| Image | 
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| Reference Number | DL0681 |
| Alt Ref No | DL0681 |
| Artist or Creator | David Low (1891-1963) |
| Title or Caption | Trial by Geneva |
| Extent | 1 item |
| Published by | Evening Standard |
| Date | 24 Nov 1932 |
| Format | Artwork |
| Size | 34.1 x 46cm |
| Technique | black ink/blue crayon |
| Embedded text or transcript | League of Nations
Wisdom
Sanity
Decen[cy]
Good Faith
Justice
Honour
Lytton Report
Judge: "The court orders you to respect the law and sentences you to a good talking to."
Al Japan : "And I order the court to mind its own business and I sentence it to go and chase itself." |
| Notes | In 1931 the Japanese Kwantung Army invaded Manchuria, a province of China. This was in direct contravention of the Covenant of the League - to which Japan, as a permanent member of the League's Council, had sworn. It also contravened the multi-nation Kellogg-Briand Pact of 1928, which disavowed war. The League dispatched Lord Lytton to conduct an inquiry. The report was finally completed in October of 1932, found Japan to be the aggressor and ordered her withdrawal from China. This was perceived by all to be an inappropriate measure to take against aggression, particularly aggression by a powerful Council member, and undoubtedly contributed to the loss of League prestige in the 1930s. |
| Subjects | Japan |
| League of Nations 1919 |
| Lytton Report |
| North-east China |
| Punishment |
| barristers |
| ethics |
| invasion |
| judges |
| war |
| Copyright holder | Associated Newspapers Ltd. / Solo Syndication |
| Copyright contact details | Northcliffe House, 2 Derry Street, London W8 5TT solo@solosyndication.com |
| Location of artwork | British Cartoon Archive |
| Relates to cartoon | DL0681 |