Feow Our Ows Cénaesronoet, Peking, July 28, Government as to the London sug!
"Complite darkness reigns over sestian of " judicial inquiry, "Some cee ease ces Heeet y Me, atier Legations were equally Iack-Yoshizawa, the Japanese Minister, ing in instructions. He said it had cee rat a Muati (adding a new factor to the situation it, Jeeriainly complicated By we can do until we get definite in- [fF @ judicial inquiry " could—not [Srustions from our Home Govern. [cause any pause in diplomatic negots is to ask everybody to be|tiations.
Besides, the Diplomatic it. When Shanghai urges a/CoPS were uncertain as to the attitude of the Chinese Government and when the suggestion presses us to open negotiations we repeat the same retrain, 'Wait a little while' That Jsums' up our present policy and to my view it will remain our policy.|for some time to come. I can see nor light, We are absolutely in the air and the atmosphere is very dark, "This is unique in the history of Sino-foreign relations. Here we are sitting round, waiting for our Gov. ernments to tell us something, reduced to inactivity. You ask' me about our last meeting. Well, exchanged views and that was all, As for our next I cannot say when it will be held, There is no tan, because we have really no-hing to talk about, Yes, all Powers will be represent-fel, when the next meeting is held, Although the French Minister has gone to Peitai ake but ite has not been appointed to: {All Comte de Martel's place on the Diplomatic Commission. That place is still open and we have taken no steps to fill it, the reason being that, here is ro particular need for any worry in the matter in view of the received ary instructions from his Mr. Yoshizawa quickly, in_ answer to a question, and he had givew no thought to its inspiration, Mr, Yoshizawa would not "be Jdrawn into a discussion on the pos: sibilities of an inquiry nor of the divergent views of members of the Diplomatic Body. Referring to the, Shanghai side of the controversy, however, he had the following oh: servations to. mal "The fundamental law of Shang: thai without doubt is the Land Regulations. On those the principle remains the ithe present administration of Shanghai is subject in the last resort to the will of the Powers whose representatives in China are members jof the Diplomatic Corps, Otherwise Shanghai would be a separate state, jan untenable position. Now in Present case a great emerge arose in which the Diplomatic Corp saw fit to take the respes sibility fof anterveation, We were entitled take such action even without reference to our Governments he-cause of the important isoves with the vininexe which were fvolved."
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