New York, Sept. 30.
The suggestion that, in the event that the Lytton Report criticises adversely "Japan's activities Manchuria and that, ax a result, Japan were to resign her member ship of the League of Nations has aroused speculation ax to whether step will result in Japan having to surrender her mandate in the. Pacific.
Under the Treaty of Versailles, Japan was appointed mandatory 9 the former German possessions: north of the Equator and to-day ferns a large number of islands rior to the Great War, flew the German flag.
These islands, which include the Marshall Archipelago, the Ladrones (except Guam) and the Carolines, stretch oxer that vast portion of the Pacific Ocean. which lies between. Henotulu and the Philippines.
Strategically they are of considerable importance as they constitute 'a menace to ships travelling between Henolula and Japan'or "Honolulu and the Philippines, and in the event of a war in the Pacific, would be of grent valve as bases for the opera-yn of aircraft and submarines.
The possibility of her resigna from the League raises the point whether the mandate granted Japan a subject so well understood er in 3 "world in which facts can be easily gathered and. appraised they' can be to-day, 'a very grave warning," Dr. Hu writes in conclusion, "Eat us' wait and see which treaty will turn out to be ® scrap of paper in the not distant future: the Tenge Covenant, or the Nine-Power Pact, or, the Pacl'of Paton the Proto: el signed at Changchun on Septem. ber "IB between General Mate and Mr. Cheng. Hisiao-heu?™
Thinks Report Fair Oct, 3.
In a Reuter interview this evening Dr, Hu Shih, the eminent scholar id: "I consider the Lytton Repor! as quite fair, particularly chapters 4 and 6. T also agree with its ten general principles Taid down as perquisites for n satisfactory soli prerequisites for a satisfactory. th de factor situation of Man-Although the carrying out of Commission's reoommenda~ tions will undoubtedly improve ce ait tions in Manchuria, the recom:
wndations have apparently not bot wen couched ina spirit. of Axticle 1 of the Teague Covenant and tide 1 of the Nine-Power Treaty.
The "Shunpao" pays a warm bute to the Commission for ite impartial avtiality in drafting the report its findings in Manchuria, #ay-that chapters TV, VI," and VII of the report, dealing with the ganisation of "Manchukwo and rents in Manchuria subsequent 0 Sei tember 18, last, are particularly od, However, the journal states, th Yeport would have been much bet fter if the scope of the League Commission's activities had not ber <n limited under the League's re-sal lution,
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