An American-Japanese non- aggres sion treaty has been discussed frequently in Japanese circles and recently has been mentioned as a possible means of offsetting the Tripartite Treaty. The Japanese view is that the Tripartite Treaty is an instrument of peace, hence logically any other peaceful agreement would be complementary to it. The Japanese hold that the recently signed Soviet-Japanese neutrality treaty fits in the same category.
Japans primary purpose in her relations with the United States is the negotiation of a new commercial treaty to replace the one abrogated Anti-American Posters Appear in Tokyo first from the American press.
Questioned regarding the press report that Mr, Mamoru Shigemitsu, Japanese Ambassador to London, was due to meet Mr. Anthony Eden, British Foreign Secretary, Mr, Ishii replied that the meeting would be "just routine" adding that Mr. Shigemitsu usually saw Mr, Eden once a week.
Queried if Mr, Shigemitsu had told Mr, Eden at their last meeting on April 25, as reported by the press, that there was no hope for improvement in Anglo-Japanese relations, the spokesman dismissed the y saying "1 can guarantee at Ambassador Shigemitsu never used such phraseology, even without asking him."—Domei Tokyo, May 2.
Anti-American posters, posted on prominent street corners, appeared throughout Tokyo today.
The ultra-nationalistic organization "Kokusui Taishuto" posted the banners, composed of yellow cloth bearing in black. Japanese ideographs the slogan "Arm the entire nation; advance with strong policy toward the United States."—United Press. by Washington last year. The best informed foreign opinion here, however, is that Japan would need to make certain definite concessions in Filipinos Arrested for Spreading Propaganda Manila, May 2.
Three Filipinos were arrested here today for distributing the alleged sub-ver sive newspaper "Kalakal" and displaying pro-Nazi placards on their bicycles.
The placards. in vernacular, said the US$300,000.000 would be spent in order to spread Nazism throughout the world and to the Philippines.
Police confiscated copies of the newspaper and charged that it contained articles subversive and menace ing to the Philippines Government. The men were Sotero Meneses. 21, Dominador Meneses, 16 and Marcelo Manalang. 43—United Press. respect to China before negotiations for a new commercial treaty with the United States could achieve any concrete result.
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