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then remote from the rest of the
world.
A Blunt Officer.
Commodore Perry, whose sailors
called him odd Bruin" on account
OF his bluntness, was the diplomatic
agent who arranged the first treaty
between the two countries, signed
March 81, 1854 This treaty, Charles
o. Paullin, diplomatic authority,
writes, marked departure in Oc-
cidental policy respecting Japan, in
American policy respecting the
Orient, and in japanese policy re-
specting the Western World
The expiration of the 1911 treaty
marks to some extent the same sort
of departure. 1t comes as a climax
to increasing dissatisfaction on the
part Of this Government with Japa-
nese aggression on the Asiatic Con-
tlnent in violation of the Nine
Power Pact guaranteeing the terri
torlal integrity of China and with
attendant injury done to American
interests in China. This dissatis-
faction was first expressed by Secre-
tary of State Stimson in 1881. an
gered by the japanese expedition
against Manchuria.
The japanese concern over the
consequences of treaty abrogation
was made plain in Toxic yesterday
when the japanese foreign Office
stated that its government has no
intention of discriminating against
American goods or vessels and al
ready has taken the necessary
measures in that regard In con-
trast with this conciliatory express
sion, the Senate calendar still lists
Joint Resolution 1913, by Chair
man Pittman of the Foreign Re-
lations Committee. 1t would au-
thorize the President to ban COM
merce with nations breaking the
Nine-PoWer Treaty guaranteeing
the territorial integrity of China.
This is another way of saving Japan.
Believe Embargo Is Favored.
The State Department attitude
toward the discretionary embargo is
represented as faVoring congression-
al approval for it, although it is not
expected that the department pub
licly will urge such action. The de-
partment's belief is that it would
have an ace in the hole for negotiat-
ing with Japan if it possessed the
embargo power. This Government
is eager to have every possible lever
to force Japan automatically from
continuing to seek the new order"
in Asia. This Governments aim is
to have Japan come to it with con-
cessionary offers of negotiation.
1t is unlikely that Senator Schwel-
lenbach, Democrat, of Washington
will find administration support for
his resolution imposing mandatory
embargo against Japan. Senator
SchWellenbach said last night that
he. would press for action this week
on his resolution. Senator George.
Democrat, of Georgia has suggested
prohibition against shipments to
Japan of materials which are es-
sential in developing our own mill
tary defense.
officials in the State Department
feel that the denunciation of the
treaty six months ago already has
borne fruit. Japan has offered set
tlement of the hundreds of claims
pending against her by Americans
who suffered losses in the invasion
of China She has offered to re-
open the Yangtze River to CONNER
cial navigation. She installed a
new government under Premier Abe,
supposedly friendly to the United
States, and tossed out his govern
ment when he failed to produce a
basis for a new treaty with the
United States.
However, Japan, even though she
has set up puppet Chinese pre-
mier, Wang, has not taken the de-
cisive step which would change the
American Observation-Disclosures of
her continental policy.
U. S. Important Customer.
The study of the trade between
the two countries put out by the
Commerce Department recalls that
in recent years the United States,
next to Manchukuo, has been far
and away Japan's most important