Interesting Suggestion in Tokyo to Prevent War Tokyo, Feb. 26.
Following Japan's" strong protest" to Moscow against the rejee-Yien of all Japanese bids in the recent Vladivostok auction fishing concessions in Soviet waters,
day that a compromise agreement. oficial word was received here for thus been reached, that celled and arrangements have been made o hold another auction at, Viadivostok in the near future for these 65 concessions, M. Maxim Litvinov, Soviet Commissar "for Foreign Affairs, is reported to have assured Mr, Ohta, Japanese ambassador to Mos: cow, that the guarantee money for these new bigs will be accepted on ided for by the Soviet Sapanese aris ofthe. exchange rate
"He pointed out, that this wool envy bes Althoogh"a number of fishing" concerns stil contend. that all of the 128" concessions should Be re-offered. at "auctions it wax Understood that the dapinese. Gov formment would accept. the comm promise arrangement although tus fare negotiations will probably. be fondueted in' an effort to reach a definite settlement of the. disputed rate of exchange,—United Pret, Tokyo, Feb, 24.
Qcean "between Japan and "the A. proposal to divide the Pacific United States in" the interest of arid peace was gacused at, mittee of the House of Pes y's meeting of the Budget Com:
Mr. "Koki Hirota, Minister of Foreign Affairs, stated that in Nin opinion, such a division would be a ferent factor in preventing' war and or disputes. He assured that the Government would give the proposal careful con. sideration, Baron T. Sakamoto, prominent member of the Koseikai party, offer-fed the proposal in view of the fact that he considered the Japanese Navy supreme on its side of the Pacific and the American Navy fore most in power on the other side, He said that this opinion was held by many American statesmen. and quoted from recent public addresses in Washington in substantiation of this statement, Tt was contended by Baron Saka. more that, with the fleets possessed by. both: countries, it. would be an easy matter for Japan and Americ to protect and maintain peace among all territories in the Pacific between them. A neutral zone between the two halves was also suggested by Baron Sakamoto.
Navy leaders expressed the opinion that the idea was excellent bat contended that it would not be Dracticable because there are already enough disputes in existing territorial waters without increasing the scope for more—United Press
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