Seiyukai Party Leader Will Make Tour of Europe 'On his way to Europe and America, fo nct as a self-appointed "private spokesman" for Japan, Mr, Ichiro Hatoyama, a leader of' the Seiyukai arty, passed through here on July 21 in the s. Potsdam. He was accompanied by Mr. Michio Hatoyama, his hepkew, and Mr, Joji Hayashi, a Seiyukai member.
Interviewed by Domei, the politi-clan said the trip has' been ambition of long standing." He refused to comment on the current events in North China.
Mr. Hatoyama's itinerary includes stops in Genoa, Switzerland, Berlin, London, Scandinavian countries. Russia and the United States, He expects to return to Japan on February 18.
During his month's stay in Berlin with his son-in-law, Mr. Junichi Furulaws, of the Berlin branch of the Bank of Japan, Mr. Hatoyama will attend the International Parliamentarans' Conference, to be held on September 1-6.
On leaving Japan, Mr. Hatoyama said: "since Tam well acquainted with the circumstances leading to the present difficulties in North China, T feel that 1 am qualified to serve my country in the capacity of 3 private spokesman in presenting our position in the affair,
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