Tendency of Findings Oct, 3.
Now that League circles have the opportunity of digesting the Lytton Report more at their leisure it will be possible to give their reaction Sore completely" and from angle, 'Although the first impressions seem to indicate that the Report was entirely unfavourable to Japan and upheld the Chinese case, which view still widely held, it must be ad-ted that there is' now some diverity of opinion. Polish circles, for instance, hold that' the conclusions of the Report are somewhat strained far fetched considering" the hold that the evidence col lected by the Commission strongly supports the Japanese case while the conclusions reached by the Commission are adverse to Japan, They contend that the Report makes clear that China is not in a position to restore order or to Feorganise to normal conditions.
further pointed out "that the Commission admits that possible, Same quarters that the recognition of Sanat exceptional economic and 'In other European quarters, the opinion "is that' the Report' may laftord the basic for an agreed solu ion, especially upon the terms of what measure of autonomy' shall be Jconceded to the new Manchurian rime. The great majority' hold, Rowever, that the Report constitutes
Jo careful, comprehensive and. oba saber, practical scheme bated on fective inguiry, showing that while Sapan has _legitim both economic and with regard. to Ther security, no. solution is possible Jexcept.on a basis of Chinese sovereign' rights:—Reuter. ie|"REPORT LEADS NOWHERE"
Foreign Press Comment on Document London, Oct. 3.
"The Times" says there is no, difculty about accepting the principles Jot the Lytton Report, but that the feonclasions have unfortunately been Jsomewhat impaired by the lapse of time between the signature of the [document and its receipt in Geneva, Furthermore, the journal adds, the Commission suffered because it was agent out late and returned before JJapan extended recognition to Man-Jehukuo. The Commission did not after the first shot was fired 1 feonflict which it had to investigate the League of Nations and the United States are now faced with the transformation of Manchuria unto a new State virtually a Japan-jose protectorate, The Report suggest solution which might be well suited to conditions in Manchuria as found by the Commission. Full appreciation is Jgiven to the special interests of Japan, political and economic, and ithe recommendations have" been drawn up, not with the legalistic formality of an arbitrator, but with {the wisdom of a friend of both China Jand Japan, but the question never-Itheless arises whether, in the cireum= stances to-day, they are practically, Jand immediately to be realised.
There is not the slightest doubt, continues "The Times," that Tokyo will be altogether unwilling to ac~ Jeept the recommendations, yet Lord Lytton and his colleagues have no Jdoubts about the feelings of the focal population in Manchuria Jagainst the Japanese, Tapan, it says, has become jyolved in an immense. undertake Her treasury will not be able much Hlonger to stand the drain of sending of troops of the feelings Jof the Manchurians will not ultimo ately serve the permanent interests lof Japan.
Foreign governments will natural-ire time to study the full im= plications of the Report, process where late unnecessary and undesirable and [which demands collective rather than national diplomatic. action."
The journal then points out that the Report will not be discussed by, the Council of the League of Nations before next month, when the problem will have to be faced of maintaining. the principles of the [Covenant without ignoring the facts Jof an unprecedented situation, opportune moment for active medi tion by the League, it conclude fikely to occur later rather than The "Daily Telegraph" says. that the "Lytton Report represents sincere, thorough-going attempt, to get atthe rights and wrongs of highly contentious question: it dea heaped abuse upon Japan as a viol for of the rights of @ weaker State ana while it-holds that U tion of Manchuria from Chi valid, it recognises that Japa interests have suffered' greatly" at the hands of the Chinese administra tion.
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