JAPANESE POLICY.

Grey River Argus, 17 October 1922, Page 6

JAPANESE POLICY.

A DIPLOMAT'S TALK. [A. and N.Z. Cable Association.] NEW YORK, October 16. (Rec. October 16, 11.20 p.m.) The ‘‘Chicago Tribune’s’’ Tokio correspondent interviewed Air Kotoa, who declared that Japan was determined 10 maintain tile accord reached that had i resulted in her alliance with the r.a- I lions of the world recently. He de- ; fended civilisation and also the world j war. Japan deemed the agreements ’ reached by the League of Nations am! the Washington conference to jm so valuable that they shall not be d f

feated by any action of Japan. Japan must follow this policy, regardless of any Government ruling. An international customs agreement, providing for increased customs revenue for ; China, would soon be -effective. Th' Japanese post offices in China will ; close before next year. Japan desires 1 China to stand unmenaced by an; 1 power, but at the same time to be in • ternally free from factional strife. : : Japan was ready to arrange fur a modification of the dual citizenship laws by which foreign born Japanese may renounce Japanese citizenship.