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| Reference Number | LSE1906 |
| Alt Ref No | LSE1906 |
| Artist or Creator | David Low (1891-1963) |
| Title or Caption | The Great Wall of China. |
| Extent | 1 item |
| Published by | Evening Standard |
| Date | 27 Feb 1933 |
| Format | Newspaper |
| Embedded text or transcript | (Geneva)
Unanimous Vote on Manchuria
Britain
Germany
Poland
France
Spain
Norway
Italy
Belgium
Turkey
Wow! Bandits!!
Jap War-Lord |
| Person Depicted | Uncle Sam; (Symbol for U.S.) |
| Marianne; (Symbol for France) |
| John Bull; (Symbol for England) |
| Notes | News: Feb 25th. The long-threatened breach between Japan and the League of Nations happened after the Special Assembly condemned the Japanese for causing the war in Manchuria.
Notes: The peace treaties of 1919 established a League of Nations, based in Geneva, which would act as an international peace-keeping organisation. All members of the League swore to the League's Covenant, which promised to discourage war, encourage cooperation and work towards disarmament. Japan was a permanent member of the League's Council and had therefore sworn to uphold this covenant. In 1931 the Japanese Kwantung Army invaded Manchuria, a province of China. This invasion not only contravened the Covenant, it also contravened the multi-nation Kellogg-Briand Pact of 1928, which disavowed war and which Japan had signed. 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. The Assembly of the League voted unanimously (except for Japan!) in favour of the report.
Further information: Japan refused to accept the findings and threatened to leave the League. In March 1933, Japan quit the League and invaded Jehol, Manchuria's neighbouring province. This proved that the League was incapable of countering determined aggression and contributed to the collapse of the League and thus to the outbreak of war in 1939. |
| Subjects | Armed forces |
| Belgium |
| France |
| Germany |
| Great Wall of China |
| International relations |
| Italy |
| Japan |
| League of Nations 1919 |
| Lytton Report |
| North-east China |
| Norway |
| Poland |
| Spain |
| Turkey |
| UK |
| invasion |
| war |
| Copyright holder | Associated Newspapers Ltd. / Solo Syndication |
| Copyright contact details | Northcliffe House, 2 Derry Street, London W8 5TT solo@solosyndication.com |
| Relates to cartoon | LSE1906 |
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| GB/BCA/38 | Uncle Sam; (Symbol for U.S.) | | | | |
| GB/BCA/2507 | Marianne; (Symbol for France) | | | | |
| GB/BCA/40 | John Bull; (Symbol for England) | | | | |