Mr. Quo Tai-chi as Far Eastern Rapporteur to the Fifteenth Assembly of the League On September 14 at the fifteenth Assembly of the League of Nations tu Geneva, hr, Quo Tal-eht, Chinese Minister to the Court of St. James and chief of the Chinese Delegation, in his speech following the annual Feport by the Seoretary-General, Dr. Benes (Czechoslovakia), described Rimecis'ao speaking as Par Eastern Rapporteur of the League' tin making review of the situation arising out of the Japanese military occupation of" Manchuria' and China's "For Eastern Provinces, at the same time declaring China's. standpoint and attitude at guided by. the "League Resolution on the Lytion Report. "As the brief cabled summaries published {mn the "North-China Herald" on September 19, did not do justice to his speech, tt ts reproduced here full. Mr. Quo Taichi said:—
MORE than formal congratulations are due to the Secretary-General on this occasion of his first annual report since assuming his high office. He has dealt with the destinies of the League of Nations during its most critical year.
He sees it emerge from that year with renewed prestige. The desperaiions that led one nation end another to seek for solutions outside the League now make the whole world realize that only within the frame-work of the League can lie the sanity and safety of international comities, China subscribes to that renewed world sentiment without any reservation: lin the name of one-fifth of the whole worlds population, in the name of one of the Governments longest in power in national qdministration, in the name of the greatest potentiality in Asia, the Chinese Delegation welcomes the clear indications of restored League influence.
But China entertains no. undue optimism even as she deprecates undue pessimism. In his opening speech to the Assembly M. Benes made a remarkable survey of the world situation to-day. T cannot aspire to M. Benes' wide knowledge and clarny of vision. Buy I shall endeavour to emulate his sober realism, and confine myself to those features of the world situation which most nearly concern the Far East and which In the view of the Chinese Government vitally affect the prospects of world peace.
In'the course of his" analysis Int. Benes drew attention to the menace peace in the Far Eas. "The situation obtaining between China and Japan", he said, "the prevailing tension" between Japan and Soviet Union—these are facts exceptional gravity of which tone can dispute." Tt is on this comments. situation that T wish to make some
As Far Eastern Rapporteur I wish to make clear at the outset that Tam speaking, not primarily, party to a dispute, but as what T might call by your tolerance the Far Eastern rapporteur of the League, on the basis of a report on the ture of and the responsibility for the present tension in the Far Bast that 1 accepted by all the loyal members of the League. That report lays upon the Assembly the duty to fol Tow' closely events inthe Far Bast. Tt is in or~ ler to help us here to discharge that duty that Tam making this statement.
There are three principal points to which T desire to draw the Assemb:
The frst point is that the whole
the puppet appointed by allen task-jer Temaina Gpen, Toe fact fat masters to do their bidding in China's North Eastern provinces now calls himself an Emperor does not alter the character of the Covenant-breaking military occupation which China endures only while she, must, The whole League has passed final Judgment on that occupation, and remains bound by its judgment.
Standing Violation of Treaties The Chinese Delegate a year ago said on this annual occasion.
"The Chinese Government views the situation in the Four' Provinces at 8 Standing violation of the treaties upon which the world is supposed to rely for security, disarmament and peace. accomplished fact. fact will teman. only 0 long as Physically Impossible for "my country maintaining 'We consider that we are not only doing What es tn"-our unaided power' to China's" territorial "integrity Since the Assembly adopted its unanimous report of February 24, 1998, China has unwaveringly obseryed the obligations contained in its findings and has hoped that the recommendations of the report could enforced without delay. Particularly on the question of nonrecognition of the puppet state China's attitude has remained adamant, She herself has not. only upheld this principle of non-recognition, but considers that it devolves upon all State Members of the League and other States which have concurred in this principle to stand
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