Evening star., 1933-02-21
SHAPES GENEVA POLICY.
Japan VIII Notify League Of With
drawal Next Month.

TOXIC, February 81 (P-Japan's
formal notification of its withdrawal
from the League, planned in view of
the certainty that the League will con-
denim Japan's policy in Manchuria this
week, will be issued scme time in
March, it was learned today from an
official source.
The government will not await the
return of Yosuke Matsuoka, the chief
Japanese delegate at Geneva. Geneva
reports said orders for japanese with
drawal from the League Assembly were
received there yesterday, but that with
drawal from the League itself was a
constitutional question to be consid-
cred after the delegation departs.)
Foreign Minister Yasyua Uchida tele-
graphed approval of Matsuoka's plan
to leave Geneva about February 26, re-
turning homeward by way of the United
States. He would sail from San Fran
cisco March %.
viii Stop at Washington.
Matsuoka will stop at Washington,
hoping to meet President-elect Roose-
welt 1t was doutful whether this would
be possible, however, due to the stress
of the post-inauguration period in the
American Capital Matsuoka's status
in America would be unoffidial
In addition to recalling its delegates
from the Disarmament Conference, as
well as the League itself, Japan is not
likely to participate in the forthcoming
World Economic Conference, an official
spokesman said These conferences are
sponsored by the League, although the
United States and Soviet Russia are
participants.
In the present atmosphere, Japans
participation Is not likely to be con-
ducive to good results. Moreover, the
Economic Conference is mainly con-
cerned with European and American
problems. Japan being only slightly in
terested," said the spokesman.
Meanwhile orders to all japanese
naval base and fleet commanders to be
on the alert and prepared to meet any
emergency were dispatched today. The
naval Office said at present there are
no naval units at the japanese man.
dated islands in the Pacific Ocean, be-
tween the Philippines and Hawaii, and
so no orders were sent there.
Intends to Keep Islands.
Japan. granted a mandate over those
islands by the League after they were
taken from Germany, does not intend to
part with them when it leaves the
League, officials said. The new naval
orders were made in view of Japans
secession from the League.
An explanation of Japan's decision to
quit the League was today's main busi-
ness before the japanese Diet, or House
of Representatives, and the House of
Peers. Cabinet members were to ap-
pear to discuss the program for with
drawal
The Privy Council will meet Wednes-
day, when its Endorsement of secession
is considered a foregone conclusion
Foreign Minister Uchida was expected
to confer shortly with a council Ct
elder statesmen. The final approval
by the Emperor of the program was
believed certain to follow shortly there
after.
The Leagues adoption of the report
calling upon Japan to withdraw its
military forces in Chinese territory ano
to repudiate the government of Man
chukuo, which it set up in Manchuria
was expected within the next three days
While proletarian political groups op-
pose withdrawal from the League, they
agree with other parties in denouncine
the Leagues recommendations.