While Tokyo insists that the expired. treaty shall continue to be effective until it is replaced by a new one, a Nanking Foreign Office spokesman states that the proposal unjustifiable, The circumstances im this country, it is pointed out, are so radically different from those 'A despatch from Mukden states! that the Fengtien authorities have [decided to withdraw all their troops the Great troops from Luanchow to onder to show their peaceful attitude towards the Nationalists.—Reuter, Crisis Tokyo, Aug. 15.
Speaking at a Cabinet meeting today the Premier formally announced his decision to give up the contemplated plan of issuing a statement of China policy as owing to the postponement of the Mukden-Nanking compromise, peace in Manchuria had been ensured for the time being, for which reason he considered the statement no longer necessary.—Reuter.
Mukden, Aug. 14.
The recent critical situation, which was brought about by the firm stand of the Japanese against the reconciliation of Mukden with the Nationalist Government at Nanking and the equally firm decision prevailing at the time when the treaty: was concluded, that the continued enforcement of such an obsolate treaty will jeopardize the national aspirations and natural development of the country.
Japan now bases her claim that the treaty is. in force upon. Article XXVI, but the contention treaty will remain in force rely unless _a "revision be effected" within six months after inz every six_months' period after the lapse of each inter (The Foreign Office spokesman is presumably still being quotced in the above—Ed), It is the opinion of the Nati lists that such a_ contention rot be upheld by any international jurists of note, and that the carly conclusion of @ new Sino-Japanese commercial treaty not only will benefit Nationalist China, but also Japanese interests in this country, Reuter,
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