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AUSTRALIA'S CHOICEST
BUTTER
BRITISH STAND
IN TOKYO TALKS
AXIS PACT WORTH MORE
THAN EVERYTHING
Tokyo, To-day,
Japan's adherence to the German- Italian military, alliance is de- manded by the "Hochi Shimbun." Intensification of co-operation between Japan and the Axis Pow- ers, the newspaper declares, is a political goal worth greater atten- tion than the Tientsin dispute or even the Chinese war in general. --Trans-Ocean.
Britain Must Take Up Challenge
London, To-day.
London Reports May Be
Somewhat Premature
Tokyo, To-day.
That the negotiations which, according to reliable
London reports are to be held in Tokyo over the Tientsin situation, will not be all plain sailing, is indicated by the comment of Japanese poli-ED tical quarters.
Tokyo, it is stated, will insist on general regulation of the question of foreign Concession in China. Only on condition that Britain is willing to take into consideration the “new situation in East Asia” and to "co-operate with Japan in China on this basis," will Japan be prepared to enter into negotiations.
Japanese demands not arising out
the Tientsin dispute.
In view of reports from London that the British Government is ab- solutely determined not to allow
JAPAN CAUTIOUS · more general questions to be dealt
Sir Robert Craigie, the British with in connexion with the Tientsin Ambassador in Tokyo, has emphas dispute, it is believed that previous fed to Mr. Arita, the Japanese For reports of Anglo-Japanese-pour- parlers are somewhat premature..eign Minister, that Britain will not forego any rights and privileges CONFINED TO TIENTSIN
in the Far East. Meanwhile, in London the “Daily Telegraph" says that Britain will the four Chinese
GENERAL Sir Hubert only hand over if sufficient Government is unwilling to run the
NEUTRALITY
LEGISLATION COWARDLY
WASHINGTON, TO-DAY: GREAT APPLAUSE GREET- AN ATTACK ON THE PRE- SENT AMERICAN - NEUTRA-
LITY LEGISLATION IN THE SENATOR EATON.
SENATE YESTERDAY BY
such legislation was useless, Senator Eaton declared that and the United States should re- turn to the sound principles of in- ternational law.
He said the neutrality laws mixture of cowardice, idity and stupidity, and were fraught with danger to the coun try.
“I suffer acutely," Senator
Eaton said, when I hear that the great British Empire has been, brought to the point where it permits, a Japanese soldier. to strip an Englishwoman.
The Daily Telegraph" says that Senator Eaton declared that London has noted that the Japanese neutrality was like running into. a shelter which was too flimsy Gough, in a letter to suspects in Tientsin
evidence of their guilt is produced. risk of the present dispute develop- during a storm, and urged that the "Daily Telegraph," so far this has not been forthcoming into an armed conflict-Trans- the United States take a stand
for order and peace.
Reuter declares it has been quite ing.
Britain, says the "Daily Tele-
plain for several years to graph," is determined to confine everyone who has kept any discussions to the Tientsin dis-
in touch with the Far pute and to refuse to consider any
.
East that Japan's aims
are not limited to the political and economic
AMERICA
domination of China. DISREGARDS
This is merely the first step, General Gough declares.
apan's real object is the cren- tion of a vast empire in Asia and the Pacific, principally at our ex- rense, though other nations are involved.
She aime eventually at taking India and Australia,
must take
Hold
hands and
and resolution
CHINA
JAP WARNING
Washington, To-day
warning to for- nals to leave will be will be damage
and We
the
Ocean.
HAVE AN H.B.-
HUR
AND THEN TRY!