Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-08-25 | Page 2 | U. S. Officials Plan No Reply

U. U S. S Officials Plan No Reply WASHINGTON Aug 25 UP UP- UP The state department today regarded Count spee speech h as a statement of the Japanese position toward the Manchurian affair directed primarily to the league of nations American officials will make no reply To official observers here It appeared appeared appeared ap ap- ap- ap Japanese recognition of Man Man- would be a violation of at the power nine-power pact It was admitted however that from a legal viewpoint violation would depend on whether the new Manchurian state was of ot spontaneous origin or a puppet of the Japanese The report of the Lytton commission is awaited to throw light lighton on this point A state department spokesman said apparently was endeavoring to summarize Japans Japan's case before the league and before the world The state department told the J Japanese Japanese Japa Japa- pa- pa nese embassy when the latt latter r presented presented pre pre- a copy of ot the speech that such was the American view Questioned regarding s information information In Information in- in formation that Japans Japan's right of 01 dew de- de defense under the Kellogg pact extended extend extend- ed beyond its own national boundaries into Into Manchuria for instance a a high official said this was a point of oC international law that had never been decided It was decided the United States Stales would make no further move In Far Eastern affairs until after the Lyton Lytton Lytton Lyt- Lyt ton on commis commission lon had reported to the league eague on the entire Manchuria situation sit sit-