Mr. Monte Morishima, who succeeded Mr. Suma as councillor of the Embassy in Washington, recently protested against the Philippine immigration bill, pointing out that it did not conform wth the terms of the Suma-Jacobs understanding.
The State Department, however, was understood to have ignored Mr. Morishima's representations on the grounds that the bill was a domestic affair of the Philippines.
Japanese officials pointed out, however, that representatives of the American State Department and of the Department of Labour took part in the drafting of the measure, which was being presented to the Philippine Assembly with the knowledge of the American Government.—Domei,
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