Peking, June 14.
'The Japanese Minister, speaking' to Japanese Press. representatives on the subject of the transfer of the capital from Peking to Nanking, understand by press reports that the Nanking Government. intends to make Nanking the capital of China, This is reasonable from the position of the Nanking Government. Ut is optional for the Chinese people to locate their capital wherever they like, and it is not matter for us to interfere with But speaking from the standpoint of foreign Powers, it is impossible for us to decide on our attitude in a-short period, because it is necessary to give careful consideration to the Treaty relations and to the fact that we have put a large amount of money into the equipent of the Legations and mo fable and immovable estate, "As to the question of recognition of the Nationalist Government, we fare now. merely watching what steps that Government will take fo not think any other foreign Jowers are yot considering the iueation. As Japan is negotiating with the Nationalist: Government ax facto Government through the Consuls in Shanghai and Nanking even at present, there is no obstacle to the actual negotiation.
"The period of negotiation for the revision of the. Sino-Japanese Commercial. Treaty is to expire in about a month, but I suppose an agreement willie reached by that
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