Mr. Chamberlain said, "I do not know whether that so or not. 1 do not know their state of mind."
Capt. Wedgwood Benn, Labour Member for the Gorton Division of Manchester, then asked if the pos tion was that during the summer recess the Prime Minister would be at liberty to implement the agreements by putting his own interpretation on the settlement.
The Premier replied that there was no change in the situation and that His Majesty's Government, were entitled to interpret the condition which they had themselves imposed.
Further pressed by the Opposition, Mr. Chamberlain recalled an answer made some days ago in which he had said he did not exclude the possibility that the House of Commons might be called together to consider the matter.
Early Settlement Pressed German, Italian Penetration Mr. Butler replied in the negative. and stated that hitherto the Japanese Government had not made any vance towards a settlement of case, Sir Robert Craigie, Mr. Butler went on, was continuing to press the Japanese Government for a settlement of the matter.
Sir John Wardlaw-Milne, in a further question, asked if the Briti Government would press the matter constantly during the recess, and try to get some decision made.
Mr, Butler replied that the British Government "attached very special importance to an early settlement of these cases."
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