Salt Lake Telegram | 1931-09-24 | Page 1 | Japan Taking Troops from Occupied City

I I I J JAPAN rAN TAKING TROOPS fROM OG OCCUPIED CITY GIT Action Points Way to Acceptance Acceptance Acceptance tance of Proposal for Inquiry TOKIO TOKO EXPLAINS POLICY Rebuffs Move for Direct Negotiations B Br By AA Pre Press GENEVA Switzerland Sept 24 24 An official from Tokio announced today that Japanese troops had been withdrawn from Kirin In Manchuria Receipt of Df this report was regarded in informed quarters at Geneva as strengthening a a. belief that the Japanese Japanese Japanese Japa Japa- nese government had decided to yield to o demands for the withdrawal of oC troops in Manchuria and would ac accept accept accept ac- ac a proposal fo for an nn inquiry by a mixed commission TOKIO Sept 24 P The P The Japanese Japanese Japanese Japa Japa- nese government issued a a. statement tonight explaining to the world its position in Manchuria and ing ng that Japan entertained absolutely absolutely no territorial ambitions there Japans Japan's sole aim it added is to tolve give lve security to its nationals under treaty Teaty rights The governments government's statement of policy followed its us announcement that hat Japanese troops were being withdrawn n from points outside the zone of the South Manch Manchurian railway railway railway rail rail- way which is Japanese owned The st statement explained the sequence se sequence sequence se- se quence of events which led up to troop activities It put the onus on the Chinese for the outbreak which resulted In hostilities and occupation of Mukden and other strategic points The government reiterated the present present pres pres- ent situation was precipitated by the Chinese attempt to destroy South Manchurian railway property GENEVA Sept 24 The F P The AmerIcan American American Amer Amer- ican governments government's n note te announcing Continued on Page Two j JAPAN TAKING TROOPS FA FROM OM 4 OCCUPIED CITY Continued from frona Pare PAte One It would throw its weight behind the movement to restore peace between Japan and China in Manchuria was received by the council of or the league of nations today It was interpreted in league quarten qua qua- ten as meaning the United States Is Js leaving the door open to possible as- as with the council or will co cooperate cooperate cooperate co- co operate in any other procedure to solve the dispute t 10 The councils council's committee of gates from five nations immediately went into private session to consider the the situation in jn the light of Americas America's The note was delivered by Ambassador Hugh Wilson to the president pres- pres ident of the council Alejandro Ler- Ler joux roux of Spain A A. second communication was re received received received re- re from the Chinese gove government 11 saying accepts without re reserve reserve re- re serve th the councils council's proposals to withdraw withdraw with- with draw the troops of of- both nations from rom the he embattled zone to do nothing to aggravate matters The Thc councils council's i act ct in sending minutes of its del deliberations berI ber- ber 1 I to Washington ton was approved