The official spokesman at Tokyo seems to be unduly apprehensive regarding the perfectly natural arrangement for the members of the Lytton Commission to attend the discussions of their Repor Such fan arrangement is obvious! benefit. of dele able prompt which may be raised in the cours lof discussion. There docs not seem to be any reason why Lord Lytton Jor his late colleagues should even be called upon to speak. Through the medium of the chair their Janswers to specific questions could be forthcoming. That Is merely a matter of procedure. To suggest there will be any improper use lo of the attendance of the Into seems to be unnecessarily distrustful of the League. It distrustful of the case the Japanese Government. proposes to lay before the Assembly, But it surely is q tactical error-to give expression to sentiments of this kind; they tend to encourage the view that Tokyo is by no means jeertain of itself. This and other official comment seam to show that sufficient differentiation is not made in Japan between criticising the substance of the report and throwing doubts on the bona fides Jof its authors. 'The former is a perfectly justifiable and, it may be, Hiustified "attitude. 'The—Jatter smacks of spleen, unworthy of men jin high position' and, in the light Jof the standing of the League vapporteurs, self-condemnatory,
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