The Archive · 1933

Lytton Report Examined

To, the Editor of the "Nowrm-Cuiwa Datey News."

ieee foal eto That 'True, intelligence and fairness, 8 rarity in this, gullible and selfish world; but one does expect a proper appreciation from' the experts at Geneva. Is it possible that Sir John's attitude has only be due to ignorance or to a subconscious partiality?

No one will deny China's when she was made a member of the Teague; and, as such she entitled to domand™ the fulfilment the stipulations of the Covenant. And cher instability ign. way a Justifeation for. Jo plunder and. devastation! 's course of <0!

A bitter irony it ig' that Japan, fof all the mations, should accuse eof sunt. No" other, country bitrtction of "China's" unifention played a. bigger, part in. the Tris curious that @ subject of such fundamental importance to. the study of the Sino-Japanese relations Should" have been to. neglected by the Report, 'The annexation of Korea, For-most' and Riu-Kiu; the forcible louse of the Kwanting Peninsula: the RussoJapancse secret treaty for the partition of Manchuria and Mongolia, all "these maybe. lise tory out of date. But nothing has been, said of her' active part in the overthrow of Yuan Shiktkai, of her scheming. with the' Antu' Clique, and of her quite recent. bombard: ment of Tsinan to impede the ale Vance of the victorious Nationalist Army.

Contrary to the Reuter reports from Mukden and to the opinion of her own pavllamentary members, the Commission, has nat been cer tain over Japan's camp assassination vot Mars Teo-lin. "The Twent were called "a group of exceptional "Baron. Hayashi lation against Marshal Chang:

ug's allegiance tothe Nationalist Government (quite definitely" reported by. Reuter). the Report hints. that "Japan. wished la to romain separate."

"It demands, the return of Leased territories, of "administration and ther not purely commercial. rights exercised by a foreign agency. in railway areas, of administrative Fights' inv concessions nnd. settle:

routs, and of exteatercitorial hot strongly opp. of these igh als as national Public opin to the continuance which are, regarded China and elsewhere able for perusal is gratify; aport which should be vers torch appreciated," "Across. a ea. able, stands, all "the eritiiem king the speech Jinciable "Your apawer may.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

Your account