Ca-operation JAmbassedor at Washington: wil carry immediately to, his post_as Japanese Me. ish Saito, who eto return Tokyo, Oct. 9
instructions from the Foreign. Minise ter, Mr. Hirota, to seek the Friendly. ce-operation. of the United States in all' matters where their teresa" meets Mas suid in vellable quarters here to-day. chin Sato, who, hae spent the tat [United States with the inv. Chichibu Maru, leaving The non-realization of the scheme owing to opposition of the people Would surely affect the prosperity of Tientsin to such an extent that would call forth dissatisfaction and protest of the International community. Since the inception of the Haiho Technical Bureau it has given the people. te Understand what the scheme really was and every effort was made by the Bureau to remove all opposition. After several months of painstaking Work on the part of the Bureau, people ie, the farmers, finally" a Cepied their proposal, The total amount of funds required in order to complete the unfinished work of the Haiho Improvement scheme was e3- timated at §1,920,000, but no appropriation has been made to the Haiho Technical Bureau since its inception such circumstances, we are unable to continue our work, and have other alternative but to resign.
IE it fs the last straw which breaks the camel's back, then the Haiho can be considered as dead as far as any hope of immediate improvement in the river is concerned. By a sad circumstance, almost the irony fate, a few days after the resignation of the Hatho Technical Bureau, Mr. J. Hardel, Engineer-in-Chief of the Hatho Cohservaney Commission fand Adviser to the Haiho Improvement who took a great interest in the improvement of the Haiho, died in Tientisn on Friday morning from hydrothorax. Mr. Hardel" had been in poor health for some time, but still managed to carry on and attend the various meetings held in connection with the improvement of the Haiho, and his sane advice was always listened to, to has re-
Fundamental Policy—There neither has been nor will be between Japan and the United States "any serious dispute which may. "lead" to" war. JAN issues between the two countries fore susceptible to settlement Peaceful. measures.
Disarmament—The Imperial Japan-jete Government will abandon all laxisting naval treaties but wil propose in the stead a fair and effec tive disarmament plan in an effort secure world peace Manchurian Question- Manchoukuo has developed "splendidly as_an in-[dependent country, in beth name and reality. The so-called Manchurian Jauestion can easily be solved if the Jother powers will recognize frankly the. real state of affairs existing in Manchoukuo.
China—The Japanese Government. Jos it has declared frequently in the past, has special interests in China fand will continue to attempt to main" tain 'Far Eastern peace, hoping for the' spiritual support of the United [States Government.
Trade—The Government wishes to promote in a friendly spirit trade between Japan and America.
Tmmigration—The Government re-berets. such anti-Japanese movements in the United States as the one now itractingg attention in the state of 'Arizona, Japan relies, however, upon proper and effective measures American' authorities to attain the immediate settlement of the dispute, although, unfortunately, it was seldom, if ever, carried out in practice But before the book on the Hatho— can almost be compared to a book. fas pages and pages of articles have been written and published in the papers about this much maligned Fiver is closed just one question should be asked. The five per cent. Surtax levied on the customs for the improvement of the Haiho and to cover the $4,000,000 loan bonds is Still being collected, but why should it still continue to be collected when the $4,000,000 is already spent, and the Haiho Technical Bureau' was unable to raise the balance required of a paltry $1,820,000? subsequently Feduced to" $600,000, poppy from those who never grew, tassed or dealt in opium. Now, too, copie are complaining of being mulcted for "Lamp tax" when they do not use an opium lamp. But, of course, soldiers cost money—even if they are never paid. And the authori covet s bank account in some hateful imperialistic foreign bank, perhaps, also a house in some abo: minable foreign concession where the barbarian troops. infringe China's sovereign rights. So money must be had somehow.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.