Washington, Oct. 27.
United States Government today was still awaiting a reply to the State Department's protest {o Japan on October 6 against Japun's closing of the "Open Door" in China at the expense of American business interests.
Government circles said here today that the strong tone of the American Note to Japan was prompted by increasing pressure on the State Department by American businessmen in the Far East.
The State Department revealed yesterday that Mr. Joseph Grew, American Ambassador to Japan, had handed the Japanese Premier, Prince Fumimaro Konoye, who is now also Foreign Minister, the strong protest on October 6. The Japanese Government thus far has sent no reply, although the Note demanded immediate assurances and action designed to protect American interests in China, The State Department's Note, pointing out Japan's monopolistic practices in Manchuria, sai that a similar policy was evident in Japanese occupied areas of China despite frequent Japanese assurances to the contrary. The Note also protested against continued interference with American mails and telegrams by Japanese censors in China.
Your Excellency cannot fail. to! recognize the existence of a great and growing disparity between treat ment accorded American nationals and their trade enterprise by Japanese authorities. in China and Japan and the treatment accorded Japanese nationals and their trade enterprise by the Government of the United States in areas within its jurisdiction," the Note said.
'The Note asked Japan "to imple. ment assurances already given with regard to the maintenance of the "Open Door' and non-interference with American rights" by undertaking prompt and effective measures. to Femedy present discriminatory action against American interests in China.
Full Text of Not The text of the Note said:
"The Government of the United States has had frequent occasion to make representations to Your Excellency's Government in regard to action taken and policies carried out in China under Japanese authority to which the Government of the United States takes exception as being In its opinion in contravention of the principle and the condition of equality of opportunity or the open door" in China. In response to these re~ presentations and in other connections. both public and private the Japanese Government has given categorical assurances that equality of oppor. tity or the open door in China will be maintained. The Government of the United States is constrained to observe, however, that notwithstanding the assurances of the Japanese Government in this regard violations by Japanese agencies of American rights and interests have persisted, "A having by way of illustration 1 bearing upon the situation to which the Government of the United States desires to invite the attention of the Jepanese Government, it is recalled that at.the time of the Japanese cupation of Manchuria the Japanese Government gave assurances that the open door in Manchuria would be maintained. However, the principal economic activities in' that area have been taken over by special companies which are controlled by Japanese nationals and which are established under special charters according them fa preferred or exclusive position. A large part of American' enterprise which formerly operated in Manchuria has been forced to withdraw from tory as a result of the pre-in force there. Arrangements between Japan and the regime now functioning in Manchuria allow the free movement of goods and funds between Manchuria and Japan while resteleting rigidly the movement of goods and funds between Manchuria and countries other than Japan.
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