Washington, Oct, 27.
HE United States has formally demanded that Japan cease discriminations against United States trade with China and has hinted at the possibility of retaliation against Japanese trade with the United States unless all interferences are ceased, the State Department revealed today.
The demand was contained in jo Note which Mr. Joseph C. Grew, United States Ambassador, delivered to the Japanese Premier, Prince Fumimaro Konoye, who lis concurrently Foreign Minister. on October 6.
It is understood that Japan so far has not replied to the Note.
The United States Note contended that the Japanese in Manchuria and subsequently in China have discriminated against United States trade despite repeated Japanese assurance of an "open door" policy and equal opportunity for Americans.
The Note charged Japan with taking a trend toward monopolies of all trade, also interference with the United States mails and telegrams through censorship, and also discriminating against United States shipping and the right of reoccupying properties in China. Even in Japan, the Note declared, United States business has encountered increasing hardships.
As a result, even under the most favourable conditions, early rehabilitation of United States enterprise in China cannot be expected, the Note said, "The American Government, therefore, finds it all the more difficult to reconcile itself to a situation wherein American nationals must contend with continued interference—with their rights at the hands of Japan-lose authorities in China and with the Japanese actions and policies which operate to deprive American trade enterprise of equality and opportunity in China," the Note said.
Most ofi the discriminations, according to the Washington Note, occurred through exchange controls but cited also Japan's refusal to permit United States shipping to Japan and China and the failure of Japanese authorities to restore the property of United States citizens in China.
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