Tokyo, July 25.
Speaking to the British and American Charges—d'Affaires the French and Italian Ambas-suders, whom he had pecially invited to the Foreign Office, the Premier explained that Japan was tunable to. accept China's abrogation of the Sino-Japanese Commercial Treaty owing to the pro Article XVI" She even to agree to re until China withdrew her ne abrogation.
Baron Tanaka ex-regret at Nanking's violation of the spirit of the Washington Treaty with regard to the Salt and Postal revenues.
Referring to the Mfanchurian situation, the Premier reiterated that the' Japanese Consul-General at Mukden had merely advised Marshal Chang Hsueh-liang, at Chang's own request, concerning the question of a compromise with the Nationalists, in accordance with Japan's policy 2 explained in the memorandum of May 18 the main points of which Baron Tanaka also reiterated, "The Japanese memorandum of May 18 explaining Japan's motives and intentions with regard to North Ching and Manchuria contained the following paragraph Note:—Article XXVI_of the Sino Japanese Treaty of Commerce and 1896 provides that. sai may demand a tariffs and' of the commercial this treaty at the end. 10 years from the date of the exchange the ratifications, but if no such years id tariffs heir present form shall. remain in force Yor 10 years "more, ree)
a yet koned "The Japanese Government attaches the utmost importance to the maintenance of peace and order in Manchuria and is prepared to do all it can to prevent the occurrence of any such state of affairs as may disturb that peace and order or constitute a probable cause of such disturbance, "Under " these circumstances should the disturbances develop further in the direction of Peking and the situation ing as to threaten the peace and order of Manchuria the Japanese Government on its part may possibly be constrained to take appropriate and effective steps for the maintenance of peace and order in Manchuris sit must be noted, however, that the policy of the Japanese Government, which consists in maintaining fan attitude of strict neutrality towards the contending forces, remains unchanged in every respect and that, should the course of events be such as to render the abovementioned measure imperative, the Japanese Government will in respect of the time and method of its ion" exercise due care to pro-against any unfair arising to either of two opposing parties."—Reuter, Tokyo's Alleged Warning Mukden Against Nanking Shanghai, July 26.
Reuter learns from a semi-oficial source that, upon receipt of a memorandum from Mr. Wang Jing-pao, the Chinese Minister at Tokyo, to the effect that the Japanese Premier, General Baron Tanaka, had caused a warning to be issued to the Mukden authorities against their joining the Nationalist Government, the Ministry for Foreign Affairs immediately cabled instructions to Mr. Wang to lodge a protest with the Foreign Office Tokyo.
Pointed out that such inter-ein China's domestic can only be interpreted measure "to "block the letter and spirit of the Covenant of the League of Nations and the Washington Nine-Power Treaty. The instruction further points out that there is no appreciable connexion between China's unification and her endeavour to terminate unilateral and unequal treaties. Acts such as these, it says, are regarded as unfair and unfriendly—Reuter,
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