The Archive · 1932

Fresh Appeal to Commission

Loyang, Apr, 12

The National Emergency Conference hax sent a. telegram. to Tord Lytton and the other members of the' Lange) Commission asking for the upholding, of justice and the presentation of an accurate report of facts, "yo that world opinion may check "Japanere military gression."

The following is the full text of the telegram:

"Our country has been repeated-Jy. subjected to armed 0 ang' atrocities by Japan. "We come the members vf the League Gonemission, who come to our land from afar entrusted by the League to'find a "just settlement of the dispute. "For thoustads of years our country has always championed the principle of world brotherhood and justice "for all. We have a ways endeavoured to. maintain friendly relations with the Power Japan "recently, however, ignored her international obligations und dintubed human peace. After the ceeupation of Manchuria Japanese Woosung agio conse-Goops invaded the Shanghai and quences, of undoubtedly been "witregsed by, you during-your stay in Shanghai. "After Japanese occupation of Manchuri the Japanese established the bogus Manchokuo Government. he Japanese object is "merely, to use Puppet goverment as a screen for the annexation of China's territory. The League is a world instrument for justice You are peter envoys of human society. "We ope you will report the facts and inform the world of actual condi-Hons x0 hat impartial aczoants of japanese outrages may be known to the world in order to expose Japan to: the just. indignation and censure of world: opinion."—Reuter, can havi trains to and trap Harbbin—whieh would "practicai¢g "mean the. extension of the South Man: churia Railway to Harbin, If mone of these plans receives the comport of the Soviet Members of the Board, then, the position of the 'Menchukuo' Government will be tremely. difficult, because it will either "have to acknowledge' its Ymtence-to shys this matter, or adobe might result ina very serious situation aris'ag tween the Manchukuy Governmen!. aul the USSR.

The Gath and Bank Balances of the "Chinese" Eastern Railway on Aprils, amounted, to Yen 11,750, 000.00, of which Yen 9,684,000.00 was "Held on ear rent account with the Far Baitern Bank, and with the State Bank at. Vladivostok The Ailference between these amounts wes held in cash, and-on-current account, with Chinese and foreign

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