The Differences And Cooperation Between United States And The League Of Nations In The Far Eastern Crisis (1931-1933)

The Far Eastern Crisis was began with Mukden Incident and end with Japan quit the League of Nations in1931. During this time, in consideration of the vital interests the United States was strengthen its cooperation with the League of Nations. After the First World War, under the auspices of United States President Woodrow Wilson the League of Nations was established, but the United States did not join this organization. Its keep from its inception throughout the1920s the United States only have few connections with the League of Nations in international affairs, and it limited to public health, to prevent the spread of drugs, as well as international disarmament and its links.With the outbreak of the1931Mukden Incident, such cold relations of the United States and the League of Nations began to be gradually improved. After the outbreak of the Mukden Incident, regardless of the control of the League of Nations by the United States, Britain, France and other countries are not willing to take up its responsibility, the two sides of the incident from different perspectives, mutual non-cooperation, mutual buck-passing responsibility, do not want to take the lead in the act of aggression against Japan. In the beginning of the incident, the League of Nations to seek support and help of the United States, however, by the thought of isolationism and economic crisis, the United States to consider to their own reasons to resolve the incident hope pinned on the Japanese civil government, the League of Nations on finding mission advice and invitations to be rejected, and both sides on whether the provisions of views on the Japanese withdrawal period is not unified. Japan’s expanding military operations in northeast of China prompted the United States began to change their treatment of the attitude of the League of Nations, the United States expressed support for some of the resolutions made to the League of Nations Union on Sino-Japanese dispute, and also began sending personnel to participate in the League of Nations Council related meetings. The face of the Japanese occupation of Jinzhou, the United States does not recognize the doctrine, although United States in the withdrawal deadline, and economic sanctions against Japan with the League of Nations are still significant differences, but taking into account their own interests, cooperation with the League of Nations on the establishment of Jinzhou Neutral Zone, and expressed willingness to accept the League of Nations to invite their participation in the mission’s recommendations in the subsequent mediation of Mukden Incident. United States given the cooperation and support. Although Japan is opposed by the League of Nations for the settlement of the Sino-Japanese dispute the report and quit the League of Nations, the United States still agree with and support the final outcome be dealt with the crisis by the League of Nations, and sent its staff to participate in subsequent work, and the new government inherited the policy.Throughout the crisis, subject to their own interests, in the beginning of the Incident, the United States by the indifference of the League of Nations response gradually moved toward cooperation, the Far Eastern crisis provided an opportunity and the stage for cooperation in the United States and the League of Nations, making the relationship between them have been strengthened, and this good relationship in the future provide a convenience for mutual cooperation to solve international disputes.