Fulfills Obligations and Drops Membership: No Power Check Advance Says Matsuoka Geneva, Mar. 21, Japan ceased to bes member of the League of Nations at midnight.
She gave the necessary two years! notice of resignation when the League rebuked her seizure of Manchuria and, at, its expiration, the final act was. taken yesterday,' when the League recognize this, the better for the welfare of the worl The "Osaka Mainichi, in a leading article on Japan's final withdrawal from the League, concludes that "the only way the League can restore ite prestige 1s to admit frankly {ts past mistakes and show readiness to [according to a message received here Secretariat announced she had pald|redress its. past follies." all. dues and fulfilled all obligations.
"We hope," it adds, "that at this united Press, juncture the League will be morally Geneva, Mar. 27. courageous enough formally to rec.
Despite the breach with Japan, agnize Manchoukuo and make a the League of Nations cannot ignore public admission that Japan, the preponderating situation of Japan founding the new empire, " was im. the Far Ens, declared Mr. prompted solely by the necessity of 'Yokoyama, Japanese Consul-General consolidating Japan's own defence there, in a' statement to the press toand maintaining tranquillity in the day.
Orient, and that she had absolutely "Nor can Japan," he added, "over ino ulterior objectives."—Reuter. Nook the existence of the League as the. most. Important organization In Tokyo Memorial Service useful sociological work. Contact, Tokyo, Mur 27. will be maintained In some shape though less directly. Japan will continue to collaborate in the hum-unitarian work of the Leagu 'The second anniversary of Japan' withdrawal from the Laxgue at Nations was marked to-day by memorial services at the Soldiers'
Concerning the mandated islands fin the Pacific, Mr. Yokoyama clared that the Japanese Government would continue to present annual reports to the League.
"he statement made yesterday by /M. Joseph Avenol, Secretary-General fof the League, in connection with the formal severance of all legal relations between Japan and the. League, come in for sharp criticism to-day by Br. Victor Hoo, Chinese Minister to Switzerland, who said that the statement was contradictory jand not authorized by the Council OF Assembly, and that it conflicted with Article "One of the League Covenant—Reuter.
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The service was followed by 2 mass meeting, at which were made by Viscount Makoto Saito, Premier at the time Japan announced. her intention to withdraw fr2im tha League, and Mr. M. Nagel, former Ambassador to italy.
Simultaneously with her withdrawal from the League, Japan has establish: ed a Brreau for Internaional Conferences in Geneva, headed by Mi Yokoyama, Consul-General. ther who will take charge of all matters relating to Japan's ce-operation with the League—Rengo, New Era Tokyo, Mar. 27.
Tokyo, Mar, 27, Beyond a few newspaper editor!~
Mr. ¥, Matsuoka, who led the als, Uttle public attention was Japanese delegation from the League Zapan's withdrawal from the two years ago, said to-day that he League. attached the utmost significance "to All of, the papers, with exception the new era which is dawning for of the "Asahi," give the question only secondary positions.
"Anyone will recognize," he The "Asah!" played up a special clared, "that there Is mo power on Paris dispatch in which it wag re orth that can hold io check Japan's ported that members of the League Advance. The sooner the world Powers had declared that unwilling pen. tions regard ing Manchuria, In addlion, the paper published an editorial which it assert japan's
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