Mr. Y. Matsuoka, the' Jay delegate, threw a bombshell the meeting of the League Asi this morning by unless. the resolution the Irish Free- State, S slovakia "and Sweden afternoon was withdrawn, ask the Pretident immediately to put it to the vote.
If the resolution was adopted, hho said he feared that it would have consequences which the authors hail not foreseen.
A spokesman of the Japanese delegation issued the following statement: "am astonished. to see the resolution proposed which, in' my opinion, seems designed only to injure Japan. For this te-solution to be submitted while
Position and representatives caring to explain from Great Britain and France and the other Powers, large and small, are proposing' conciliation, Seems unjust, to say the very least, "Our delegation was convinced that we were approaching the of conciliation, but this resolution is entirely contrary. to i. Most of the members 'Assembly have given addresses 'a conciliatory spirit, yet four' have abruptly proposed this resolution, "If the resolution had a general or oven. wide support, we would be obliged. to doubt th sincerity of the speakers."
The framers of the resolution thereupon immediately withdrew for private consultations.
The implied Japanese threat obviously vis that Japan would
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