Continuing, he agreed that media tion should be the first care of the Assembly under Article XV of the! Covenant, but he pointed out that mediation had been employed five months ago. And he added, "We Know with what success 'Dr, Yen stated that China expect ed the Assembly to. exhaust all other possibilities both under. Article XV and other Articles and said he assumed that the declaration, which had been outlined by! Sir' John Simon, would, when Presented to the Assembly, be Similar to the Note of Janumy 8 issued by Col. H. L. Stimson, the Amicriean Secretary of State.
The Covenant Violated 'There hal, said Dr. Yen, been grave confusion of thought' reget Ing China's attitude. China, declared, had never asked' 1 Assembly to take action tant amount to prejudging the dispute The League Covenant, howeve been violated, Chi the extent of 2000 was under a foreign yoke, tion of Article X of that Covenant. Contrary to Ai Japan had refused to submit to arbitration, us facts," stated, Dr, Yen. "and the League must say to Japan. bring back your troops and let us help you to settle the "dispute with China by the methods to which we are all com-
The' resolution establishing © the! League—Commi under the Chairmanship of Lord Lytton had, said, laid it down expressly that the Japanese undertaking—regarding the withdrawal of the Japanese troops should not be prejudiced by the appointment of that Commis~ sion, The Japanese, on their part, had supported the so-called "Manchuria Yor the Manchurians" movement which he confidently Would collapse when the Jo troops withdrew, conclusion, Dr. Yen thanked the numerous speakers for their able exposition of the problem con fronting thei believe," he stated: "that it is the universal expression of all the The December 10 Resolution During the course of the general discussion, earlier in the afternoon, M. Paredes (Salvador) like Mr. Lester (Ireland) harked back the League Council's resolution of Decenger 10 which requested the 'Japanese forces to withdraw withthe railway zone in' Manchuria. The League, he stated, mast once again give recognition to the basic principles of the League Covenant from which arose the. interdiction of invasion whether for the Te. covery of debts oF the assertion of the other rights.
The veteran statesman of Hungary, Count Apponyi,. predicted that '1992 would be the most eritieal year in the history of the League. It was most important, he said, to get some definite result from the present dispute. First of all the cessation of which was net, yet cert much overdue. The Assembly concentrate its efforts upon fencing the termination of this base of the dispute. For the rest, he promised to support any resolu: tion on the. lines of "Sir John Simon's recommendations "which would give a respite during whic they. might unravel the tangled American delegate After with
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