Questions in Commons; Situation Watched London, May 2.
Reported Japanese attempts in North China to establish a woo! monopoly in respect of the wool produced in Mongolia, Sinkiang and Kansu were the subject of questions in the House of Commons to-day by Sir John Wardlaw-Milne, Conservative member for the Kidderminster division of Worcestershire.
Mr, R. A. Butler, Under-Secretary fon Foreign (Affairs, replied that, as f was known, the organizatient reported to have been? formed by Kho Japanese for the export of sheep and camel wool had not yet actually transacted business, Owing however, to Japanese military con trol, British merchants had been unable to make purchases.
1 Additional difficulties had arisen in that, under present circums ances, it was impossible to obtain railway transport, Mr. Butler said he understood that more detailed information would be received in reports from Sir Afchibald Kerr and Sir Robert Craigie a the British Ambassadors to China and Japan respectively, who were natur-q aly- watching the situation very closely, Sir John Wardlaw-Milne asked Shether-Mr. Butler was aware that a similar proposal in regard to an oil monopoly was made by the Jo 3 panese and drew a very strong protest from the Amerfean Government, so thay Tokyo dropped the proposal Could not the British Government, he asked, take similar action Mr, Butler referred Sir John Wardlaw-Milne to the answer he had given—that he was awaiting further
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