According to Press reports, the Premier, Viscount Kato, made a [statement to the Seiyukai Party last evening in the course of which he declared tha} while as an individual Japanese he did not welcome the construction of the Singapore Base, the was of the opinion that as the base had been contemplated for 20 years past and the matter was outside the scope of the Washiigton Treaty, its construction was inevitable. He went on to say that the British authorities had given assurances that the base was purely national affair, not intended to influence international relations. Japan, therefore, must watch future developments closely.
With regard to the American naval manceuvres, Viscount Kato said that the American Government had fally explained to Tokyo the motives and circumstances of the manquvres. Further, with a view to removing the misunderstandings existing among certain sections of the Japanese people, it had been propered that the American fleet should visit Yokohama after the manceuvres, but Japan had regret-folly felt Uound to decline this pro-
In reiterated Japanese Govern to ce-operate with, Great Britain and America specting the solution of China's financial problems, upon which must depend the reunification of the Jcountry.—Reuter's Pacific Service,
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