Alleged Scheme for Anglo-Japanese Non-Aggression Pact Denied: Not Even Discussed Tokyo, Nov. 24. IHE reason for Japan's demand for naval equality—the rock on which the discussions now in progress in Indon threaten to founder—was explained by the spokesman of the Foreign Office at an interview with pressmen to-day.
First of all, said the spokesman, Japan's demand was based on prestige, as well as on Japan's growing importance in world politics, The third reason, and by no means the least important one, was the unanimous demand of the Japanese people for a complete sense of security. The press reports that the Government will notify the Powers concerned of the termination of the Washington Naval Treaty, in accord~ ance with Article XXIII, on or about December 10, after communicating with the signatories "by way of courtes "Reuter.
London, Nov. 23
'An important announcement was made to-day by the leader of the Conservative Party, Mr. Stanley Baldwin, who occupies the pest of Lord' President of the Council in the National Government, and who preceded Mr. Ramsay MacDonald Prime Minister.
la the course of a speech at Glasgow he. declared: "Never, as individual, will 1 sanction the British "Navy being used for armed. blockade against any coun-fry im the world until T know what the United Slates is going Having foreseen the breakdown of the London naval parleys, Great Britain, it is said, has already made prudent overtures "to the United [States relative to common action on the part of the two countries, Tt was stated here to-day that Presi-Jdent Roosevelt and Mr. Hull have discussed "advances_made by the British," but the State Department has refused to divulge any of the Instructions which have been gent to /Mr. Norman' Davis, the American Jdetegate, on the subject—Havas
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