Washington, Sept. 10.
The Secretary of State, Mr. Cordell Hull. to-day intimated there was diplomatic disagreement with Japan regarding the notification from the United States that she was holding Japan as well as China responsible for damages to United States pro perty and injury to United States citizens in China.
Correspondents called Mr. Hull's attention to reports from Tokyo that indicated Japan was unprepared accept such responsibility. The Secretary of State declined to make any comment and refused to reveal whether or not a reply had been received from Japan.
Mr. Hull said he was unwilling to comment on single developments. i the situation and w all information until the respective viewpoints were fully understood, in both capitals.
Political. observers considered Mr.
Hull's statement as tacit confirmation that the reply from Tokyo was Te-garded as incomplete and unsatisfactory. From reliable Japanese sources, it was understood that Tokyo had merely replied that Japan would consider fully the- notification from the United States, but that she had not commited herself.
Japanese sources pointed out that their government, in the previous Shanghai incident of 1932, had declined to make a formal commitment of responsibility for damages, byt had tacitly acknowledged responsibility and, in some cases, had made consolidation payments,—United Press.
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