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Making Investigations documents concerning the Declaration pi of London that Article 47 should not Peer Cautions Cabinet be construed as it is interpreted by the British Government.
Tokyo, Feb. 6.
"Again, although the said declara-ME. Kazuo Nakai, chairman of the tion has not been ratified, it is con-l disciplinary committee of the sidered as constituting rational ad-use of Representatives, ruled to-justments and compromises between day the committee has no authority various principles regarding naval to advise Mr. Takao Saito to resign warfare, and it has been incorporated [11 lily seat in the Diet voluntarily. in the internal laws of many coun-announced this decision after tries. demand by Mr. Sobei Hara, member "In the light of this fact, we believe et the reformist faction' of the that the Deciaration of London should Seiyuksi Party, that the committee be regarded as a criterion of the laws dealing with the Saito case advise of nations.
Mr, Saito to give up his seat in the "Furthermore, if we were to assume In Major Drive Lower House. that the Declaration is totally invalid, (Continued from page 7)
Mr, Saito, a leader of the Minseito as is contended by the British Party, created a sensation on Feb-Government, the alternative would Finnish machines brought down. Tuary 2 in the Diet when he asked rather be that we should observe the Most of the Russian losses occurred for elarifeation of the "new order general principle that no enemy in aerial combats and only 69 out in East Asia" and also attacked the nationals shall be taken out of a of the total loss is said to have been Konoye declaration. neutral ship engaged in peaceful navigation on the high seas.
Japanese-Americat Issue "In brief, the British views have no foundation either in academic Mr, Hachiro Arita, the Foreign doctrines or in precedents to con-Minister, in the House of Peers today vince us of their validity. The the centre of the Mannerheim Line dodged am interpellation seeking in-Japanese Government will maintain et Summa for the fifth consecutive formation on negotiations for a new resolutely the views already stated, day yesterday in an effort to break Japatiese-American trade treaty. He from a legal standpoint. through, filmo declined to answer directly to "But apart from legalistic argu-'The Finns have not yielded so far the Nine Power ments, the Government, with a view despite the attacks of thousands of 1 and the reopening of the to facilitating early settlement of well-armed Russians supported by the "Yangtze River. the case from political considerations, constant hammering of heavy artil-He avoided a direct answer by say-urged upon the British Government lery. Soviet planes have been coning only that a "treatyless situation more than once the importance to stantly. active over the Finnish first is harmful for both countries, but Anglo-Japanese relations of release line of defence, but the Finns so Japan should not be pessimistic about by the British of the Germans in far are reported to have dominated relations." the bitter battle. their hands, as soon as possible.
Another interpellator Dr. Ichiro Oficials here revealed that they
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