HIROTA'S SPEECH
(Continued From Page 1). I had occasion at the last session to speak about the preliminary naval conversations which took place at London between Japan, Great Britain and the United States of America.
The funda-
mental policy of the Japanese Government in the present nego. tiations is, as I then explained in full, to carry out a sweeping re- duction of armaments and to effect the total abolition, or dras- tic limitation of offensive arms so as to free cach Power from the menace of another.
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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, JANUARY 22, 1935
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The Washington Treaty of Naval imitation of 1922, having now become incompatible with our basic polley, our Government notified the Government of the United States on December 29 last year of Japan's intention to terminate that treaty in accord- ance with its provisions. In con- sequence, the Washington Treaty will cease to be in foree as from the last day of December, 1936 This step must not be taken to mean that we intend to launch out on any expansion in our arm- aments, which is far from our thought. On the contrary we look forward to the conclusion of another pact to supersede the Washington Treaty, a pact based on n new formula which shall be truly consonant with the spirit of disarmament The preliminary conversations, which have afford- ed the Powers the opportunity to discuss thoroughly all the rele- vant matters, and to make known their respective views more or less definitely, were ad-of-the present negotiations will journed on December 20. as it was have been attained.
BULGARIA *SOFIA
GREECE
The map shows the Hungarl an-Yugoslavian frontier and the border city of Szeged, the scene of the most recent crisis which threatened the peace of Europe. Thousands of Hungarian de- portres reached Szeged from Yugoslavia. The photographs show the market place in Szeged and Serbian troops of the Yagoslavian Army who were at one-time reported to have crossed the border three miles from the city..
then deemed advisable to enable "Our Government
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-To-day's Short Story.
Sense Of Humour
By Damon Runyon
NE night I am standing in, because I often axperience this pain
0 front of Mindy's restaurant before.
Furthermore, as I know Jos the on Broadway, thinking of prac tically nothing whatever, when Joker must be in the neighbour- all of a sudden I feel a very ter- hood, as Joe the Joker has the most
wonderful sense of humour of any rible pain in my left foot.
In fact, this pain is so very body in this town, and is always terrible that it causes me to loop up around giving people the hot foot, and down like a bull frog, and to and gives it to me more times than let out loud cries of agony, and to I can remember. In fact, I hear speak some very profane language, Joe the Joker invents the hot foot, which is by no means my custom, and it finally becomes a very popu although, of course, I recognise the lar idea all over the country; pain as coming from a hot foot,
The way you give a hot foot is to ancak up behind some guy who is standing around thinking of not
"TIMES" COMMENT ON much, and stick a paper match in
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Co-operation Maintained On High Standard
PEACE OF EUROPE IS MAIN OBJECTIVE:
London, To-day.
his shoe between the sole and the upper along about where his little! toe ought to be, and then light the match. By and by the guy will feel
a terrible pain in his foot, and - will start stamping around and holler- ing, carrying on generally, and it is always a most comical sight. and a wonderful laugh to one and all to see him suffer.
No one in the world can give i Commenting on the League of hot foot as good as Joe the Joker, Nations' session The Times ex-because it takes a guy who can presses the view that it has main-sneak up very quiet on the guy who tained the high standard of co-is to get the hot foot, and Joe operative action recently set by the can sneak up so quiet many guya on are willing to lay you nations represented there and that Broadway the position of the League has thus odds that he can give a mouse a hot foot if you can find a mouse that been strengthened.
wears shoes.
As at all League meetings, there has been much informal discussion
Furthermore, Joe the Joker can
of current diplomatic business and take plenty of care of himself in
of course the recent conference in case the guy who gets the hot foot "Now, turning to Japan's trade Rome and the coming conference in feels like taking the matter up,
NO UNFAIR DEVICES
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for
TO-MORROW'S STORY
To-morrow's story will be "Under The Sand," by Jack Lindsay.
good will come of it.
are planning relations, I am sorry to state that London were the particular topics which sometimes happens, especially with guys who get their shoes made the delegates of the Powers to to accelerate the peaceful develop the policy of trade restrictions, ex-of interest.
The common objective of all to order at forty bobs per copy, and consult their Home Governments ment of Soviet-Japanese relations amplified in the promulgation of on the results of the conversa-by redoubling their efforts for the high customs tariffs, import res diplomatic negotiations at the pre-who do not care to have holes burn-
solution of other pending problems. trictions, exchange control, and ex-sent time is, in the eyes of the ed in these shoes. tions so far attainable.
"It was arranged, however, that To that end hearty co-operation on change compensations, duties, etc., is British Government, the pacification of Europe," it saya. "Everything close contact should be maintain-the part of the Soviet Union is of as prevalent as ever among the for- jeign countries, some of which have!
that contributes to it will be wol- ed between the Powers during course casential. the recess, and that negotiations. "In this connection I cannot but even gone so far as to abrogate their comed and everything that chal- should be re-opened as soon as hope that the Soviet Government commercial treaties with our coun-lenges or delays it will be deplored. will give special consideration to try. Such a situation is extremely Discussions at Geneva still in- the proper moment arrives.
the erection of military works in regrettable, not only for the sake of
of Germany; and Germany obstin- "We sincerely hope for, and the Far East, especially along the Japan, but also from the brevitably take a bias from the absence ately refuses to take part in them are devoting our best efforts, the Soviet-puppet regime frontiers, viewpoint of the world's economic bringing about of an early re-with a view to promoting mutual rehabilitation.
"Our Government are endeavour- until her status of equality has been But Joe does not care what kind! of shoes the guys are wearing when sumption of these, negotiationsjtrust and assurance. for the achievement of a new and
ing to come to a fair agreement measured in terms of armaments,"
So long as Germany remains but he feels like giving out hot foots, equitable agreement, which will "Of late, the political situation in with each one of the Powers, con- embody the principles of non-China has been somewhat quiet, cerned so as to remove obstacles as side, adds The Times, no collective and, furthermore, he does not care aggression and non-menace and That, except for fighting between far 25 possible and to promote the system can be complete and what whe the guys are, although many effect an actual and sweeping Communist armies and Government mutual interests of the both. Forever is set up in its place is bound citizens think he makes a mistake armanent reduction, and ad-troops, there is no civil war there a country like Japan, with a vast to have the appearance of being the time he gives a hot font to hand and pointed against her.-British Wire- Frankie Ferocious. In fact, many vance thereby in the cause of at present is most gratifying, not population on the one
citizens are greatly horrified by this only for China herself, but for the
on the less Service, world peace.
meagre natural resources
action, and go around saying no "Japan and the United States sake of the peace of East As, other, foreign trade constitutes an ternational relationships, we are to have been bound not only by the with whieh Japan is most vitaliy important, peaceful means of liveli- consolidate our position and to real
This Frankle Ferocious comes However, it cannot hood.
ise the consumption of our policy from over in Brooklyn, where he is vital economic relationship of concerned. their mutual interdependents be denied, if only in the light of j
"The advance of the Japanese and purpose. Japan's withdrawal considered a rising citizen in many which Bre unparalled else-its history all along, that in the
many commodities of, the markets of the from the League of Nations will be empects, and by no means a guy where, but also by the historical Chinese political situation bond of friendship ever since the serious possibilities are still latent world to-day is only the fruit of come effective on March 27 next, and to give hot foots to, especially as commencement of their inter- "While, fortunately, the main our nation's united and indefatig-our's will be the greater burden of Frankie Ferocious has no sense of humour whatever. In fact, he is courge. There exists no ques- strength of the Red armies in the able labours for many long years, responsibility. But the road tion between the two. countries direction of Klangst and Fukien Of course we are resorting to no Japan to take has long been chosen, always very solemn, and nobody which is intrinsically difficult of appears to have been driven away unfair devices. for the expansion Our foreign policy is such as ever sees him laugh, and he certain- ly does not laugh when Joe the amicable solution. Certainly it from those territories by the ex- of our trado, while the develop have stated.
“After all, the foreign relations Joker gives him a hot foot one day is unimaginable that there should peditionary forces sent by the Gov-ment of our industries confers be any cause of conflict between ernment, the remaining units of substantial benefits on the many of the country are a reflection of the
clous is standing talking over a armies are two countries separated by a vast these
said to be countries which produce raw ma- moral and material strength of its on Broadway when Frankle Fero- establishing contact with their terial, and at the same time minis-people. If all of us, in conformance business matter with some guys expanse of the Pacife.
allies in Kweichow and Sze- tera directly to the welfare of to the august will of His Majesty, RELATIONS WITH BRITAIN "As for our former ally, Great chuen Britain, while it is true that in moving westward into the remoter multitudes of consumers through-fall to work together and do what from the Bronx. He only scowls at To surmount any obeta and while I do not know what he order to safeguard our overseas
"In view of this fact, coupled out the world. Moreover, our lies in our power, it will not be Joe and anys something in Italian,
foreign trade expanded, as it is, difficult. trade we have yet to discuss var-with the reports of the Sovietiss-actually amounts in volume to the cles we may encounter, in face of saya, not being able to understand I guarantee will leave town inslite lous matters with that country, I,tion of Sinkiạng, the Japanese insignificant figure of but 3 per the gravity, of the present intern, italian, it sounds so unpleasant that]: cannot think of any part of the Government will be obliged to cent. of the total volume of the tional situations, I wish to appeal of the next two hours if he says
it to me. globe where adjustment of inter- continue to watch with concern world trade, and our country occu- specially for the united support of
Of course Frankie Ferocious a ests between us might be consi-the activities of the Communist
ples only a seventh or eight place the whole nation."--Reuter,
name is not really Ferocious, but dered in any way unattainable, It party and armies In China.
NO EXCEPTION CAN BE TAKEN thing in Italian like Feroccio, tions of the world. le needless to say that good un- Again, it is to be regretted that among the principal trading na-
TO THE TONE
and I hear he originally comes derstanding and co-oparation be- even now, in certain localities of
"Fortunately these facts are
from: Stelly, although he lives. In tween Japan and Great Britain China, the anti-Japanese agita-
being understood more and more
Brooklyn for quite some years, and constitute a really important con- tion has not yet been completely by the intelligent public of all
from a modest beginning he builds tribution to the peace of the world, brought to an end,
countries, while cultivating such "Japan attaches great impor an understanding to greater de-
himself up until he is a very large "It is in consideration of these
A desire to affirm Japan's inten- operator in merchandise of one kind relationships that the Japanese tance to her friendship with other gree and upholding our position Government have carried on ne-States in East Asia and counts on on an absolutely fair and a just tion of retaining Its political pri and another, especially alcohol. He gotiations with America and Grest their participation in bearing the bisis we will strive to obtain the macy in the Far East, to impress the is a big guy of maybe thirty odd. Britain in accordance with the sedious responsibilities for the adjustment of mutual interests Nanking Government with the ad and he has hair blacker than a yard upa obluney, and black eyes, and spirit expressed above. And it is maintenance of peace and order with every one of the Power con- vantages of co-operation with a
mighty neighbour and, at the same black eyebrows, and a low way of In the spirit of this policy that we in this part of the world. cerned wish to deal with all other coun- fervently hope, therefore, not only Finally, negotiations with the time dispel Chinese and other sus-looking at people. tries, especially with our neigh that China will soon recover Netherlands, which were begun picions of aggressive Japanese de- Nobody seems to know a whole lot bour states, with which we are her stability, but that she at Batavia in June last year, have signs on Chinese territory, appear to about Frankle Ferocious, because anxious to foster good will and she will swake to the realisation of yet, reached no concrete conclu-have inspired the new policy out he never has much to say, and he fraternal sentiments without any the whole situation of East Asia and alons owing to, as was stated in lined by Mr. Hirota. Reuter.
any mutual menace,
4
and thereabouts and
We
undertake to meet the genuine as the last Session, to the extreme
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NEW POLICY. INSPIRED
takes his time saying it, but every- body gives him-plenty
rumours that
VAN JAPAN—SOVIET RELATIONS piration of our country in view of complexity and great variety of RAW RUBBER PRICES when he comes around,
"We have been guided, wholly our position na China's neighbour, the questions that have by same spirit in all our negotia and as the stabilising force in East during the past six months or more tions with the Soviet Union,*****
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Maaars: HB. Joseph & Co. have be Asia, it is our policy to try to assist have succeeded not only in clarify-received, the following Straits Curly The pending negotiations on China in the attainment of this goal. the respective pos the transfer of the North Man-I may add that the Japanes churia Rillway have made further Government are glad to acknowled
since I last spoke, and it the fact that an has been indic perhaps be long before an in the gradual solution o
various long pending
agreem
is reached
transfer serves to ell; there is to-day
urce of such disputes among the Chines
sofreciate the true mo
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