Manchurian Situation Geneva, May 4.
Dr. W, W. Yen, China's chief delegate, here, is sending to the League Secretariat in a day. or two morandum commenting on the Brelininary report o¢ the Lytton In. conversation with Reuter today, Dr, Yen foreshadowed the contents of his memorandum. the report shows that Japan, not only carrying out the Coun: Sis "revolution of December. 10 providing for the withdrawal of troops into the South Manchuria railway zone but also she is preventing China from carrying out her obligations under the same resolu-po Fiver and' property of J tionals outside the Fallwa the Sapanese troops withdraw.
Sparen to the military activities the japanese troops Dr. Yen Suid! "The jupanese have always declared that their military opera some ame but the Lytton against bandits but the Lytton re-Bert Yevenlsthat. their operations Ere now directed against organised Chinese forces combating the troops of the Manchukuo Government."
Dry Yen takes n serious. view of the situation and. fears, complica tlensbut says he has not fast patio trice-and hopes satisfactory Solu: tion "wilt "finally" be reeched—Reuter, Soviet and Lytton Commission Moscow, May 4.
That the Soviet government refused to allow its officials in Manchuria to assist the Lytton Com.
jon in. its inquiries: is revealed———thiween Sir Bue Drummond, ace-ihe publication of correspondence retary-general of the League of Nations, and M. Litvinoff, Commissar for foreign affairs.
The correspondence shows that M. Litvinof replied in the negative to Sir Erie's inquiry as to whether Soviet officials wowd be allowed ive Information-and evidence to the But, he points out, the Soviet is not. member of the League, did not participate in the discussions neva of events in China, and did not participate in the formation of the Lytton Commission and'on which, the Soviet is not represented.
The Soviet Government, therefore, unnblo to assure a proper attitude towards information supplied by Soviet representatives and could not therefore undertake responsibility for the conclusions which might, be drawn by the Commission.—Rteuter.
Ex-Emperor Meets Commission Changchun, May 5.
interesting—meeting took Jace to-day when the ex-Emperor fauan Tung, now chief executive of the Manchuluo Government, roceived Lord Lytton and his all gues on the League Commission. Ho subsequently entertained the Commissioners at_a luncheon.
had interviews with General ' Hai Tord Lytton and his party, also Hela, Minister of Finance and one of the lending members of the Manchukwo Government, and Mr.
'a Japanese official connect= with the new regime.
The Commissioners ure proceeding to-morrow to Wanpaoshan, the scene of the Wanpaoshan incident which Ted to anti-Chinese massacres Korea last year—Reuter.
Criticism of the Commission London, May, The Lytton Commission's function hitherto has been to act ast forwarding agency for the Japanese" military authorities in Manchuria," declares the "Mana leading: article to-day.
'The journal says that the _pre-Yiminary report of the Commission consists entirely of information from Japanese sources concerning M the" number and disposal of the Topanese troops i, Manchuria. This information, the Souk have' been sent to the Leas Nations by "General Honjo Reuter.
"American Policy in Far Bast New York, May 5, ierthe Far Haat, was made by Mr. oreign policy, especially. n rear Wallin He Caste, Acting Secretary State, ina speech here last night.
oyecte against another nation. He ati danoanced theca revere eritcised the concept ores on which, he held, the Learue Notions, had been, founded, and tivaneed as a new keystone in inter, tutional law the "Hoover Doctrine Pefhat no territorial gains in viola-jon or the Kellogg. Anti-War Pact should be nesognived Router
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