London, July 29.
British Government quarters expressed earnest hopes that the Japanese Government and military authorities would be "induced to moderation," since otherwise Britain might react by denouncing the Anglo-Japanese Trade Agreement of 1911.
The possibility of such drastic action was freely voiced in these circles following the denunciation of the American-Japanese Treaty of Commerce and Navigation, which was signed in the same year as the Anglo-'Nipponese accord.
Government quarters emphasized that their efforts to reach a compromise with Tokyo had by no means lessened their determination to defend British interests in China. In particular, they said, these attempts to reach an accord, did not affect their decision not to tolerate anti-British agitation, which has recently been intensified in Japan and occupied areas of China, Several protests were made to the Gaimusho. The latest was delivered on July 21 when Sir Robert L. Craigie, Ambassador in Tokyo, made a demarche to the Japanese Foreign Minister, Mr. Hachiro Arita. Sir Robert on that occasion protested both against enti-British agitation and in North China. m ext e attitude of the Japanese mili True Japanese intentions would now be tested during discussions of Anglo-Japanese economic problems, especially the question of the silver specie in the Tientsin British Conces-
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