Evening star., 1938-11-05
u. 5. Won't tAttept
Japan's S New Bloc,
Hull indicates
Also Will Not Recognize
Treaty Denunciotion,
Statement Reveals
b! the Associated Press.

3! the Associated Press.
Secretary of State Hull indicated
yesterday that the United States
would not abide by Japan's inten-
tion to link Japan, China and Man.
chukuo together politically and Geo.
nomically.
In formal statement, the Secre-
tary gave the world to understand
that this country would not accept
any denunciation by Japan of the
nine-power treaty guaranteeing
China's independence and the open
door Of commercial opportunities
there.
He served notice that the United
States stands on the existing treaties
dealing with Japan and China. The
American attitude, he said, is gov
erned by the generally accepted
principles of international law, by
treaties and by principles of fair
dealing and fair play among nations.
Denies Consultation.
Secretary Hull did not indicate
what action the United States would
take and denied reports that he was
consulting with other powers to in
duce them to denounce their COM
mercial treaties with Japan.
The fact that Mr.. Hull twice
mentioned China and Japan in his
short statement was interpreted to
mean that, even as he will refuse
to Concede Japan the right to make
peace In China prejudicial to the
nine-power treaty, so he will also
refuse to recognize the right of
China to make peace with Japan
which would injure the rights of
the United States and other nations.
1t is thought possible that the
time might come when China, tired
OF the war, might seek to make peace
with Japan by direct negotiation.
The United States, and probably
other signatories to the nine-power
treaty reached in Washington in
1922, would then come forward to
say that China had also incurred
obligations under the treaty, namely
to respect the rights of other nations
In China, and could not throw them
over.
No Denunciation Provision.
1t was pointed out here that
that neither Japan nor China has
the privilege, by her own action.
to get rid of the nine-power treaty.
Significantly, there is nothing in the
treaty providing for denunciation
OF 1T, which means it continues in
perpetuity unless the powers again
get together to change it.
Japans contention is that between
1922, when the nine-power treaty
was signed, and the present time
conditions have radically changed
and that changing conditions in
validate the treaty. China no longer
exists as it was in 1922 and Japan
Is the master of Southeastern Asia.
The reply made here is that con-
oltlons have changed because Of
Japan's invasion of China In viola
ton OF pacts such as the nine
power and the Kellogg treaties.
Therefore, Japan cannot expect to
use the new conditions as a legal
basis for demanding a new treaty or
no treaty at all.
Text Of Statement,
The statement issued by the State
Department yesterday read:
IN response to requests by the
press for comments on the statement
issued by the japanese government
IN regard to the situation in the Far
East, the Secretary of State said
That he felt it very important to view
the situation in accurate and COM
prehensive perspective.
THE attitude of the United States
and the position of the American
Government in relations both with
China and with Japan, as with other
countries, are, he said, governed and
guided by the generally accepted
principles of international law. by
the provisions of treaties to which
the United States and numerous
countries-among them China and
Japan-are parties, and by principles
OF fair dealing and fair play between
and among nations.
This country's position with re-
gard to the situation in the Far
East has, he said, repeatedly been
declared, and this position remains
unchanged"