THREAT OF WORLD WAR.

Press, Volume LXIX, Issue 20773, 6 February 1933, Page 9

THREAT OF WORLD WAR.

japan and league SANCTIONS. DEMAND FOR SECURITY IN FAR EAST. V L / PROTECTION OK .MAN CM I'IU A. <r«TM> rnE*< association* nr f.l.ectric TFI.EGr.AI'n COPYRIGHT.) i February f'\ 32.30 a.m.) I.ON DON', February 5. T'jp C.enfna rot-respondent of the "Sunday Times" reports that in a «]>«dal interview Mr Y. Matsuoka rjjpaucsc delegate to the League of said: ''lf Japan is forced out ; »tf the League 'of Nations it will not ta fafr fault, so long as the League pcrtitl* in regarding the new State Slaachukuo as nou existent. '■Attempts to enforce the penalties provided in Article XVI. of tho League Covenant will result in a second world war. Japan is not militaristic and doe 1 ? nut want to leave the League unlf»s ahe >* forced to do t=o by the ijiwranee of Western Powers of Far Kmslern conditions. "AM we demand is security hi the Fur i;We know that if wc withdraw from the mainland chaos will foL lew. Japan faces the problem of ifoTiel expansion into tho interior of China, I personally fear a coming disruption of China on an even more lerrible scale than the present chaotic renditions. *'l? you ask America to give up tho I'ljj' ■ (Panama Canal, or if you ask Great Britain to cease her control of tho Such Canttl. then von would have an almost exact parallel with the Japanrva situation in Mnnchukuo." WAITING AT GENEVA.. SPEAKERS URGE STRONG ACTION. (Received February 5, 7 p.m.)

LONDON, February. 4. | The Committee of Nineteen, of the League of Nations, rejected Japan's tost minute proposals to revive conciliation procedure, and informed the Japanese that though they were free to make further suggestions, until the Assembly adopts the Committee's report, the Committee cannot further deJar its recoirimendatioiiH, which arc expected to bo completed in 10 days, i Several speakers favoured taking a utroug line. M. G. Motta (Swiss deleft gnt®) said that as the .Japanese were } * i fere a totting to invade Jcliol, it might bo newsary to apply sanctions under i Article XVI. Tljo Japaneso plea that J ttrere had been no formal declaration ~ of war reduced the article to absurdity. Mr V. Matsuokn (Japaneso dolegato) i informed Sir Erie ilrummond that ,Hpau intends to advance a new formula Wfore the committee's recommendations i|r<> sent to the Assembly. WILL NOT BE CRITICISED. THREAT TO LEAVE LEAGUE -■ OF NATIONS. LONDON, February 3. Tit* "Daily Mail's" Goneva correapondent states: '■ "Japnu will definitely leave tho Lttgue of Nations if tho forthcoming 4a»emfoly on the 6ino-Japanoso Manchutatt dispute passes a condemnatory retortion. ' This was declared by the Inking Japanese delegates after rccieivfeg; Trityo'a final instructions." mflßMit." ■ ■