cause no great amount of surprise. The threat that this sporadic warfare is to continue until final de~ liverance is achieved is something of which Japan may have to take notice, and, if indeed China is res ponsible for the disorders which persist, will endeavour to end them by the application of that pressure which Japan knows so well how to exert. For that reason it is to be hoped that the speaker. has been incorrectly understood, for his statements amount to an admission that China is busy fostering a type of hostilities which has only" to become too troublesome to the Japanese in Manchoulcuo' for them to take action elsewhere in order to secure relief by the applic of a counter-irritant. Against such treatment China is singularly de~ fenceless and if Mr. Quo Tai-chi's speech leads to any stich action it will be greatly to be regretted, There is a vast difference between the refusal to recognize a state of affairs brought by Japanese action since 1931, and the pursuance of a policy of active irrita~ tion such as has been admitted before the Assembly. It is doubtful whether the League can coun= tenance the continuation of such a policy because it is directly at variance with the principles it was founded to uphold and threatens to revive the state of open warfare which signalized the first months of the Japanese venture in Manchou-Kuo. Nevertheless it is possible to agree with the speaker when he contends that the whole of the Far Eastern issue remains open. That must continue to be so as long as the decisions of the League with regard to Manchoukuo are adhered to, so long as the policy of nonrecognition is maintained, and the state of affairs brought about by Japan in defiance of obligations devolving upon her by reason of her membership of the League is allowed to continue. It is a. little difficult to perceive what the Minister contends should be done by the League to end the present unfortunate state of affairs in the Far East. Of the responsibility of the League in the matter, its continually growing heavier, creating increasing tension and menacing the peace of this part of the world there can be little doubt. It is not clear what Mr. Quo desires the League should do to terminate this tin fortunate state of affairs, It is apparent, however, that if China expects'the League to send fits members to war to secure the return to this country of the territory of which she has been Jdivested, China is being buoyed with hopes which are nothing bout false. There is no machinery for bringing- about such a conleerted action, and, what is of greater importance, it is more than doubtful whether the electorate of the various countries concerned would permit their governments to
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