Jchoukuo will probably do little but! cause amusement, for at the very best it is nothing more than an empty sture conveying with it no particular benefits to either party. Tt will be a, pity if League jurists lead the Council jof the League to take any action which would result in the expulsion lot San Salvador from the League. Not that the latter would be in any way harmed by such a development but it would have the effect of giving the incident an importance which it does hot deserve. The most likely interpretation is that the action of San Salvador amounts to an expression of defiance with regard to the United States, though it may very well be that the former country has been prevailed upon to take the step it has for some advantage obtainable from Japan. There might be something to foe said for the serious situation Likely to arise with regard to the embargo lon the issuance of opium import licen-[ces, but even there there is a tendency to exaggerate matters. Manchoukuo has all the opium it wants, produced within its own borders, and though [there might be some demand for, the foreign produced drug it can be done without. To go through all the procedure of punishing "San Salvador, which it is apparent can be done under the terms of the Covenant, is like taking a sledge hammer to kill a fly. Tt would of course vindicate a principle, but, when fo many more important, principles have been allowed go by the board on questions of mere expediency, it is a little difficult to understand why, when camels have been so lightly disposed of, there [should be such straining over this par-HHeular, but somewhat annoying gnat.
invest the matter with importance to add to the satisfaction of Japan and Manchoukuo over this development. In the circumstances it would appear to be best to leave Japan and /Manchoukuo to their sorry success and {tighten up the front presented by those who did vote for the non-recognition of the new state, which Siam and San Salvador did not.
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