1939-07-28 — Page 28

THREAT OF REPRISALS BY JAPANESE

(Special to “China_Mail”).

Shanghai, To-day. Americans in the Japanese- controlled area are liable to be treated like the British following the abrogation of the American- Japan Treaty of Trade and Com- merce of 1911. At least this is threat in Japanese circles here to-day.

From diplomatic quarters here, it was learned that the strong American stand is prompted by the anticipation that if the anti- British agitation conducted by the Japanese in China is suc- cessful, the next objective would be Americans. This view, ad- vanced by Representative Fred L. Crawford,

JAPAN REPLIES

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Tokyo, To-day:

The abrogation of the American- Japanese Economic and Amity Agreement of 1911 by the United States was described yesterday as "politically highly important"" by a spokesman of the Japanese For- eign Office, particularly as the American Government had taken that measure at a time when, the Anglo-Japanese negotiations were being conducted.

The abrogation, the spokesman emphasized;" had been announced "unexpectedly," and "without detailed explanation," so that it was difficult to see the real motives of that step.

Nevertheless, the Japanese spokesman declared, the Japanese Government would be prepared, if America wished, to conclude a new agreement taking into consi- deration the new situation in East

Asia. Trans-Ocean. of Michigan, is growing in the United States.- Our Own Correspondent.

ISSUES CANNOT BE SEPARATED

London, To-day.

The British Government does not

think that any good purpose could

PRES. CARMONA'S COLONIAL TOUR

Lisbon, To-day.

The Portuguese President, Gen- eral Carmona, at present on an in- spection tour through Portuguese colonies in Africa, has left Lour- enco Marques, accompanied by his be served by suggesting, under the staff and a number of journalists, present circumstances, the summon- for a two days' visit to Beira, se- ing of a general conference to ex-cond largest city of Mozambique. amine, the international raw materi- -Trans-Ocean.

al situation, declared the Prime

Minister, replying, in the House of The study of a question of this Commons, to an opposition question kind, added the Prime Minister, as to whether Britain was prepared would have to cover the political as to take the initiative in this mat- well as the economic field.-Trans- ter.

Ocean.

THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 28, 1939.

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