1935-05-09 — Page 9

PROTEST TO LEAGUE

(Continued from Page 1) now to be applied in the case of Germany's default present à curious contrast at this juncture and the differences in treatment

of Articles XII and XV of the Co- venant, thereby throwing on meme

BANISHEE LURED TO COLONYbers of the League the obligation of

BY JUBILEE CELEBRATIONS

of the two delinquents are open Pleads He Booked Return Ticket

Following End Of Festivities

to serious criticism. The most

verdict."

are

cursory examination of the two cases reveals the fact that the League evinces a bias in apply- ing the Sanctions to one and not to the other. "In the ordinary administration of the law," as an eminent American Jurist has pointed out, "persons who have formed prejudgments peremptorily excluded from the jury as being presumptively in- capable of weighing the proofs and rendering the members of a fair and just If the Council of the League could see their way clear to adopt a firm and united policy in sub- scribing to the motion condemn ing Germany for her violation of treats obligations, how muchỉ more vigorous action should have! been taken long before against Japan for her many delinquen cies. In order to answer question.a frank and detailed comparison of the two cases is needed.

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Wong Pui 'was this morning sentenced to six months" hard labour by Mr. A. W. G. H Grantham, at the Central Po- lice Court, for returning from banishment before the expired time.

Defendant, who was banish- ed for 10 years in 1932, said

that his wife and children had come to Hong Kong for the Jubilee celebrations. He had heard in Canton that the sights in Hong Kong were very im ⚫pressive and had come. down later. He intended to return as

soon as the festivities were over and in fact had already pur chased his passage ticket when he was arrested.

automatically - applying the: sanc- tions of Articles XVI Yet nothing

THE CHINA MAIL THURSDAY, MAY 9, 1935

“Short Story.

The Temperance

Tent

Conarain

TRS. Digby O'Hara the [sixy all day," she promised.

of the sort had ever been done MRS. tor's wife, said she pro- Mrs. Digby O'Hara moved" im-

"apart from a temporary and “un-

successful effort on the part of posed to run a Temperance Tent patiently in her chair and waited Great Britain to apply a limited at the annual race meeting, and for the English ladies to speak. They went on at great length to set were all the wives of well-to-do jarus embarÝO.”

medy Government officials and she hoped Furthermore, it is with profound forth her plans.

It was a reproach to herself and they might offer her large subscrip regret that we noted on March 26.

the members of the Irish Women's įtions, towards her scheme: "If you 1935, just ten days after Herr Hit-League of Temperance that there cannot come yourselves, she said, jler made the announcement in “a proclamation that compulsory ser should be no place where the poor encouragingly, I shall be glad of vice was to be introduced in Ger people might go for a cup of tea, glad of your offerings in money be-con- many forthwith, with Japan had while there were no fewer than or kind. The expense completely severed her connection eight licensed tents on the course siderable

with the League of Nations, that for the sale of every kind of in- Over dinner that might she told M. J. A. Avenol, Secretary-General

told her husband Miss Montgomery toxicating drink

**Kilkellan,” she said, with a was becoming a nuisance in the fof the League of Nations, "deemed

it right and proper to make the shudder, "is invariably an inferno parish. She sits there in that following statement for release to jof drunkenness after the races awful hat making rude and useless Japanese newspapers:

and the five English members of the interruptions. At committee teas,

was made

"It is very regrettable that the LW.LT. shuddered with her.. or sewing teas, or missionary: League of Nations should have to The sixth member present that meetings abe eats like a pig, slop- part with one of its original mem-afternoon was Miss Montgomery. ping her food all down her olā Įbers, which co-operated with it for. It was not Hikely that" she would green, cost. Besides that she is Dearly 15 years. Now that seper shudder, for the money of the dead dirty, she does not even trouble to [ation is a fait accompli, the legal and gone Montgomerys. he and the League ceases to exist and lost by drinking it. But, for all jbond of connections between Japan out of distilling Irish whisky and

said:

the Japan has no longer any right or that, she was interested in "The position of the British Gov-obligation with regard to the Temperance Tent. GERMANT'S CASE

ernment. is that this is a mat-League. It is therefore unhappily "I suppose," she said in her hard, First, let us consider the case of ter which by every possible means impossible for her to retain the manly voice, there will be food in Germany's offence against the should be brought to an end by con-position she had hitherto occupied it too, ham sandwiches and cakes.

and such-like?” s

this Eastern situation, in which

TO-MORROW'S STORY

To-morrow's story will be "Sleep," by Theodore Pratt

said the rector, who was a kindly man. "She is poorer than anyone realises. I am afraid she is often.

Covenant of the League. Admiciliation. If conciliation failed, or in connection with the League. “ ting that it is the declared purpose)

failed for the time being, there was "We, however, are given to un- Mrs. Digby. O'Hara said therewash. Her bands and face make of the League to watch Over the Lo view of this contest which could derstand that the Japanese Govern- would, and went on hurriedly to ask me feel positively sick. The main execution of the Treaties negotiat possibly be put in rivalry or in ment intends to pursue a policy of for the assistance of the members reason she has promised to help ed, or rather dictated under its contrast with the view that has international co-operation in a in the work that would be entailed, me with the tent is food. She Auspices, Germany is not entirely been expressed by the Report of spirit of the imperial rescript pro- but Miss Montgomery interrupted knows she will be able to eat ham unjustified in wishing to free her the Lytton Commission.."

mulgated ten years ago. Such an again, saying she would be delight-sandwiches all day long. self from the offensive shame that "There is no doubt at all that intention causes great satisfactioned to help. "I will come early and *After all, it is a sad reason," has pressed upon her during the the methods that have been follow we cannot say what form it will past 16 years under the Versailles ed by Japan in this controversy and take, but for my part, I have de Treaty. We hold no brief for the actions that she has taken are cided to do nothing that could Germany, but in justice to her, she not in accordance with the provi prejudice the relations between is more contrary to the real spirit hungry, and yet one cannot help has been the victim of ar-extreme- sion of the Covenant of the League Japan and the League. We cannot of the League, for as the Russian in the ordinary way because the is ly unfair Treaty, which has been To use a common expression Japan foretell the future, and I do not representative has declared the of gentle birth and immensely admitted by the Powers, according has taken the law into

her own think we should hope as to the phrase peace of Europe' limited the proud Perhaps we might have her io the London Communique in hands, and it is beyond any pos League's universality."

resolution's effectiveness, for it here to supper more often?** February 8, 1935, as being in need sibility of doubt or dispate that the LEAGUE TRUE PRINCIPLE

should embrace the world.”

But Mrs. Digby O'Hara ignored revision In substance, the Covenant of the League lays down In this instance, the parting QUESTION OF WORLD PEACE the suggestion and went on quickly Communique says: "A joint Anglo- that you shall not take the law words of Hamlet to his Queen

You are not unaware thata to discuss the details of her pro- French communique has announced into your own hands, but should mother come to mind:

purely European peace organisject. "Every drop of water will the readiness of both countries to use the machinery which the

tion is untenable in these days of have to be carried out to the race- grant Germany equality - and to League. provides...

For in the fatness of these puray world interdependence. One of the course in barrels. I have arranged indispensable pre-requisites towards with Flanagan, the publican, far times,

economic and political co-operation the loan of three large empty between nations is to have a casks.””

of

abolish Part V of the Versailles "The fact that 42 nations have Treaty, if Germany rejoins the pronounced a unanimous judgment) League and joins in a general in which they have adopted the Armaments Convention."

Report of 3 perfectly fair Commis Whereas Japan has got away sion is a fact and an event in the with rampant impunity for much history of the world.” worse things done than Germany.

LEAGUE LAXITY

Forgive me this my virtue,

Virtue itself of vice must pardon

beg Yea, curb and woo for leave to do

him good.

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"Indeed he is not generous," Mrs. borne in mind, that if a nation like undoubted evidences, have the that is. Truth forever on the vance of treaty obligations, it is

the essential to remove canses of dis-Digby O'Hara replied tartly in the Germany is penalised for violating members of the Council of the scaffold, Wrong forever on a Treaty that was signed under League ever shown the courage of throne, so long as the League per-content, elevating moral sentiments best tradition of the Irish boycot duress, how much more so in the their conviction to apply the Saxe-sists in drifting away from its true and bringing about a higher sense ter, "for he knows well it he co case of Japan who has signed three tions under Article XVI of the Co-principles and following the line of of Justice and toleration among all to refuse me a small thing like that For all nations alike, I would cease to buy my groceries Treaties quite voluntarily and venant of the League against Ja- least resistance and pursuing the nations.

pan for having floated their deci-course of compromise and vacilla-there must be complete loyalty to from him; and I am one of his best violated them all.

It is the Covenant. They cannot be set customers," and catching sight of JAPANESE POCITION

sions? The question needs to betion for expediency's sake.

easy to argue that Enzope has "no aside for any ulterior motives. Donohue in the garden she went The following will serve to 'sum-janswered with a frank negative. marise all the salient facts of the If the resurgence of Germany business to be concerned about the They may be an advantage for the over to the window to speak to him. case against Japan:

well deserves the "Economic Sane Far Eastern problem, which lies moment. They may be a convenient

Donohue was odd-job man at the 1. Japan has deliberately broken tion" of the Covenant of the outside of the region of the primary way of adjusting an awkward and rectory during the week and sextan the interests of the leading members of complicated situation. Do not for at the church on Sundays. There three, great treaties, all of them League, how much more so

the League Nevertheless, it is im-get, however, that the League is an was the look of a devil about him formally signed by her since the many defaults of Japan, as: war-the Covenant of the League, have just said, for all the down- possible to ignore the fact that the instrument of co-operation and not as he moved amongst the flower- Co-operation re beds in the blue, summer twilight. the Washington Agreement of 1922, right international crime of force future of the world is intimately a government and the Kellogg Pact of 1928.

ful annexation of China in 1981 bound up with the peace of the Far quires common policies and com- He was a stooped little man with a 2. Her case has been exhaustive-and 1932. Notwithstanding all East, and that universal peace can-mon aims among all the members-of conwing expression. His heard was ly reviewed by an international these fagrant violations of the not be secured, unless the League the League. Unfortunately, the pointed his ears were pointed, and ccmmission of five members, ac-Covenant she has

ber can have a definite will about the League to-day has become a poor his heavy, black eyebrows went up gone от

The amount of damages zwarded Far Eastern question cepted by herself, which voted un-jown way to-day to realise the con-

A League substitute for the old discredited across his forehead diagonally. In

must be all that the plaintifs have of worthy of its name should be game of the balance of power," to a secret way be war a heavy drink animously and without qualifica-summation of her programmė

lost by the defendant's wrongful tion that in her conduct in Man-dominance in China and the Farworld-wide instead of purely Euro-use an expression of President Wiler but he was terrified of M

The case in which the Kwong ota- churia she was in the wrong. Fast Even as late as April 17, pean. Its primary aim is to protect sona

Digby O'Hara's tongue and always Shing Cheong Sandalwood Asso The point of law in dispute 3. When she declined to accept 1934, claiming the right for the the oppressed and weak nations and Then, again, we are reminded of managed to appear before her ciation claimed from the Bank that if a bank should pass money in this report, her dispute with China maintenance of an "Asiatic Mon-in any great crisis of the world, the the speech of Sir John Simon on the sober.

of Franco-Chinoise. Pour le Com- payment of z customer's debts, ther was referred to a larger commis-roe Doctrine." Japan's Foreign object of the League is to work in question of the Irish Free State She stood over him now in the merce et l'industrie the sum of the bank is entitled to set that sion of 19, which again had to re- Office spokesman saw it to issue harmony with small states as well some two years ago. Among other French window, s short, fat women, $591.640.23 for the conversion of payment of against the wrongful port unanimously that she would a warning which included the fal-as with great.

things, he said it is (meaning like a prond poster pigeon in her divers cashier orders, the pro-conversion of the custom Deither cease her assault on China]lowing passages 2-m

EUROPEAN ORGANISATION the Covenant) the very basis upon violet frock, and though she was perty of the plaintif firm, and counts. nor, on the main points, even sub- “Any joint operations undertake In so far, therefore, as you have which international co-operation is half a head shorter than him she on which His Honour the Chief mit the assault to discussion. " en by foreign Powers even in the made of the League a mere phrase founded. We are not at liberty to contrived to look down her nose at Justice, Mr. A. D. A. Macgregor,

4. After engaging "to refrain name of technical or financial as to bind the nations together, you disregard it..., we are bound to him as she talked. -from any initiative which may lead sistance at this particular moment have rendered the collective system sustain it.”

to the

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Further Hearing At Supreme Court

$591,640 INVOLVED

gave judgment in favour of the plaintiffs had a further hearing in the Supreme Court this morn- ing

to farther fighting and loss of life, after Manchurian and Shanghai and world co-operation an unattain DIPLOMATIC CLEARING HOUSE

Thus we can go on ranltiplying Japan went on to a wholesale de incidents are bound to acquire po-able ideal What is more, the in- struction of Chinese life and pro-litical significance Undertakings evitable conclusion seems to be that instances to prove that the League

Mr. EL G. Sheldon, KC, who to perty. According to the Chinese of such nature, if carried through you have made the League a purely is nothing more than an organisa- This is tion for dealing with disputes, a

gether with Mr. Duncan McN report

League, 24,000 to the end, must give rise to come European organisation.

appeared for the defendant firm, persons were killed, wounded or plication,.. Japan therefore further attested by the following diplomatic clearinghouse for a few

ferring to His Lordship's jud missing, and property was damaged juust object to such under- instances.

dominant Powers, while weaker and The 5.6. Takada will leave here on stated that the issue had. 1. It is to be deplored that more oppressed members themselves Saturday at 10 am. for Calcutta, briefy this: Lao Fin or destroyed to the extent of takings as a matter of principle M.$1,500,000,000 in the Shanghai Supplying - China with war China was not re-elected last year can enjoy the che surface valne via porta. Incident alone:..

seroplanes, building aerodromes in to the Council, thereby eliminating of the League while their wrongs When the case came up before Chins, and detailing military the only criental country the he more often than not been a That the money the League Assembly, every one of stractors or military advisers to Council since Japan

had been the 42 voting nations declared China or contracting a loan to pro- completely from the Len

defant brother was Japan in the wrong. The two vide funds for political uses would 2 In the vote on the condemma-attitude of Germ to-day is, bom. Tani chief nations outside the Lazque, obviously tend to alienate friendly tory

tion again

duty of Mr.AV

the United States and Russia, have relations between Japan, China, the penalty catumitien indicated in plain terms that they and other countries, and to disturb also think her wrong. She has peace and order in Eastern Asian failed to convince one nation, in Japan will oppose such projech the world, civilised or uncivilized, SEZETARY GENERAL'S STA

that she has a reasonable case.

BIE J. SIMON'S FINDING Manifestly, then, Japan violated three Treaties, the and rightfulness of whic

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The

NO CHANGE IN DOMENION

·RESPONSIBILITY:

(Continued from Puce 1)

the utmost import ially for public opin- minions, that there mistake whatever. stem « în practice. uses of the report of the

of the 1930 Confer aprinci

His Majesty

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