The Archive · 1932

JAPAN IRRITATED OVE! R GENEVA CRITICISMS

Hands of Those Who Ask for Withdrawal from League Strengthened Geneva, Mar. 7. expected that the generall observations of the delegates to the Assembly of the League of Nations will be concluded to-day, leaving the read clear for the formulation of a Fesolution in connection with the! Sino-Japanese dispute.

Tt appears, however, that several delegations are taking the bit in their teeth, determined to go. their own way regardless of the drafting] committee, Nobody" will be surprised if a strong demand is made for the election of a special drafting, commission by secret ballot, with the object of Toading that body with representatives of disinterested Powers, so that} it'may draw up a most concise resolution in which Mancharia will at} Toast receive equal prominence with ily dispatches lodged with the secretariat of the League by Dr. W. W. Yen, the chief Chinese delezate, allege that the Japanese forces, Gre still attacking between Kating and Taziang and also at Nanziang.

Dr. Yen has also communicated to the secretariat a telegram from Shanghai. dated March 6. from Mr. 'T. V. Soong, Minister of Finance] land vice-president of the Council of The telegram declares that the! [Japanese forces occupied Huangty, Well beyond the 20-kilometre zone, ed allegedly in order to protect Nan-hsiang, which was then already their possession.

In further communication relat. ing to the Japanese bombardment of Huangtu, beyond Nanhsiang, on March 3; Dr. Yon declares evident that the Japanese forces are still advancing into the interior of The speeches of some of the representatives of the small powers Einene Torcer ie said to live been rt of ammunition for use against

farvied at a New York mecting—{Trang-Ocean Kuo Min.

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