Tokyo, Apr, 12.
The United States Ambassador, Mr, Charles MaeVeagh, to-day call ister of Foreign Affairs and presented a formal Proposal on behalf of his Government for a pact for the outlawry of war, French Suggestion to Japan Apr. 17. communicated to the Governments of the great Powers by the United States Government on the question of possible international rcnuneiation of war.
As already stated the Note is accompanied by a preliminary draft {geaty resembling, in a general way, the form of duplicate treaty the United States Government is prepared to sign, The Note refers to the correspondence on the proposals with Francs, whose Governmunt would not enter-
M. de Billy, the French Ambas sador in Tokyo, visited Mr. Do-puchi, the Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, at the Foreign Office yes~ terday, and explained the attitude of France on the American drats treaty for the outlawing of war. The French Ambassador stated that, as the draft was drawn up by America alone, the French Government intended shortly submit its own proposal to Japan, Great Britain, Germany and Italy, and requested the Japanese Government {0 withhold a definite reply. to America pending receipt of a tain considerations which, in a! French proposal.—Toho,
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