Promise of Scrupulous Observance of Washington and London Treaties ig authori Japan has decided to secede from the League of Nations if the ively indicated (slates Reuter from Tokyo) Assembly adopts the recommendations made by the Committee of Nineteen, However, up to the present, an official statement is unobtainable.
Both the War Office and the Navy Office have indicated that the chief Japanese military and naval delegates will be withdrawn from the Disarmament Conference when Japan secedes from the League, as the atmosphere at Geneva is at present considered too hostile to Japan to warrant maining, However, it is added, some junior officers probably will be retained as observers.
Though withdrawal from the Disarmament Conference is thus envisaged, it is emphasised that Japan will continue scrupulously to observe the Washington and London agreements.
Tokyo, Feb. 20. mete are ale atta og eel a soe Ronioers See vitations to Soviet Russia and the United States pending (1) the adoption of the report by the League Assembly, and (2) the acceptance of the recommendations by both parties.
Although the general belief is that the negotiating committee will be stillborn, yet of the Powers who have been invited only those with diplomatic missions in the Far East fare expected to accept, This. excludes. the South American states and Switzerland, but. the attitude Tokyo, Feb. 14. peace in the Far East and that the "The Japanese Goreenment are Sshole question will eventually convinced that the Tpalnenance and resolved between Japan and China fecognitin of the independence jon that basis. They have also anehuiso is the only guarantee of tertained throughout a just expecta tion that the Committee of Conence in the Far Hast and that the fwiole question will erentualy be gulation would give ample time ta have these and other points ex-solved between Japan. and China plained at length and in full detail, fon that basis"
'This is one of the pints in the Japanese reply' tothe requests by Reply: to Japan ise"Commitéee of Nineteen for Glearscat answer to the premise that Geneva, Feb. 14, the ating regime in Manchulewo The following is the text of the fees not constitute q solution of the committee of' Nineteen's "reply, ddrowed today t0'Mts Matsa The nbetanct of the reply, which chief dapancie delegate' at Gen: wil be handed to. Sir HEI" Druve for, submission to his Government: mond by Mr Matsuoka, "the Conmittes of Nineteen is
mittee St Nineteen is one on which The ised by the Ca point raised by the Com. ate(u for the statements con ined in your letter of - Febri "which "indiente the. attitude a The "Soponess' Government. have our government rear fade repented and unequivocal de: Shvations and on which the Japan arokus.. wsnliee "Your communication makes foe delegation. fave taken, paine.
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