The Archive · 1932

French Journal's Comment

Paris, Mar, 29, ino-Fapanese conflict ing out, says "Lo Temps" in a ling article. At" the moment when "the Shanghai negotiations come to an end, resumption of Lilities following: @ series of incide cents on the field must be feared.

hardly 1 surprise to anybody, it says, that the controversies which now exist in Tokyo, where the Government is dominated by the Seiyukai Party, but is, in its turn, influenced by the military. circles, and the pressure exercised in Nan-King by the Kuomintang on a Government without authority, are eatly complicating the situation, ud thus make the conclusion of an agreement rather difficul "The tendency now manifested by:

panes public opinion 'a rupture with the League of Nations, would give cause for serious apprehensions, it states was, certainly a mistake to bring before' the ie of Nations the local" Manchurian conflict, whiokt could have been rapidly settled by ivect negotiations. However, since the Couneit of the League was me formed about the dispute, it bad no other way but to arrive at the decisions duly taken, Should Japan quit the League, the latter will lose much of its' importance, especially seeing that also the United States and U.S.S.R. ave not members of the League—(Havas),

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