'Tokyo, Jan. 28, Reasons for holding " concurrently' the posts of Minister without Portfolio and "President of the Privy} Council were clarified by. Prince! /Konoye, former Premier, when Jaddressed the "Lower House this afternoon for the frst time since he sumed the two offes.
'Replying to Mr. Masazumi Ando lof the Seiyukai. Prince Konoye said: "Soon after I was unexpectedly Jordered "by the Emperor to form a JCabinet the year before last the China conflict began. Though I considered myself unworthy of my' position in such an important period, the situation at the time did not [permit a Cabinet change.
"Ater the fall of Canton last Jautumn the situation entered a new phase to cope with which, Japan' policies were established with Im-; perial sanction, thus enabling any Jsuccessive Cabinet to carry on established policies. Believing that it would be best for me not to remain.
the position and that the welfare Jot the country would be belter served by, a man with new ideas, I resigned.
"Following the formation of the Hiranuma Cabinet I was appointed JPresident of the Privy Council, a the same time Joining" the Cabinet Tokyo May Leave Reserve Bank Said Paris Post Open Doing Well Tokyo, Jan. 27. If the French Government continues to withhold its approval of the apointment of Mr. Masayuki Tani os /Amzassador the Japanese Government will have no alternative but to leave Us Paris diplomatic post unfilled, Mr. Hachiro Arita, the Foreign Minister, declared today int the House of Representatives, Me, Tani, former Minisler at large fu Shanghai and Counsellor of the! [Japanese Embassy in Changchun, has been chosen for the ambassadorship to succeed Dr. Yotaro Sugimura who.
in Japan on furlough.
"Answering interpellations by Mr. Jujl_ Kasal, member of the Lower, House, Mr. "Arita disclosed that the Japanese Government requested the French Government to approve the appointment of Mr. Tani, but that no, reply had been received from Paris.
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