Reply to Mr, Kellogg's Note Containing No Reservations Tokyo, May 26.
The Prentier and Minister for Foreign Affairs, General Baron Tanaka, to-day handed the reply of the Japanese Government to Mr. Frank B, Kellogg's proposals for a multilateral treaty for thi out~ lowry of war to the United States Ambassador, Mr. Charles Mac-Veagh, after which he handed copies to the British, French, German and Mahan Embassies, Mr, MacVeagh is cabling the eon tents of the reply to Washington, after which it will be available the State Department, is understood that the reply is brief, expressing approval of Mr. Keliogg's proposals without prvposing any reservations or modin fications.
Later.
Japan's reply to the American anti-war proposal waa handed the American Ambassador by the Premier phis morning and published this afternoon, It states, after the pret ry diplomatic language: hog to inform Your Excelte that the Government of Japan pathize warmly with the high, benoficent aims of the proposal now ide by the United States, which they take to imply entire abolition of the institution of war, and that they would be glad to render thei most cordial ce-operation towards the attainment of that end. The proposal of the United States is understood to contain nothing that would refuse to independent States the right of self-defence and thing which is incompatible League of Nati and the Treation of Locarno. the Imperial Gove ernment firnily believe "that une nous agreement on a_matually iptable text for such a treaty. as contemplated ix well eapadle of realization by discussion between the six and they would worata with cordial goodwill in discussions persuaded is. the common, all the peoples of the the cessation of wars of an era of per
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