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| Reference Number | LSE1902 |
| Alt Ref No | LSE1902 |
| Artist or Creator | David Low (1891-1963) |
| Title or Caption | The cat and mouse act (new version). |
| Extent | 1 item |
| Published by | Evening Standard |
| Date | 17 Feb 1933 |
| Format | Newspaper |
| Embedded text or transcript | World Statesmanship
Grrrr
Jap |
| 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. 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 | China |
| International relations |
| Japan |
| cats |
| invasion |
| mice |
| war |
| worldwide opinion |
| Copyright holder | Associated Newspapers Ltd. / Solo Syndication |
| Copyright contact details | Northcliffe House, 2 Derry Street, London W8 5TT solo@solosyndication.com |
| Relates to cartoon | LSE1902 |