Tokyo, Sept. 30.
'APAN will seek to negotiate a peaceful settlement of all Japanese-American problems with the United States Government despite the signing of the new Triple Alliance, Mr. Yakichiro Suma, Japanese Foreign Office spokesman said here today.
Mr. Suma declared that Japan's new Alliance with the Rome-Berlin Axis is of a defensive nature. He said the alliance -was not intended to provoke an attack from other Powers.
Japan, namely, recognition of the new order in Greater East Asia.
Mr. Suma indicated that he would regard any country refusing to recognize the projected "new order"
refusing to. cooperate with Japan.
Asked. whether German warships. if they entered the Pacific, would be given special facilities by Japan, Mr, Suma replied that "nothing like that was stipulated in the treaty."
Mr. Suma declined to comment on the speech delivered in Cleveland Saturday night by the American Under-Secretary of State, Mr. Sumner Welles, who accused Japan of violating all her moral and legal obligations in the Far East.
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