Nov. 22.
The Council of the League of Nations will not be allowed evade the issue involved in China's demands that immediately Japanese territory and into the zone of the Seth Manchoria De.
Alfred Sze, the Chinese Minister
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London, fold the Usited Press to Tu his interview with the United Press, Dr. Sze made it _apparent that China has not changed—the position nor modified in any way the statements her delegates made before Saturday's public session of the Council. Then Dr. Sze told the members of the Council that no] specious plan, such as that for the despatch of a commission of inquiry will be accepted as} an excuse for not immediately coos: ing hostilities in Manchuria and for not immediately starting the bet ye evacuation of Chinese to the United the Chinete will approve the commission of inquiry, Proposal asa separate negoti: tion Sat and this be mophasised ace Council on Saturday.
until the. Council coives the prolem of evacuating Japanese troops! from Chinese territory end inia the Zone of the South Manchuria Ri way.—United Press.
League Works on Details of Commission Nov. 28, The' Council of the League of Na= tions met at 10.50 this bornite consider: tie draft. teslution cone Sernng the denetch by the Larue of a commission of investigation to Manchuria, "At their meeting on Saturday, the Council decided that the formation of a commission Of Inguiry, which would' attain ignore nation on the: spat' of actual condlitions tu manchuria, ofered the best chance" of finding seme. practical solution to the: dispute between Chit and Japan.
The resolution, however, has to be approved' by" both China and Savan before {cam be carried into effect and as the views of the (WO countries diter widely on, the sutye Sect ie was recognised that the task of framing "a resolution. to which they would both agree would be an exceedingly ieale take easticdt Bpnaman: the. Sere:
Gene League, assisted by the League experts was engage: ed upon this. task all day" yoteer 2 day. "IE i" understood. the drat felts to © commiaion tude and that it devs not imply any" definite to a commission Wenqucte, BO
powers of intervention in the dis ute, "Ie makes the question of the Evacuation of MancHluria separate from the despatch of the concise sion, so that the evacuation wil not be"inftuenced "by. the appotntnent of the commission or by Tes mover ments The Council separated at 12.10 after agreeing tha? the resolution was based correctly on the Japatese Proposal and was in alignment with the Gounells views on the sublet, The public meeting to which the resolution will be submitted has not yet been Axed, as it is necessary frst To ensure the unanimous adoption oF the resolution, "If the resolution not unanimously approved,, thit 18 iit does not meet with the approval of both Japan and China, the Coun fil will have to record is inability: to reach am agreement, The resolution will be submitted to the Chinese and Japanese Gorern~ ments this afternoon and" another {'rivate meeting of the Council will eld tomorrow wt Il a.m. understood that the passage regarding the withdrawal of {tops more or Tess. bid. on the Gostet's resolution "of Septenber As regards the question of extend. ling: the inquiry to China as well a Manchuri, it is stated that the re~ solution is'so elastically worded, and. that the powers of the Commission funder it are so wide that it-will en= Jable the fullest inquiry of affairs connected with the di puts made without specifically mention fitlier Manchuria or China Reuter.
"A Mockery of Justice"
London, Nov. 28.
The "News-Chronicle" deeres this morning that there is much to be sid for the proposed "Lengue commission to investigate—condi-
adds, however, that' until Japan tions in Manchuria. "The paper evacuates the' conquered territory: Jand waits in a legal manner a proper, adjudication of the " dipate, "the position must make mockery of international authority and international justice."—Reuter.
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