Baron Shidehara declared that relations of fullest _undertanding Iwere desirable with China, Japan was watching efforts at stabilization with sympathy, toler Jance and hope and with willingness render any ce-operation she requires without interference in her domestic concerns and without any' faction disregardful of the position she justly enjoys. Japan intends to promote Sino-Japanese economic Frapprockement subject always to the principle of equal opportunity jand to the principles of those trea~ ties signed at Washington though at present they are not being enforced.
The Foreign" Minister declared that the guiding principle of Japan's foreign policy was safeguarding and promoting her legitimate rights and wide Protest on Act Coming into Force interests due respect to those lof other nations and also adheren to the principle that all official commitments given by one government to another, whether by treaty for otherwise, should on no account affected by any change of government or cabinet—Reuter's Pacific Service.
Tokio, July 'The House of Peers' to-day "unanimously passed the following resolution—"The House of Peers, taking the view that the Japanese exclusion clause in the United States' New Immigration Law is absolutely ce trary to the general rule of justice jund fairness and ix detrimental to the friendship that has long existed between the two countries, deeply regrets the enactment of the clause Agency.
Lower Hou: Unanimously Opposed to Act Tokio, July 1.
The Lower House to-day unanimously passed a resolution recording its opposition against the distri minatory nature of the American Immigration Act as violation of the principles of justice and internation-Jai equality and impairing the long friendship between A\ and Japan. A somewhat similar motion was also unanimously passed by the House of Peers. The speeches in both Houses were couched in firm but moderate language. The belief was expressed that the action of Congress could be remedied. In the meantime Baron Shidehara re-nssured the House that the Government. wax determined to maintain a stand against the legislntion—Reuter's
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