"So much for questions of prin: ciple, Tam in favour of adoption of the Lytton Report, which is a precious, serious and most impartial document. The Lytton Re makes clear that the military operations in Shanghai and Manchuria cannot be considered in the nature of legitimate defence, This denotes that the territory of one Member of the League has been violated and that the Covenant of the League has not been respect conclusion cumstances.
"There is another. aspect of question: T¢ the. question of 1 Mate defence arose, it-was because there were hostile acts on the other side. "According to the Lytton Ite-ud the statements of the two Parties, there' were. two categories of acts, of this nature, namely, Xenophobe' propaganda extending even to schools and eapccilly: the boycott, which was systemttised, organised and even encouraged, apparently officially." Such nets be condemned, bue the League mu act firmly if a member of the Lo gue takes the law into. its hands, especially by proceeding wit Wileshrend military operations upon the teritory'of another member of the Teague."
Dr. Benes went on to say that in any final solution "complaints re: garding anti-foreignism aswell nh Boycott. dorerved. the most ious consideration, Dealing with the question of the Jereation of Manchukuo, he said involved similar questions of principles and others even graver." An independent State had been tablished in the territory of one member State, thanks to the pres ence in that territory of the military forces of another member the League. Did not this constitute, grant violation of Article X of the Covenant? Was not tha a extremely dangerous "precedent Let them imagine similar cireun stances in the confines of Europe.
sential not to create a cedent and the temptation to unit ate a successful operation as this would have the most dangerous consequences. As the guardian of re-, spect for treaties, was not the Lea. gue involved by the failure of one fof the parties to respect the Nine: Power Treaty? Tt had to be admitted, however, that reproach for, the non-observance of certain cop: tractual responsibilities had algo, been made against the other party.
Conciliation Made Difficult Dr: Benes recalled that. the mem bers ofthe: Commitice of 19 had Pressed "sincere regret that the Endertaking of the tivo partis not to\ngeravate the situation had nob been observed. "The Committee Fapays action ly rovogaising Mate hu kuo, which had monde the take Of Condition most diffe Te was obvious that acts of excéptional gravity had taken place, contrary. tothe "prescriptions of the Covenant and the resolutions of the Assembly. These injustices demanded reparation. in no ciseum: stance could they be recognised by, the League, an war apparent in the retolution of March it 1032.
"store proceeding fo ake action upon Japam forthwith' to dissolve the so-called Manchukuo govern ment, to withdraw her troops. and to pay, damages for the loss of Ghinese lives and property would have been a more logical sequel to the findings of the Commission of Inquiry?
The Chinese spokesman admitted that the Commission probably had hot, considered itself competent to Make such a declaration, and urged that such action should be'taken by Service, allegedly confirming the massacre of 2,700 Chinese in three Chinese villages near Fushun September. take on it involved not only China Japan, but the future of the League itself. It was no exaggera-have operated in Manchuria, "Hay: ing definitely made that declaration, We are willing to lend what sid we tion to say that the der|can in trying to find solution on in the native of "humanity wo|question of peace or var. the basis desire to protest our Fast the Far East, with the inevitable energy against such massacres of Linked up with the decision to "be the. situation, and said it was the Fepercussione on. world peace, was soce Breet, the, Caahontrakan delegate, referred to the gravity our civil population, Dr. Yen de-reached on the Report. They musi|first time since the foundation of 'Mr. Matsuoka's Reply endeavour to' find ust verdict onthe League that the Assembly had the facts, a solution equit Mr, Matsuoka said he reserved the ble & all{hoen called upon to act. under the Covenant. right of commenting upon Dr. Yen's the interests concerned, to terminate] Article the conflict and to remove the post-iwas, he sai 1 question for a final, speech, Inter and asked the indul- bility of future antagonisms. definite decision that would possibly under Paragraph IV-of Attlee Dr. Benes continued "We appeal {the tro patties not to. cxetle a
our acting as judges. We appeal Situation which will necessitate to Japan, whose glorious history entitles her to a place among the first nations of the world, whose ational pride and. dignity "have produced miracles in all phases of her social li whose vigour and virility are evidence that the country is full of future sueves and prosperity; and we appeal to
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