BREACH AVERTED

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 84, 30 November 1931, Page 5

BREACH AVERTED

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japan and u.s.a. diplomatlc relations strained by news agency report mr! stimson misinterpreted

-By Telegraph — Copyright).

Rec. Nov. 29. 5.5. p.m. ' WASHINGTON, Saturday. A threatened diplomatic breaeh between Mr. H. L. Stimson, United States Secretary of State, and the Japanese Foreign Office, over a question of the veracity, and good faith of Japan in her military operations in Manchuria is helieyed to have been averted. The Japanese News Agency, carrying a exaggerated version of an informal talk made yesterday to newspaper correspondents by the Secretary of Sate, made it appear that the latter had said that the Japanese army was running amok in Manchuria and' it was the intention of the Tokio Government to absorb this territory. The Japanese Foreign Office, in a statement , published in Tokio and reflecting the resentment of the Japanese opinion said: "If a man in Mr. Stimon's position loses his head at such a critical moment in the affairs of Japan, the consequences will be very grave . indeed." Yery much disturbed by this, Mr. Stimson to-day conferred with Mr. Debuchi, the Japanese Ambassador, and the President, Mr. Hoover, after which full reports of his statement made yesterday were published, the import of which is only that he could not believe the reports of the Japanese army advances towards ,Chin Chow because he had been assured by Mr. Sidehara that this would not happen. . * It is believed that a requested explanation will be cabled by Mr,, Deb.uchi to his Government. Meantime satisfaction is expressed here at General Honjos' recall of 10,000 troops sent towards Chin Chow and Tientsin from Mulcden.