Evening star., 1934-04-25
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| HULL ABOUT JAPA'
Conversations to Determ'
u. S. Attitude Are
Being Held.
BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.

Important conversations are takinc
place in Washington to determine the
eventual attitude of the United States
Government in regard to Japan's de-
cision to exclude all other nations
from trade with China, in defiance of
the nine-power treaty and the open
door doctrine.
Secretary Of State Cordell Hull, who
has Just returned from short holiday.
will discuss the situation with the
President in the course of the day.
Italian Ambassador Calls.
Ambassador Rosso of Italy called
this morning on the Undersecretary
of State, William Phillips, jr., and
informed him that, according to dis
patches received from his government
in Rome, the Italian Ambassador at
Toxic had called, on his own initiative.
the foreign Office in the hope of
optaining a clarifying statement from
the japanese authorities regarding the
japanese "restatement of policy"
which was made known to the world
only through the press and interviews
given on their own responsibility by
japanese representatives abroad
1t appears the Italian diplomat in
Toxic was unable to obtain anything
positive which might pin down the
japanese government. He Is re-
ported to have obtained only evasive
answers which confirmed by infer
ence the belief that the statements
published in the press did represent
the point of view of the Japanese
government.
Saito Is Called.
Yesterday, the Undersecretary OF
State had summoned the japanese
Ambassador Saito to the State De-
partment and endeavored to obtain
a clarification of Japan's policy from
the Ambassador.
Mr.. Saito is reported not to have
been able to say anything officially;
all information he alleges to have in
his possession are newspaper reports
and editorials which we're cabled to
him from Toxic for his personal in
formation. And he gladly impaired
that knowledge to the Undersecretary
of State.
Earlier in the day, Sir Ronald
Lindsay, the Ambassador of Great
Britain. called informally on DR..
Stanley Hornbeck. the chief of the
Far Eastern Division in the State De-
partment. for an informal chat"
Following these visits the Undersec-
retary of State called at the White
House to acquaint the President with
the latest developments. then had
conference with the officials of the
Far Eastern division.
Government Remains Silent.
The Government is keeping COM
pletely silent regarding the future
course of its policy toward Japan. 1t
is difficult. indeed. for the Government
to take any decision until it knows
exactly what actually the japanese
statement is So far the State De-
partment was not able to obtain any
official information proving that what
was written in the press or stated by
Japanese officials actually represents
the policy of the Toxic government.
Until some precise statement arrives
through official channels it is highly
improbable that the administra ton
will make any move whatsoever.
In any case 1t is not believed in dip
lomatic quarters that the United
States will join any foreign power in
a common action at Toxic. It is more
likely that this Government will adopt
an expectant attitude, and will not
decide on the course it is going to
follow until some concrete fact occurs
on which it can formulate its view
with fnahty.