Peking, July 11.
Yoshizawa, Japanese Minister, said in substance:—
The Japanese Authorities have not yet received any proposals concerning treaty revision, and we are utterly in darkness as' regards the probable attitude of the Nationalist Government.
"According to the alleged conversation of Dr. Wang. published in the newspapers," the Japanese Minister went on, "the Nationalist Foreign Minister enumerated seven countries including Japan, with which China hed concluded treaties, which had, already expired. We must understand the Nationalist Foreign Minister to mean that the Sino-Japanese Treaty should therefore be abrogated. However, I hope that my jaterpretation of Dr. Wang's conversation is mistaken, seeing that the Japanese Government reached an understanding with the Peking Authorities to the effect that Japan: will be quite willing to revise customs tariff items, commercial and trade provisions and some other clauses in a friendly this question with the then Peking foreign Minister more than twenty times, although we failed in attaining our object within the six months as provided for in Article 26 of the Sino-Japanese Treaty."
Treaty Still in Force Yoshizawa continued that since April.20 of last year the japanese representatives and Peking Authorities have agreed to renew the term of negotiation every three months, and " consequently Japan believes that the treaty is no force at present. "For continued the Minister, are continuing their sions of the present treaty and, furthermore, Japanese Consular official and other Japanese officials are conducting their duties in aecordance with the present treaty. Therefore, there is no room for doubt that the Sino-Japanese Treaty fs still in force, in view of the fat that the Nationalist Government was cognizant of the negotiations.—Toho.
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