London, Jan, 13.
'A plea was made to, the League Assembly to-day for the speediest report possible on the facts under Paragraph 4, Article XV, if Japan persists that the recognition of Manchukuo cannot be undone, The plea was contained ina Ictter to the press and was signed, among others, by the Archbishop fof York, the Bishops of Ripon, Salisbury and Bradford, the Head Masters of Rugby and Harrow, H. G. Wells, the novelist," Morgan Bondfield, Minister of "Labour 1924, and Professor Gilbert Murray, English writer and scholar. ning, in flagrant "del League Covenant, It s signatories would regard. the recognition of Manchukuo asa di for the League and for 1 lective system of security of Which the Covenant and the Kellogg Pact are instruments In the opinion of the signatories, accept the principles of negotiation Japan happily now refuses, to for settlement contemplated by the Committee of Nineteen, and" still persists, that her recognition of manchukuo has created an unalterfable. fait accompli, the Assembly should most speedily issue a report under Arvicle XV, Paragraph po Tin of the Lytton Report and ex-leifly declare against the recognition of Manchukuo, We further consider that the Assembly, without delay, should examine the ftuation in the light of these deci sions with a view to seeing what further action is, required."
"The text of the paragraphs in. Article XV relative to the situation
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