London, May, 2.
The landing of American, British and French forces in the International Settlement at Amoy was "with a view Us the early re-establishment of the authority of the Kulangst Municipal Councih" declared Mr. MA. Butler.
Under-Secretary of stfales, im the Hosts evening.
"The foreign torces, he welded, would seithdrawn, pari pasty, with, reduction inthe number of the Aepanese landing ps The Ambassidor had expressed an arnest hope that the withdraw would be expedit ment Hestions for a revision of the Land Regulations and. the constitution of the Chinese courts in the Settlement.
In reply. S) tie had made it clear to the Japanese Gov ferment that, whi ermiment would be ready, in consulta tion with other interested Powers, to participate in negotiations regarding revision needed. conditions in the wnthai area were so far from nor-that negotiations could not be ied at present with any prospect of success. and the question appeared to them to be one which should wait for the development of more state Problem of Courts Landing Only Temporary Mr. Butler's statement was made in ceply Ww Mr. Arthur" Henderson, Labour member for the Kingswinford division of Statfordchire, who sought tu formation about the situation in the iteenational Settlements at Shangh "The Hotise wis informed th 10 th representations Sebject of the Japanese Government replied that the landing of Japanese bluejackets was an emergency measure, but that as the landing purty had largely realized The same observations, the Ambas-' with equal administration of the inese courts in the Settlement, which had been established under multilateral agreement. 1
Butler continued, was understood to "The United States Government, Ate.
iven a similar repic.
Supplementary" question Mr. asked whether the Japan-for an increased measure the" Settlements Amos lid been aecept=
Me. Butler: "We a 2 reply from the Japanese Government."
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