Changchun Doors Not Closed to Foreign Capital, Says Tokyo War Minister: Oil Monopoly Question Tokyo, Oct. 27.
ORD Powers soking to apoty the Nine-Power Treaty to Manchou-Kuo should first recognize the new government at Changchun, correspondents were told in Foreign Office circles here to-day.
The policies of the new state, according to the Foreign Office spokesman, in no sense violate the treaty. As has been explained frequently in the past, he said, the new Empire has adopted the principle of the Open Door and equal opportunity.
Japanese officials have pointed out, in connection with such statements of policy, that it is inevitable that some countries will profit more than others from an equal opportunity, Geographical advantages and superior industrial ability are factors operating always in any such situation, it is said. It is essenti however, the Foreign Office spokes~ man said to-day, that the World Powers should adopt towards Manchoukuo an entirely new attitude.
'A declaration by the Manchoukuo Government that the plan for estab-oil. monopoly in Manchoukuo were Addressed to the wrong party, the Lshment of an. all monopoly would Minister of War, Gen, S. Hayashi not violate the principle of the Open Door was made to-day at Changchun, old pressmen after a meeting of the according to despatches received Cabinet this morning.
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Manchoukuo, he said, had never} "As regards the Nine-Power Treaty, prohibited foreign investment, ror the government at Changchun takes had she closed the door to foreign the position that the treaty cannot property be applied to its territory Since it {2 no longer a part of China, Anglo-American Representations to which the third article of the London, Oct. 25. The announcement of" the Man-Both the United States and Great choukuo Government that it intends Britain have made representations fo establish an all monopoly has fuiainst the proposed all monopoly. brought forth Immediate representa tions from both Great Britain and United Press. the United States.
Treaty Tenored Emphasis is laid on the fact that the Japanese Government owns half the shares of the South Manchuria! Roitway which controls 40 per cent.
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