THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 28, 1989
Congress
Approval Of
Dramatic Roosevelt Stroke
FURTHER ADMINISTRATIVE STEPS LIKELY
Washington, To-day.
The dramatic denunciation of the trade and amity treaty between U.S. and Japan is almost uni- versally approved in Congress circles, even by the isolationists.
MR. HULL AND
TREATY WITH JAPAN
Washington, To-day.
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The Secretary of State, Mr. Cordell Hull, told his press ference yesterday that the basis of a new treaty with Japan would- be determined in accordance with developments in the next six months.
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Among the supporters of denunciation is the Repu- blican, Arthur Vandenberg, who, on Wednes- day, submitted to the Senate Foreign Affairs bargo on the export of Committee a motion designed to reach the same goal.
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Vandenberg declared was pleased to find himself at last in agreement with the Government. Almost without exception, New York approves the measure against Japan and cites Roosevelt as the initiator.
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Political circles in Washington in the denunciation of the treaty, the first step towards a more active U.S. Far Eastern policy. It is, expected
that after
Congress reassembles at the begin- ning of the coming year, an export embargo on war materials will be declared.
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A motion to this effect was sub- mitted in the present session but was dropped because the State De- partment took the view that an embargo could not be imposed as long as the treaty was still in force.
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It is, however, considered pro- bable that before Congress assembles the Government will re- veal, by administrative measures, a sharper attitude towards Japan.
Indication of this was given 'by. the Treasury Secretary, Mr. Mor- genthau, who declared that the denunciation of the treaty would necessitate reconsideration of the gold and
silver purchases from Japan. Trans-Ocean.
JAPAN MUST TRY TO WIN WAR IN SIX MONTHS
London, To-day. The denunciation of the Ameri- can-Japanese trade
and amity treaty by the United States is in- terpreted by this morning's En-
for a revi-
The "News
says that President Roose- velt's interventions in for- eign policy are always re- solute and often dramatic, but none
more so than his notice to abrogate the trade agreement with Japan.
Whether an embargo re- sults or not, the notice is a political rebuff to Japan of the first importance.
It has given timely encour- agement to China, some- what mortified by the Bri- tish_agreement with Japan.
Whether President Roose- velt intended it or not, he has given the British Govern- ment an object lesson in Far Eastern policy. Reu- ter.
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Japanese Army and Tientsin
Tientsin, To-day. THE preliminary agree-
ment reached in the Anglo-Japanese ne- gotiations does not jus- tify any slackening of the blockade of the Bri- to tish Concession-in Tien-
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The "Boersen Zeitung," in the Pacific," says that an influen- the Japanese military spokesman article headed "Sanctions War in This view was reiterated by tíal section of the American press here yesterday. has long advocated strong pressure
The spokesman said the army being brought to bear Japan, would not relax the measures or and goes on to remark on the speed check anti-British agitation in with which President Roosevelt and North China until Britain lived Cordell Hull have now acted after up to the Tokyo agreement. the Senate's delaying decision on the Meanwhile, new anti-British resolution demanding the abroga-measures are reported from Pei- tion of the treaty.
taiho, the coastal summer resort, The paper believes this haste was where all Chinese motivated by a fear entertained in working in British
servants Washington that America must be- have been summoned to: leave households come involved in any "British de- their employers immediately. feat in the Far East."-Trans- Ocean.
MOVE SEEN AS ANGLO-U.S. CO-OPERATION
Berlin, To-day, The action of America in denounc- ing the Treaty of Commerce with Japan is seen as a purely political measure by the "Deutsche Allge- meine Zeitung, "which, in a lengthy article, appearing this morning, pre- dicts countermeasures on the part of Japan.
“SANCTIONS WAR 'IN PACIFIC,” SAYS BERLIN
Berlin, To-day. The view is taken The American Government's rea- Washington move is a direct out-
that
the son for denouncing the trade treaty come of Anglo-American cooperation with Japan, namely the quantity of Japanese textiles
excessive in the Far East. ported by the United States, is not present position, sought for
im- England, it suggests, has, in its taken seriously in German political in an effort to maintain its posi
help circles, which stress the manifest tion. political nature of the measure.
In the Far East, it con- This measure, it is
tends, Britain has retreated to contended Singapore, where at the western en- substitutes war for the 28-year-old treaty be-France and Holland in tow.
undisguised economie trance to the Pacific, it has taken tween the two countries.
America is to repair
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Tientsin. comment,
Anti-British committees in Tangku and Taku have circular- ised a request to all Britons to leave these towns within the next 30 days. Trans-Ocean.
ALL POLITICAL
DIFFERENCES MUST BE DISPOSED OF
Washington, To-day. The Secretary of State, Mr. Cordell Hull, has intimated that a new trade agreement between U.S. and Japan could only be concluded after all political dif- ferences of opinion between the two countries had been satisfac-
glish papers as part of President that the Government's action is in-is the real purpose of the abrogatorily disposed of.
The Berlin papers take the view That, says. the German Roosevelt's campaign sion of American neutrality legis-sider that it foreshadows an
tended to assist Britain and con- tion by America of the treaty. lation..
The "Daily Telegraph" says that since the treaty expires after six months, Japan would have to ac- complish the conquest of China within that time, unless she want- ed to run the risk of continuing the Swar under an American embargo,
The "Daily Mail" points out that it was within the President's pow- ers fo annul the treaty, but that an Bembargo could only be declared by Congress. It therefore remained to be seen what the House of Re- presentatives would do.
TOKYO'S REACTION With regard to Tokyo's reaction; the British papers state that they American decision had caused con- sternation in Japan.
The papers point out that the United States, under the treaty, supplied 56 per cent of all
ar ma terial required by Japan and 70 per cent of Japanese war require- ments.
On the other hand, 80 per cent. Japanese silk exports was going:
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Mr. Hull declined to give a more precise definition but pointed out that an investigation had begun to
SALUTARY REMINDER decide on what terms a new treaty
GIVEN TO JAPAN
London, To-day.
By his sudden decision to denounce the American-Japan- ese trade treaty, President Roosevelt has shown the world that the democracies, on occa- sion can viewith the totali- tarian countries in tactics of surprise, declares the "Daily Telegraph" in an editorial.
America, after all, has done no more than exercise the rights conferred on her by treaty, whereas Japan, during the past seven years, has not hesitated to violate out of hand` any treaty obligations which happened to conflict with her policy.
Moreover, by refraining from a formal declaration of war on
China, she sought to evade the legal disadvantage of belliger-.. ency, while, at the same time-- for example in the Tientsin negotiations-claiming the ad-
vantage.
President Roosevelt's action will be a salutary reminder that she cannot go on indefinitely making the best of both worlds and cannot ride roughshod over the rights of others without, sooner or later, provoking re-" taliation:
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Unless we misread-the signs, the time is arriving when the United States may feel herself in the face of "new develop ments” indisposed to maintain her past attitude
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He emphasised that greater spect for American rights and in- terests in China was one of the questions that have to be seriously considered, so
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Mr. Hull, furthermore, declared that six months, which he fixed "as the preliminary period of observa- tion, must show whether a treaty could be concluded or not. He added that, as far as he knew, no conversations had taken place be- tween the State Department and the Treasury about putting countervail- ing duties on Japanese goods, has heen done on German and Ita- lian imports.
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