Japanese Control of Southern Manchuria

Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 7060, 7 November 1929, Page 7

Japanese Control of Southern Manchuria

CHINESE ATTACK ABUSES. ' THREATENED DEADLOCK OF TOKIO CONFERENCE United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph*—Copyright. Received Wednesday, 7.30 p.m, TOKIO, Nov. 6. At the Pacific Eolations Conference the discussion, particularly on aspects of the Manchurian situation, threatens to deadlock. Chinese insistence on sovereign rights and indignation at abuses arising front Japanese privileges, led to thp demand for the abolition of the principal parts of the machinery for the control of South Manchuria.

Tho Japanese stand pat on the sanctity of treaties and put tho Kwiantung and South Manchuria railway extended leases beyond the question. The Japanese stress the economic aspect, with the need of protection against possible Russian penetration into Manchuria, also the vital importance of the maintenance of the organic and economic relationship between Japan and Manchuria, and the security of food, raw materials and markets. In both cases, on their own promises, their argument is unanswerable, hence little progress has been made but a hopeful sign is the absence of bitterness and a growing recognition that the existing situation is unsatisfactory to both sides, hence the need of discussion and tho attempt to compromise. Tho Japanose delegate, M. Matsuoka, is again the outstanding figure in the discussions.