Geneva, Sept. 24.
Addressing the Assembly of the League of Nations to-day Lerroux, the President of the Council, announced that both the Assembly and the Council will remain in permanent session to deal with the Sino-Japanese crisis in Manchuria. Both the Assembly and the Council of the League of Nations had been scheduled to adjourn on Saturday.
'M. Lerroux announced also that the Council is exerting its utmost fon behalf of peace in the Far East and that it has every reason to hope that a solution will soon be reached.
Previously, M, Titulesco, the President of the Assembly, address before that body' had de-_ clared it to be imperative that before the Assembly adjourns it receive a report from the Council enabling it for engage in a full discussion of the Sino-Japanese dispute. The organs of the League of Nations should remain in permanent session if necessary," Titulesco said, in order to reassure public opinion.
Prior to the the meetings of the Council and the Assembly to-day the Tepresentatives of the Big Five Sy consider the Manchurian situation. announced that, the Council League of Nations has re-jotes from China and from regarding the 's note agrees to refrain from willingness to withdraw its troops from Manchuria and to participate in a pacific settlement of the dispute with Japan. China also thanks tha' Council for informing the United States of the developments to date.
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