In the House day, replying Stewart, London, July 29. of Commons to. to Gershom Harmsworth, the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, stated that Japan had expressed her willingness. to return Shantung to China with certain limited restrictions. The Government had "ho information that China had signified her will. ingness to accept Shantung from the League of Nations and the Government could not accept the sugges tion that they should influence Japan to annul all leases and concessions from China in Manchuria since July 1911.
to another question by Stewart. Mr. Harmsworth stated that, if and when negotiations were started with regard to the renewal of the Anglo-Japanese Alliance, full consideration—would given to the principle of maintaining the open door in China and that temporary military occupation of Chinese territory would not he availed of to secure preferential treatment by any particular Power—Reuter.
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