Evening star., 1932-11-21
Japan AND CHINA
CLASH AT GENEVA
Matsuoka Rejects Lytton Re-
port, but Sounds Note
of Cancellation.
Continued From First Page.)


there Is a menace from another source
namely, Communism.
"At the time of the Washington Con-
ference there was no threat OF Com
munism in China which was imported
by Sun Vat Sen in 1925"
The Japanese representative recalled
the military interventions Of other great
powers in China and stressed the pres
ence of anti-foreign feeling, declaring
THE national government works as
siduously to instill hatred OF foreigners
into the minds of the younger genera
ton"
Denounces Boycott.
Denouncing the boycott as war
fare of insidious character" the jap
anese speaker pictured the distress his
people had suffered as a result.
"Why is a boycott, when it assumes
an official or semi-official character, not
condemned by the League ana OUT
lawed?" he asked.
M Matsuoka pictured the rule OF
Marshal Chang Tso-Lin and his son,
Marshal Chang Sueh-Liang, as reign
of terror for the Manchurians. under
which the Japanese suffered, especially
during the regime OF the younger
Chang.
EVEN japanese patience cannot pc
stretched indefinitely" he said. Ine
incident of September 18 was the straw
which broke it."
The Japanese defender repeated the
Interpretation of the Mukden attack
given in Yesterdays reply to the Lytton
report. citing Secretary Of State Kellogg
and the United States Senate COM
ments as justification of Japan's actions
on the ground of self-detense.
Resents Interference.
He said Japanese national sentiment
would not permit outside interference
with the Manchurian question anu
Japanese subjects would be seriously
undermined during delay incidental 10
I,eaple procedure if the Manchurian
matter had been referred to the League
by Japan. Also he said there was q
difference between the Japanese and
the Western mentality.
M. Matsuoka disagreed with the COM
missions opinion that Manchurla was
an integral part of China, but agreed
with the commissions view that a status
"ante-uuo" cannot be restored. he
said the maintenance OF the present
regime was not unsatisfactory, but ap-
peared to the japanese as the only So
iltion possible. He contradlcted the
commissions view that Manchukuo was
established by the japanese, declaring
its presence due to the evident wish OF
the people to be rid Of the Changs.
Koo AsSails slaughter"
DIR. Koo ignored the japanese asser-
tion that there had been no violation
of it's pledges to keep the peace.
The real difficulty in the Mancnurlan
question. he said. is "Japan's fallure 10
respect her international engagements,
such as those stipulated In the League
Covenant, the Kellogg pact and the
nine-power treaty, land to carry out her
pledged word before the League Coun-
ell to withdraw troops from Manchurla
and to refrain from aggravatlng the
situation there.
whether this failure is due to a
native unwillingness on the part OF the
Japanese government" he said, "or to
lack of authority to enforce its Will on
the all-powerful military chiefs, its ef-
feet upon the world Is equally disturb
ing"
His voice trembled as he cried:
THE ruthless slaughter OF Chinese
citizens and the wanton destruction OF
Chinese property, which are still going
on in Manchuria as q result OF the jap
anese invasion, is beyond computation. y
China's boycott Of Japanese goods, he
declared, Is "a measure OF legitimate
defense which the central government