EMBARGO PLAN

Wairarapa Times-Age, 27 July 1939, Page 7

EMBARGO PLAN

RETORT ON JAPANESE AGGRESSION

PROPOSALS IN UNITED STATES.

SUPPORT RISING STEADILY.

By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. (Received This Day. 9.40 a.m.) WASHINGTON. July 26. The Secretary of Slate (Air Cordell Hull) announced that •Japan would be held responsible for any injury to Americans or damage to 1 heir property, arising from the closing' of the Canton River. He reiterated that the United States policy in the Ear East had not been changed.

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee tomorrow will consider Senator Vandenberg’s resolution providing for abrogation of the 1911 commercial treaty with Japan within six months. The chairman, Senator Pittman, tonight pledged his support and predicted that the Senate will adopt the resolution, thus clarifying legal obstacles to his own move for an arms embargo. Senator Pepper said there was increased Senate support for the resolution. "The manhandling of Americans” incidents were causing a steadily rising tide of resentment and more than 75 per cent of the people were in favour of immediate embargo legislation against Japan. TOKIO CONFERENCE . THREE-HOUR PLENARY SESSION. SOME PROGRESS REPORTED. By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright. TOKIO, July 26. A three-hour plenary session today dealt with a committee's report on the maintenance of peace , and order in the tientsin British Concession. The consideration of economic questions, which will follow, is regarded as the crux of the conference. The Japanese Foreign Minister. Mr Arita, reported to Cabinet that the conference is progressing smoothly. A later Tokio communique stated that progress had been made in the afternoon session, in which various questions relating to Tientsin and other matters were being considered. The Foreign Office spokesman, asked what bearing the Anglo-Japanese agreement had on the Nine-Power! Treaty, replied that the treaty was 1 moribund. He added, however that : Japan had never claimed sovereignty : over the occupied areas . ■

! STATEMENT IN COMMONS. ONLY FACT FINDING SO FAR. (British Official Wireless.) (Received This Dav. 10.5 a.m.) RUGBY. July 24. Regarding the Anglo-Japanese negotiations, Mr Chamberlain told the House of Commons that meetings so far had dealt only with questions of procedure and fact finding.