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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 17956, 7 December 1932, Page 11

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■i ■ ■ •" JAB AN AND THE LEAGUE MANCHURIAN CRISIS ' ■UNCOMPROMISING SPEECHES i (Elec. Tel. United Press Assn.) ' (Received Dee. 7, 3 p.m.) LONDON, Dec. o. The Daily Telegraph’s correspondent at Geneva says well-informed circles -believe that unless a miracle occurs Japan next Week will express her intention of leaving the League (whig to the uncompromising nature of to-day’s speeches. Japaii trees not want to leave the League, but has no intention of withdrawing from' Manchuria.’ Senator Connolly, the Irish delegate, emphasising the refusal to recognise . MairchtiKuo, said the Free State naturally was opposed to imperialistic expansion and the exploitation of peoples. If the League faltered, or hesitated, fearing that its action might offend, it would not deserve to survive. Unless they were prepared to repudiate the, Lytton report, which revealed that Japan had infringed the League covenant, the Kellogg Pact,‘and the NinePower Treaty, the countries represented in the Assembly must refuse to recognise Manchukuo. Otherwise, the League’s integrity could not ho maintained.

Declaring that Japan’s view of the covenant was inapplicable to Manchukuo, Mr. Sjetsuoka criticised the Leagued optimism regarding the rehabilitation of China lit view of her disordered condiUtilt Japan had hopes.' hut not ;\t present. Japan had not applied for the Leagued protection, which was ineffective, hut. Whs willing to co-operate with the League in stabilising China's foreign relations. 1 ’ Japan was'not responsible for the creation of Manchukuo, but therein saw the promise of peace.