As Laid Down by Predecessor and Defined at Washington Tokio, June 15.
The Premier, Admiral Baron Kato, issued a statement of policy to-day, in which he says that Japan's foreign policy is substantially established and the new {Cabinet will generally follow its predecessor, in cooperating with the other Powers in the spirit and letter of the Covenant of the League of Nations and the Wasbington Agreements to continue to develop concord amongst the nations and steady progress towards armament reduction, relieving the difficulties and burdens of mankind.
Referring to Russia, the Premier Said: "I deeply sympathize with the Russians in their sufferings and privations and hope that they will speedily realize relief. I will endeavour to make an expeditious and amicable adjustment of the problems of Siberia."
Baron Kato expressed the earnest hope that China will attain tranquillity and national unity through the efforts of her own people. The principles enunciated at Washington, especially with regard to China, were fundamental policies of Japan.
Referring to domestic affairs, the Premier said that the foremost problems were of a social nature, namely, the enforcement of strict probity in the Government service, financial stability, the extension of education, and commercial progress, but "such things are more easily said than done. I hesitate to be more concrete lest I fail in
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