The Archive · 1933

Geneva, Dee. 29

'The Secretariat of the League of Nations to-day received China's proamendments. to the draft' re-ion of the Committee of 19, together with. Chinese comments upon Japan's "observation" on the Lytton Report and the statements made on the floor of the Assembly by Br, Yosuke Mtatsuol the Japanese delegation, who Chinese-cornment charges Me. Matsuoka "with attempting to. im: ress the Assemuily by "a policy ut, particularly with regard. to his allegations regarding. the widespread existence of Communism in ina and its menace to the peace of the Orient and the world. While Mr. Matsuoka has been trotting. out the "Red" bogey man before the League, the Chinese statement ao-4gerts, the Tokyo Government simulfanecualy us been engaged In voi: ing" veiled" threats. of a. Ruszo-'Sapanese alliance,—United Press, "Bullying and Blut"

Geneva, Dee, 30. mixture of bullying and bluff in a Japanese policy is deveribed as communication from Dr. Wellington Koo containing comments on var ious Japanese statements before the pages, is divided into four parts and comprises 33 paragraphs. It insists iples of the League must not be impaired, vie ers to Baron China and to prevent the unification of thet country have never been denied. by the Japanese.

On the other hand, the statement serts that Dr. CT, Wang, forerly Minister for Foreign Affairs in the National Government, never accepted the Japanese denial ¥efpurding the authenticity "of the fanake Memorial, which outlined plan for Japanese imperialist ex-Dansion in Asis.

The memorandum denies that China has pursued an anti-foreign Policy and insists. that "China. res-Deets all hor treaty and contract: Obligations. It justifies the boycott, Saying that it was reluctantly undo taken in retaliation against Japanese military aggression, 'The first part then refers to the events in Shanghai between January and March of this year. Tt denies that, Japanese troops were " fired on first, In any case, it adds, the Chinese' authorities did "not" ree cognise the arrangements. made by the foreign military and. naval authorities, especially the suggestion to create a Japanese sector. Authoritative reports from impo fiat bodies showed that the Shanghai episode, with the loss of 24,000 Chinese lives and. the destruc property worth 1,600 mi dollars, was entirely due to a meditated Japanese plan, to. std terror into the minds of the Chie nese,'

The second part: of the Chinese statement deals with the Japanese responsibility. for the war over Korea and refers. to the American attitude as described in. Colonel Stimson's Note of January 9, 1932, which refuses to admit the Kegality of any de facto situation or recognise any treaty or agreement between China and Japan which impairs the treaty rights of the United States or its citizens, 8, 1031, and contests the right of the Japanese to station troops in the railway zone. The end of the second part reiterates that © Manehukuo owes her conception, promotion and creation entirely "to. the agency of Japan and denies telegrams purporting to show that the Movement was spontaneously deve-Toped and prompted by the freewill of the people.

The third part refers to terrorism in Japan and the suppression Hiberal opinion and. says that a yeign of terror is being maintained by the Tokyo warlords. 'Finally, it states that. the forecast. made by Mr, Y. Matsuoka, the chief Japanese delegate at Geneva, that' China Would not be able to have a united central government for at Toast. 10, or 20 years was evidently inspired by a wish father to the thought. He quotes postages from the works of Mr, Matsuoka to show that he a literary exponent of Japanese interests abroad."

The fourth and final part deals with Japan's disregard for, inter-Rational obligations. Japan's dis-

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