Tokyo, May 11.
The first official utterance regarding the announcement made Fecently by Mr. Walter Runciman, President of the Board of Trade, that measures had been adoplied to protect the British cotton and rayon industries against Japanese competition in the home and colonial markets, was made ina Foreign Office statement issued here to-day.
'The statement says that all aspects of the matter, together with any necessary' counteraction, are being carefully studied, and adds that Japan intends to safeguard her full rights and interests which she possesses under the various treaties involved Reuter. ment were aware that Japanese com-Detition was not limited to these goods and were considering, in the case of leach of the other industries involved, {what tariff action in the Colonial mar: kets was called for.
"As regards the home market. the matter would be dealt with by the ordinary procedure of the Import.
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