Tokyo, Mar. 8.
Sympathy and appreciation of China's aspiration for equality. with foreign powers was expressed to-day by the Foreign Minister, Mr, Naotake Sato, In his "maiden" speech before the House of Peers. stances, and I believe that China will feel the some."
War Danger Scouted Mr, Sato said he did no believe that the danger of war in Europe was serious as generally described.
Warmly applauded by the Chamber, Mr, Sato called for the reopening of Sino-Japanese negotiations "in a spirit of equality and reelprocit "It Is, necessary." he declared, "to begin the negotiations afresh, to break the present deadlock, and to conduct the negotiations in 'a heart "Among the latter is public opinion."
Replying to a. question regarding. the much discussed German-Japanese pact of November 25, Mr, Sato emphasized that the purpose of the ae-Cord was to forestall the activities of the Communist International.
Turning to Anglo-Sapanese rela-tons, Mr. Sato said that despite the Government's desire to maintain felondly relations with Great Britain, "there has regrettably been a large number" of clashes" between the economic and commercial interests of the two nations.'
Such clashes, the Foreign Minister
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