Canada, the League of Nations and the Far East, 1931–3
The Cahan Incident
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12049532 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Donald C Story (University of Saskatchewan, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1981 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 236-255 |
| Publication date | 1981-04-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The International History Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0707-5332 • E-ISSN: 1949-6540 |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/07075332.1981.9640246 |
| OpenAlex | W1988065113 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
on 8 December 1932 at the League of Nations' Assembly, the Canadian Secretary of State, C.H. Cahan, delivered a highly controversial speech. Cahan had been sent to the League to explain Canada's attitude to a report of the enquiry into a dispute in the Far East between China and Japan. His statement came at a critical moment in the Assembly debate and caused a stir in certain Geneva circles when it laid some of the blame in the affair on China. The Cahan 'incident' has traditionally been described as an aberration in Canada's foreign policy, an anomalous case of an irresponsible delegate, who deliberately acted in contravention of his Government's instructions.1 Cahan, acording to this interpretation, had been instructed to support the efforts of the League and the United States to condemn a recognized aggressor, Japan. Instead, he colluded with the British Government, who were seeking to deflect the League and the Americans from their course by criticizing China, and brought dishonour to Canada's name
Blame · China · Economic history · Foreign policy · Government (linguistics · League · Political science · Politics · Canadian Identity and History · Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis · History · Law · Philosophy · Psychology · Vietnamese History and Culture Studies
| Citations per year | 0.03 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1986 - 1986 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |