JAPAN AND CHINA

Dominion, Volume 26, Issue 67, 12 December 1932, Page 9

JAPAN AND CHINA

Manchurian Dispute SETTLEMENT EFFORT Committee to Frame Plan (Received Dec. 11, 6.30 p.m.) Official wireless. Rugby, Dec. 9. The Assembly of the League of Nations, Geneva, this afternoon unanimously decided to request the Committee of Nineteen — (1) To examine the work of the Lytton Commission, the observations of both parties thereon, and the opinions and suggestions put forward in the Assembly, and all documents that have been submitted; and (2) To’ draw up and submit to the Assembly proposals for the settlement of the Sino-Japanese dispute. Supplementing the wireless repert, a Press Association cablegram states that the Chinese at Geneva bitterly opposed but the Japanese welcomed the delay involved in the resolution, which comes in the nature of an anti-climax after the talk of a League crisis, but it is unlikely that the Committee of Nineteen will begin work seriously until the New Year.

In the course of his impassioned plea on behalf of Japan, Mr. Matsuoka accused the League of having encouraged China to resist. He did not believe that the whole world’s opinion was against Japan. Even if it were public opinion might be wrong and might change as it had before when Christ was crucified. Japan was on the friendliest terms with Russia, and hoped shortly to conclude a treaty of non-aggression. “Look at the difficulty of our position,” he exclaimed, "now with America facing us across the Pacific and Russia facing us from the north.” ARMS EQUALITY Formula on German Claim GENEVA COMMUNIQUE (Received Dec. 11, 11.15 p.m.) Geneva, Dec. 10. Following Mr. Ramsay MacDonald's conversations with representatives of France, Germany, Italy, and America lasting the whole day,, a communique announced "a point was reached at which it was agreed

that the Governments of France, Germany, and Italy should be consulted regarding proposals.” This is regarded as indicating that a draft formula on the (German arms equality claim has been found subject to Governmental approval.