Geneva, Nov. 7.
Although at, present it has been agreed that the Council's meeting on November 16 should be held in Paris, it is understood that objections have been raised by some of the delegates, notably the Japanese.
"These objections, it is stated, are due to the presence of large numbers of foreign students in Paris, which, it is feared, might have disturbing Influence on the delibera tons of the Couneil—Reuter, League Circles Astonished Nov. 7.
Unless it is obliged to sit sooner the Council of the League of Nations:
ill convene in Paris on November 16 to renew its consideration of the Sino-Japanese conflict in Manchuria, it was definitely and officially announced by the League's Secretariag The decision to fx Pa the avenue of the next Council session ame as officials and members of the League of Nations were astounded over Japan's declaration that it will impossible for her to evacuate her troops from Manchuria before November 16 unless China acknow= ledges the five points has fundamental settlement as by Baron K, Shidehara, the Japan-ere Foreign Minister.
While League circles ave aston ed at the position Japan has now taken they declare that at least th tion that Japan stan the following points, 1—While at first that her military occupation of Chin-territory was necessary to tect her nationals she now admits that its purpose is the enforcement of Baron Shidchara's five points, 2—The new Japanese position constitutes an admission that Japa could evacuate her troops into zone of the South Manchuria Raile way before November 16 without endangering the lives and property of her nationals. But Japan is maintaining the occupation to ate tain other ends. It is expected that on November 16 the Council of the League will immediately act under Article "XV of the League's Covenant in order to eliminate the necessity for unanimity in its de-the following decisions are anticipated 1—The Council of the League of Nations will issue a solemn declara-violator of the Covenant of the League of Nations and of the Kel-long-Briand multilateral treaty out Jong. Wa:
2—The Council will despatch a Commission of investigation to the scene of conflict. This the League of Nations has the right to do do-spite-the Japanese opinion that such an investigation would be useless.
&—The Council will urge that the Powers recall their Ambassadors from Tokyo, Jeaving the method of economic pressure as a last resource.
To-day, M. Aristide Briand, the French Foreign Sinister and the President of the Council of the League of Nations, addressed to Mr.
Yoshizawa, the Japanese Ambassador to France and the Chief of the Japanese delegation to Geneva, a note insisting that the action of the Japanese. military, authorities im confiscating Manchurian salt revenues is calculated to aggravate the situation at the scene of conflict.
MI, Briand reminded Ambassador Yoshizawa of his assurances before the Council of the League of Nations that Japan would not aggravate the situation in Manchuria and that she
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