Meanwhile, conversations designed to result in the formulation of a new foreign policy were continued to-day Ibetween Mr. H. Arita, Foreign Minis-for, and executive officials of the Mr. Arita is expected to receive foreign diplomatic representatives t2- morrow, and foreign correspondents next week, when he will issue a statement on his policy.
The Foreign Minister has complete.
recovered from the effects of a stroke he suffered on board a Fusan-[Shimonasekt ferry two weeks ago, and yesterday was able to report to the Throne on the state of Japan's diplomatic relations.
Replying to questions of foreign correspondents, a spokesman of the Foreign Office said to-day that Mr. Arita, while in China as Ambassador, expressed no opinion on the so-called three-basle principles for the readjustment of Sino-Japanese relations in his conversations with Gen. Chiang [Kai-shek and Gen. Chang Chun, the [Chinese Foreign Minister.
The spokesman said that Mr. Arita streely exchanged views" with the chinese statesmen in his private capacity, but did not touch on the question of the three-point pro-
German Framework as Model Nanking, Apr. 14.
Mr, Liang Man-tsao, ° Secretary General of the Yuan, who returned here yesterday from Shanghai, confirmed the nature of the discussions, but gald that no concrete conclusions had been arrived at. Information gathered from various official sources, however, reveals that opinions recently have advanced from some. quarters on the necessity of inserting. certain. supplementary clauses in the draft Constitution. "These clauses are to apply to certain Articles in the Constitution which, from the stand point of realities, would be difmeult in, enforcement.
'The draft, for example, stipulates that' the members of the Legislative Yuan are to be elected by the people, ut, before the period is ripe for the intelligent exercise by the people of the four powers of suffrage, recall, initiative, and referendum, pointed cut, this spoelfic clause easily may. breed" corruption. Dictated by the essential combination of idealism and realities, it is believed that certain Articles should be supplemented by felauses 0 define measures that may. be. appled during the transitional "The Constitution of the German Republic has been cited as a precedent worthy of consideration by Chines legislators. During the deliberations a majority of the Legislative Yuan members brought up this question for discussion. Now that opinion seems fo be unanimous in various quarters regarding this topic, changes in the Graft {o ensure the' practicability of enforcement are believed to be a The draft Constitution Is to be published in May, for open discussion —Domei.
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