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The government at Tokyo was po-
litely invited to give a specific ex-
PLANTATION, and Immediately responded
by declaring that foreign governments
had thoroughly misunderstood the sit
uation. 1t was not Japan's intention
to exclude foreign products from
China, but since Japan feels she, has
the right to be considered the leading
power of the Asiatic continent, and
since Chinese imports of war ma
terial were as vast as statistics prove
them to be, Japan felt it was neces-
sary to limit that particular branch
of international commerce.
Categorically Japan denied that any
breach of the Nine-Power treaty had
taken place, and when this elucida-
ton had been duly digested at London
the British Foreign Office let it be
known that it was perfectly salts
factory. SO, it seems there will be
no further controversy about this
point; it also seems that Japan really
has achieved just what was wanted,
and that Great Britain, more or less
in behalf of the western powers, con-
cedes the principle of Japanese domi-
nation in East Asia.
"Fantastic".
| Nobody seems to be particularly in
terested in China's view of the new
situation, but from Shanghai and Nan
king comes word that the Chinese
government views the affair with con-
siderable alarm and an easily under
standable resentment.
Chinese diplomats claim that Japan
is dreaming of world conquest-of i'm
Japanese government characterizes
such fears and suspicious as fan
tastic;" Japan, it is said at Tokyo,
has no intention of disturbing the
peace of any country. Words like
those have been heard at the Japa-
nese capital on former occasions, and
actions have belied them, as was the
case, for instance, two or three years
ago when Japan conquered part of
Manchuria and established on that
provinces Chinese soil a so-called in
dependent state-nOw an empire-un-
der the name of Manchukuo.
And Manchukuo is at the present
moment of the utmost Importance to
Japan; no country-eXcept Japan-has
ever recognized Manchukuo and no
government seems inclined to grant
recognition just now, in accordance
with tho Stipncnp DOcfripo which Nv
presses the desire that countries es-
tablished by force of arms shall not
be recognized.
1t is claimed that some of the most
recent moves in Japanese diplomacy
are prompted by the wish that other
powers recognize the empire of Man
chukuo, but as yet there is no willing
ness whatsoever to accommodate
Japan in this respect.
BarthOu's Mission.
Louis Barthou, foreign minister of
the republic of France, is away from
Paris on little trip; it is an unosten-
tatious journey, but may be of great
Importance to the development of Eu-
ropean affairs in the near future.
Monsieur Barthou went to Warschau
direct from Paris; he had a series
of conferences with Field Marshal
Josef Pilsudski, dictator of Poland,
and it ser that the negotiations
were quite successful.
There had been a little trouble, for
Poland known to be an ally of France,
and thus under obligation to aid
France in case of war, quite recently
concluded a non-aggression treaty
with Germany. That treaty means
that during the next ten years Ger
many and Poland will not attack one
another, and the problem now was to