ANGLO-JAPANESE FRIENDSHIP

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 93, 6 May 1937, Page 5

ANGLO-JAPANESE FRIENDSHIP

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Anxiety for Better Understanding ATTITUDE OF CAUTION

(By Tel«gr«ph

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LONDON, May 5.. The political eorrespondent of ihe Australian Associated Press learns that Japan will shortly be submitting to Britain conereta proposals for AngloJapanese co-operation through Mr. Yoshida, Japanese Ambassador in London. Thip represents the first offieial • gesture towards Anglo- Japanese rapprochement since the relations between England and • Japan fiecame gteadUy WQrse after the Great War. In British offieial quarters the attitude is epe Qf cautiqn regarding the matter. It has long been realised Japan is anxipns to havq a better understanding With Britain and the Dominigns and WQuld like the Anglo-Japanese Alliance rqvived, but as America would never approve of it, Britain is unlik§ly to reapond. Nevertheless, there is readiness here to go a considerable distanee 4 ti improve the relations provided Japan is sincere and America does not objeet, There seems ljttle donbt Tokio is timing the new gesture to coincide with the Imperiail Conf erence, especially in view of Australia 's desire to be on the friendliest terms with Japan. ;