JAPAN’S REJECTION

Grey River Argus, 15 February 1933, Page 5

JAPAN’S REJECTION

i Of Western Dictation BUT WILL “SHOW CHINA.” (Aus & N.Z. Cable Assn.) (Received February 14 at 8 p.m.) LONDON, February 14. At. Geneva M. Matsuoka, Japanese representative, when exclusively interviewed by the “Daily Mail,” said that Japan did not want to withdraw from the League of Nations, but Japanese. opinion would compel this if the League condemned her. He said that Japan had shown China that she (China) could not disregard treaties, or boycott and attack Japan witli impunity. M. Matsuoka said that- Japan could not brook foreign interference in her dealing with China, which, he said, had never controlled Manchuria. Giving her control of Manchuria now would be giving her machinery that she could not operate. “We Japanese, ’’ he added, “are a proud people. We can be influenced by friendliness. We cannot be dictated to! We would not attempt to dictate to Western Powers. The time has passed when Western pressure can bring us to terms.”