Mr_Honnoh next asked_whether the Government was satiated with Japan's reply in July regarding the Ueet of the Japanese reorganization the Peiping-Muleden and other fallways in. North China upon Brit-th "rights" and interests in those railways, "No," replied Mr, Butler, who added that Sir Robert Craigie made further representations on September 4 urging the restoration of British Fights arising from the agreements of 8 ud 1902, spans reply, he said, was sil be-reply to a question asked by Harry Day, Labour member for cen tral Southwark, Mr. Butler said that he information of the Foreign OMice vas thet there had been an apprecia {Mle decrease in smuggling in North hina Mr. A.C. Moreing, Conservative snember for" Preston, next put two questions about the American Note to Japan of October 6, tio first asked whether the Governnent had notified Japan that it was in agreement. with this Note.
Urilish Stand Known in Tokyo a written reply, the Foreign Under-Secretary referred "Mr. Mor ing to the answer he gave on Nover-wer 10, and added: "I am. satisfied the Japanese Government fully aware of the, attitude of the British Government Mr, Morcing's second question was whether the Government, with ref erence to the Note, had signified to he United States Government its de~ sire fo ce-operate in maintaining the policy of the Open Door in Chin Mr. Butler stated that Sir Robert Ctaisie had been "in constant touch" with his American colleague and he Mfr. Butler) didn't think that the United States Government could be any doubt" regarding Britain's Dolicy in regard to the Open Door.
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