BRITAIN & JAPAN

Wairarapa Times-Age, 1 August 1939, Page 8

BRITAIN & JAPAN

NEED OF CONSULTING DOMINIONS BEFORE DENOUNCING TRADE TREATY. OR IMPOSING EMBARGO ON WAR SUPPLIES. (Received This Day, 11.40 a.m.) LONDON, July 31. In the House of Commons. Mr Chamberlain said the Dominions must be consulted before it could be said whether Britain would denounce the An-glo-Japanese commercial treaty. Mr Noel Baker suggested immediate consultation, with the object of paralleling the United States’ denunciation of its trade treaty with Japan. Referring to the Tientsin dispute, Mr Chamberlain said the Anglo-Japanese formula of agreement preceding the Tok io negotiations was a statement of facts and did not denote any change in policy or betray any British interest in China. The Premier reiterated that Britain would not reverse its policy in the Far East at the request of another Power. The Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Mr R. A. Butler, said the Dominions must be consulted before placing an embargo on war supplies to Japan. Replying to Mr Noel Baker, he repudiated a suggestion that Britain was not further supporting the Chinese currency. STAND TAKEN REJECTION OF CURRENCY DEMANDS. I RECOGNITION OF NEUTRAL OBLIGATIONS. (Received This Day. 1.15 p.m.) LONDON, July 31. "The Times” says a clear analysis of the Government’s policy in China has been sent to Sir A. Clark Kerr (British Ambassador) to transmit to General Chiang Kai-shek. It shows that Britain’s attempt to face facts in North China does not mean that China is being let down. The Japanese currency demands cannot be accepted. France fully appreciates the British difficulties and the magnitude of the economic and strategic issues involved. A Tokio correspondent of “The Times” says the negotiations have reached a conflict phase on the Japanese insistence that Britain prohibit the circulation of Chinese currency in Tientsin. Japan aims at discouraging the Chinese by replacing their currency throughout North China by the yen. Britain, however, is bound by her neutrality and cannot make the Chinese currency illegal. MILITARY MISSIONS BRITISH PARTY LEAVING TOMORROW. (Received This Day, 12.45 p.m.) LONDON. July 31. The British military mission leaves for Moscow on August 2. via Paris. REASON FOR DELAY INDEPENDENCE OF BALTIC STATES. BRITAIN READY FOR ANYTHING. (Received This Day, 1.15 p.m.) LONDON, July 31. In the House of Commons, Mr R. A. Butler said: “The main reason for delay in the Russian negotiations is our refusal to encroach upon the independence of the Baltic States. Our achievements during the last few months and the growing strength of Britain will enable us to face the summer