Evening star., 1937-09-15
GENEVA MEDIATION
SPURNED BY TOXIC
viii Brook No Interference,
Envoy in Switzerland
Declares.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
GENEVA, September 15.-Japan
will reject and ignore even friendly
mediation by the League of Nations
in the Sino-Japanese conflict, the
Japanese Minister to Switzerland dis
closed today.
The japanese envoy, Eli Amau, told
| the Associated Press Japan would
brook no interference in the Far East
| ern crisis.
His statement came as the League
pondered what, if any, action to take
on China's blistering indictment of
japanese aggression" and her de-
mand for a League denunciation of
the japanese military campaign
Won't Accept League Seat.
There is no question of Japan
accepting temporary League Coun-
Gil seat in case she is invited to de-
fend herself" the japanese envoy de-
clared decisively.
A British spokesman said a little
while later that Great Britain favored
revival of the Chinese Advisory Com
mittee, created after the Manchurian
conquest of 1881. in order to handle
the new Chinese appeal. The United
States was consultative member on
the old committee
Japan, if this plan was carried out,
would be asked to send a representa-
tive to the committee to state the
japanese case. This, seemingly, would
satisfy the Chinese-if not their foes.
Action under Article XVII CT the
League Covenant, which might in
volve the question of sanctions, was
not favored by the British
Amau admitted that though Japan
is no longer a member of the League,
he is closely following developments
during the Assembly session, at which
China's delegate, Dr. Wellington Koo
today made denunciatory appeal.
Officially Amau is in Geneva in his
capacity as director of the Japanese
Geneva bureau to handle international
conferences.
tIn Toxic the japanese govern
ment ordered Amau to refute Chi
nese charges of aggression, but
foreign office spokesman said he
had been given no detailed instruc-
tons.
(He may 'at his discretion make
an unofficial statement to the
League" the spokesman declared,
adding that League action would
only "aggravate" the Sino-Japa-
nese crisis.)
Question of Life and Death.
"The question of Eastern Asia is to
Japan question Of life and death"
Amau said. Peace is necessary there,
but peace is threatened by two ele-
ments:
First, the Chinese government and
the Kuomintang (Chinese Nationalist
Party have been carrying out an
anti-Japanese policy with anti-Japa-
nese education among the children
and soldiers of China.
Second, the Communist movement
IN China recently was increased by
Markings decision to cooperate with
the Communists and by the release of
Communist prisoners.
We must fight for the national
existence Of Japan and save China and
Eastern Asia from the Communist
peril"
Amau added that Japan would settle
her dlfilculties with China directly and
without outside interference.
koo Warns U. S. and Europe.
DR.. Koo earlier warned the United
States and Europe that Japanese guns
may menace them some day if they do
| not support China now.
He made the statement before the
League Of Nations Assembly in a
| blistering indictment of what he called
japanese aggression
The speaker, pleading for urgent
league action. asserted that European
and American interests already are
! feeling the menace from occupation Of
Tientsin and Peiping by the Japa-
nese Army"
II Japan should succeed in her
attempt to dominate Shanghai as WE'LL"
he continued, 1.-The end of vast COM
mercial interests there of Europe and
America could be easily foreseen.
1t is clear that China in vigorously
resisting the japanese armed aggres-
sion is not only trying to defend her
own territory, but in effect also to
safeguard the rights and interests of
foreign powers within her borders"