The outspoken interview given _by the former Prime Minister of Japan. Viscount Saito, to the "Christian Science Monitor", extensively quoted, should serve to bring the importance fof the naval conversations in Lon don into their proper perspective. While every effort is being made to prevent their failure, the fact re. mains that, should no agreement be reached, the collapse of the conference of which they are the forerunners—to discuss the renewal of the London and Washington Naval Limi. tition Treaties or some other pac supersede them—is not necessarily 2 foregone conclusion. The talks now in progress in "London were considered advisable in view of the importance of the issues which will come before the conference they precede. The three governments principally concerned believe that possible to frame in advance an outline of discussions which would give a better chance to the larger conference which will follow, The Japanese delegates have put forward certain proposals to. which they are holding as the minimum These proposals have proved unpala-{eble to the Americans, and British statesmen's attempt to bridge over ing. Each Power has, however, duty, "Although, so long ago. made its "stand unmistakeably clear.
March last, Mr. Giles was stricken The Governments concerned" know by the disease which he knew to be where they stand and. the people on mortal he stuck to his post and, whose votes they depend have been through the long weary months, even, given a glimpse of the difficulties to the time when his malady forced ahead. Admiral Saito has revealed! him to take to his bed, he discharged that opinion in Japan in by. no0 the responsibilities 6f his office, His means unanimous in favour of their friends have been filled with cep elegation's proposals. 'That import-admiration for the splendid example ant section in the United States he thus set. 'That admiration, which that has appealed so constantly for now gives way to sincere sympathy, balanced budget must view with' has been extended to his wife whose consternation the prospect of a race own feititude and support of him in naval building which, on top of thas been unwearied and true to the the huge sums for relief and. re-highest traditions of her kind, Mf. covery being spent in Washington, Giles was one of the sons of a dislinmust still further put back the day, guished sinologue, Professor HA. when revenue meets expenditure, Giles, whose name is a household nothing more than a crystallization of, word to men of the Consular Ser-opinion against competitive rearm. vice. His late brother, Mr. Bertram ment is the result of the present Giles, was a member of that Service conversations they will nevertheless have been of value. But it is not and died in harness, after being 00 late to hope that some common wounded in the Nanking affair of basis may even now be reached that 1027, Another brother, Mr, Lionel will make the outcome of the con.
Giles, is an eminent orientalist at the ¥etsations, of' more. positive advan British Museum and, ko his father, a Chinese scholar. Yet another brother, Colonel Valentine Giles, served ' in the Royal Engineers
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