Evening star., 1932-09-30
JAPAN TO REFUSE
TO EXPLAIN POLICY
Conversations With Lytton
Commission Ignore All
Other Nations.
BY EDGAR ANSEL MOWRER.

BY EDGAH ANSEL MOWnLn.
BY Cable to The Star.
BERLIN, September 30.-Japan has
no account to give to the other powers
regarding its action in Manchuria or
its abrupt recognition of the "inde-
pendent state" of Manchukuo.
Japan's point Of view is that this
concerns Japan alone and that country
will not tolerate" a settlement OF the
question by the League Of Nations. In
the entire Manchurian campaign Japan
has acted only in self-defense. 1t has
violated neither the Kellogg pact nor
the nine-power Far Eastern treaty nor
the League Covenant. The only pos
sible settlement Of the question IS recog-
milton of Manchukuo by the Other
powers
This is revealed in an account OF two
recent official conversations between tiie
japanese foreign minister. Count
Yasuya Uchida, and the League OF
Nations Inquiry Commission IN TOXIC
an account that has come from a re-
liable Toxic source.
Rail Plans Completed.
These conversations, uncovered on the
eve OF the publication of the League
commissions report. further make sar
that Japan had plans already well laid
for developing the Manchurian rail-
vays under the exclusive control OF
the Japanese owned South Manchurtan
road: that it considers there can never
be any further connection" between
Manchuria and China. and that py
involved sophistry it defines Manchuria
to include inner Mongolia.
The body of that conversation 1oI-
lows:
Lord Lytton British president OF the
Leagues comnlission): Public opinion
of the world believes recognition OF
Manchukuo violates the nine-power
agreement and also the League covenant
and the Kellogg pact
Count Uchida Japan does not recog-
nize that this violates any agreement.
In the matter Of self-defense the opin-
ions of others cannot be considered.
One must act"
Lord Lytton: will Japan request the
opinion Ct the other signatorieS to the
nine power pact on the recognition OF
Manchukuo?"
Count Uchida: mo"
Won't Tolerate China.
Mai. Gen. Frank r. Mccoy fAmeri-
can representative on the commission)
I'VE have verified the fact on the spot
that it Is not necessary to speak OF
self defense II the question turns on
the threatening of Japanese interests
in Manchuria, it can safely be assumed
that no such threat exists. You speak
Of the vital interest of Japan IN Man
churia. But China and Russia also have
g. i,1 AHoS
ognition of Manchukuo will place Japan
In an unfavorable moral position"
Gen. Henri Edouard Claudel French
man on the commission): Chinese
influence in the government Of Man
churia must be made greater than 1t
now is
Count Uchida: mo connection. even
nominal between Manchuria and China,
can be tolerated Japan, which knows
China better than do all other nations,
has about had its fill Of Chinese bad
faith China must and later will under
stand that 1t must renounce Manchuria
forever. japanese officials in Man.
chukuo were not sent over from Japan
but chosen from the Manchukuo ruling
class. When these officials do not act
wisely, the Japanese government can
throw them out"
Boundaries Uncertain.
At the beginning OF the second con-
versation with the League commission,
Count Uchida said he had made mis-
take when he said that the Japanese
government could throw out Manchukuo
officials.
When the Manehukuo government
requests Japan to do so, then the Jap
anese government can recommend bet
ter officials" he corrected himself.
Lord Lytton: What do you under
stand by Manchuria? What boundaries
has Manchukuo?"
Count Uchida: by Manchurla We
understand the four eastern provinces
and inner Mongolia as we'll 1t is I'M
possible to define exactly the bounoarles
of Manchukuo"
Lord Lytton: How can you talk about
recognition of a state whose boundaries
you do not know"
Count Uchida: THE boundaries be-
tween inner and outer Mongolia were
never clearly defined. Naturally. one
can recognize state whose boundarles
are unknown. That was the case with
Poland in the treaty OF Versailles.
Recognition Only Solution.
Mai Gen. Mccoy: "If had been a
japanese officer in Manchuria. with no
exact kIlOWleUSe OA lliC III
outside Manchuria. I would probably
have acted just as the Japanese officers
there. but the japanese government
possessed all the necessary information
and it must act accordingly. Japan
talks of having taken upon itself the
task of keeping peace in the Far East.
In order to keep this peace. Japan has
already fought two wars-the Japanese
Chinese and the Japanese Russian. Now
Japan itself is compelled to take UP
arms again in order to fulfil this task.
Would it not have been better il Japan
had given the League of Nations the
possibility of making an inquiry in
order to settle this question by friendly
means?"
Count Uchida: Japan esteems the
League of Nations but in no case will
it tolerate settlement of this question
by the League. The Manchurian ques-
tion can be settled only by the recogni-
ton of Manchukuo."
Lord Lytton How do you look on
the railway problem in Manchuria?'
Count Uchida: "All the railways OF
Manchuria will be managed and de-
veloped by the South Manchurian."
(Copyright, 1922