Washington, Nov. 5.
Asked to comment on Japan's announcement that she was trying to Unk together Japan, China and Manchoukuo, Mr. Hull said that America would be guided by the generally accepted principles of International Law and the principles of fair dealing and fair play among nations.
The attitude of the United States, concerning Japan's claims in the Far East, he said, was based on existing treaties, and remained unchanged.
The visit to the State Department} yesterday of Sir Ronald Lindsay, British Ambassador to the United States, intensified rumours that consultation were in progress between the signatories of the Nine-Power Pact, with a view to the adoption of common attitude against Japan's efforts to close the Open Door in China, Mr. Hull, however, said he thought that Sir Ronald Lindsay's visit was concerned with the trade negotiations between Great Britain and the United States, which, he added, were In the final stages "whatever may be the outcome."—Reuter.
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