it Frederick Maze': Statement Up and At em The Inspector-General of Cus-
On the day after Derby Day, toms has promptly issued that gallant campaigner and political reply to the allegation by Tokyo|backbencher, Sir Alfred Knox, that the dismissal of Mr. J. Fuko-applied more is contrary to the Dairen|of enlightening himself the the task Agreement of 1907 between China ist Canvassing Corps and Japan.
The Japanese Govern-course of events in the Far East. ment must be hard pressed to find|It is to be: hoped that ardent Con-ground for supporting the action servative canvassers did not pay too of its representatives in Kuantung,|much attention to his lecture for on whose insistence Mr, Fukumoto committed the indiscretion leading: to his dismissal. Only a few weeks: ago, emphasis was laid by Japanese spokesmen on Mr. Fukumoto's freedom from interference either by Manchukuo or the Kuantung authorities, in the event of Customs autonomy being set up elsewhere Manchuria, recognition being then given tothe, now, apparently, forgotten, special status of the: Dairen Customs. It would seem feat Tokyo would be well elvised to give the whole matter less fip-pant attention. the following is a spirited passage in its The danger now was this, Owicg a certain defeatism at home which "communicated itself to 0 ment retarding the ren tratersitoriality. The "Chinese demanded no less than the handing Over of our extraterritorial rights Our Minister broke off negotiations and came away. On the ith M Inst year the Chinese Government at nounced that all. extraterriteriall Would cease autersatleally on the first January 1992." The British Tokyo Puzzled Tokyo—or rather the Foreign Office" there—is puzzled. Colonel Henry L. Stimson has asked inconvenient questions regarding the Manchurian Customs and the puzzle how to answer them. Left to elf, no doubt, the Japanese For-feign " Office, even without Count Uchida, would be able to give satisfactory assurance almost removing Colonel Stimson's anxiety. But then there is the General Start Jand what the General Staff decides to do, whether under the lead of Mukden or in direction of Mukden, must eventually be accepted by the Foreign The military party" has just frankly declared hat its policy has to prevail. That thed been the suspicion of most people but it is just as well to have it down in-black and white. et two people in Bu: That agreement had never publish Bound by be brought Roa' been: pledged. The. "ea would probably ote for it.
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