regret was expressed
while he was recommending that the
council agree to Tokio'S request for
six-weeks delay in considering the re-
pert of the leagues inquiry commits
sion.
For - months. he said. the council
had strictly absta1ned from any actlon
likely to prejudice the flnal agreement
over the dispute and for this reason
Japan's recognition was all the more
regretable.
Haruichi Nagaoka, Japan's repre-
sentative, pleaded for further delay IN
consideration of the report. but DR.. w.
W. Yen of China insisted upon the
earliest possible date and the council
agreed with him.
Spokesman Draws Laughter.
NJ. Nagaoka employed every means to
cain a further delay, asking that con-
siGeration of the report be deferred until
six weeks after publication OF maps ana
anuexes. The council overruled him.
Then he said floods, poor steamship
service and the necessity for translatlng
the report into japanese would Involve
further delay. His requests provoked
general laughter, but the council re-
Jected them.
yate the situation further, and ne
charged that Japan has taken aoVan-
tage of each delay to strengthen her
poSition in Manchuria. He urged the
earliest possible consideration for the
report and declared the Council had no
right to delay the disposition OF 1t.
Yen proposed that Japan'S request
he referred to the Committee OF ~ OF
the Special Assembly of the League
which he said, was the body authorized
to decide the manner OF conducting ell
forts toward a settlement.
He added he had just received ln1or.
nation the Japanese were preparing TO
extend their military occupation OF
Manchuria into the Province OF Jehol.
Matter of Grave Concern"
De Valera ruled, however, that the
Council was competent to handle the
question.
resentative, said JapanS recognltlon OF
Manchukuo was "a matter OF grave con-
Germ TO tne nIelHdIlO1iol |oiiiiiio oA''
of nations.
The Lytton report was prepared oy
commission which included Gen. Frank
R. Mccoy, U. S. A. Under the auspices
of the League it visited China, Japan
and Manchuria to investigate relations
between the two great Eastern powers
Unofficial versions have said the report
leaves room for argument by both coun-
tries