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dispute in official circles, possibly presaging a Cabinet Was revealed here today over Germany's proposal for tripartite military alliance among Germany, Italy and opposition to the proposed Democratic united front. The Premier and Ministers of War, Navy and Finance have conferences on the controversial issue this week and policy is expected to be decided in the next few days.
ut of the Diet today is expected to speed a final decision lent will then be able to go ahead with any satisfactory without submitting to interpellation by ity of Cabinet members at present are understood {o becoming involved in European politics, but they to abandon the possibilities of the German pro-nies a better proposition is forthcoming elsewhere. Significant was the fact that the conservative Tokyo "Nichi Nichi ye y for the first time came out openly in favour of a ger agreement" with Germany and, May.
The necessity of Japan's obtaining financial assistance in the reconstruction of China, however, is weighing against Japan's joining the Totalitarian Powers in an anti-right military alliance in an anti-Democratic front.
The Japanese Foreign Minister, Mr. Hachiro Arita, is reported to have put forward a counter-proposal calling for a military alliance with Germany and Italy but applica able against the Soviet Union only. Such a proposal however, probably would not be acceptable to Germany and Italy, in the opinion of some official circles here.
Preliminary Commitments entering into the Government.
He referred to advances made to the Party "to rally to the Govern-the name of national unity,"
"Lord Halifax's collective Lords on Monday. iby if ever has the Government. had to make such a confession of failure," he declared. "How sudden this change of front has been may judged from the fact that only on previous Wednesday, Sir John Chancellor of the Exchequer, repeated those well-worn phrases which the House has so often heard The Japanese Ambassador to Germany, Maj-Gen. Hiroshi Oshima, is understood to have made some preliminary commitments to Germany. Consequently, if the German proposals are rejected, Gen. Oshima, and possibly Mr. Arita and the Premier, Baron Kiichiro Hiranuma, will probably resign from their posts.
Advocates of a broad alliance with Germany and Italy include the Soviet, Italian and German sections of the Japanese General Staff. The War. Minister, It-Gen. Seishiro Itagaki, personally favours an alliance directed against the Soviet Union only, it was understood. The Japanese Navy opposes a broad pact because the German proposal would require the Japanese fleet to go to Europe in the event of any European war, and without guarantees of compensation.
Germans Want Too Much Despite the signing of a Japanese-Italian cultural pact this week, the Japanese Government as a whole appears to be lukewarm toward the RomewBerlin axis because of the belief that Germany wants more than she is willing to reciprocate.
"Present negotiations for a Japanese-German trade agreement are faltering because Germany wants gold payments instead of a barter arrangement.
The Japanese Foreign Minister is understood to feel that a more satis-
R. Attlee
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