AMERICA’S REPLY TO JAPAN

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLV, Issue 21186, 5 November 1938, Page 17

AMERICA’S REPLY TO JAPAN

Reminder of Nine-Power Treaty Reaction to Exclusive Policy Powers Interested in Fate of China United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph —Copyright (Received November 5, 12.10 a.m.) NEW YORK. November 4. The Washington correspondent of “The Times” says: “What is considered a reply to Japan's one-sided statement in regard to her Asiatic policy is seen in the State Department report on the Brussels Nine Power Conference in 1937 which is isued to-day tor the first time. In the report Mr Norman Davis (United States representative) portrayed Japan as a Government which was unwilling to resort to conciliation. The report reasserted the validity of the Nine Power Treaty for safeguarding China and repeated that any settlement ultimately reached between China and Japan must be consistent with the Treaty and satisfactory to interested powers.”

JAPAN’S INTENTION REVEALED PROPOSED THREE POWER PACT United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph—Copyright Independent Cable Service (Received November 5. 12.17 a.m.) BERLIN, November 4. A Foreign Office Spoesman admitted to-day that the Government was considering a Three Power Pact—Japan. Manchukuo and China for mutual guarantee and integrity replacing the Nine Power Treaty. A Japanese Foreign Office spokesman in a statement issued the other day said: “If the Chinese Central Government would repudiate its past policy not remould its personnel, Japan would not reject iu> co-operation in establishing peace and stability in Eastern Asia.” He pointed out that this could be secured by Japan. Manchukuo and China Combining in a political, economic and cultural bloc for the establishment of such unity which was fundamental to the aim at present of “unofficial warfare.” The spokesman added that Japan was confident that other Powers would adapt their attitudes to the new conditions in East Asia. It was also announced that a statement is expected shortly to announce that Japan’s foreign policy will henceforth be based on the antiComintern- Rome- Berlin- Tokio axis, which will be further strengthened. Japan will also declare her readiness to co-operate in establishing a new central government in China, and a new peace fabric, based on the principle of “East Asia for Asiatics.”