Evening star., 1940-03-31
Hull
Continued From First PaeeD

Japan of regime which would ar
bitrarily deprive Americans of long
established rights.
Re-emphasizes U. S. Policy.
Secretary Hull's statement yes
terday, while referring to Japan only
as IAN outside power" and not by
name, emphasized again the prip-
ciples of American policy outlined
in the 1888 and other previous notes
to the Japanese
Non-recognition of the Nanking
regime conforms to the policy an
nounced in a note to China and
Japan by former Secretary of State
Stimson on January 7, 1882. That
note stated that this country would
not recognize any agreement brought
about by aggression or which might
impair "open door" and other treaty
rights or Chinese integrity.
The open door" policy, guaran-
teeing equality of opportunity for
the commerce and industry of all
nations throughout the territory Of
China" was established legally in
the nine-power treaty signed here
in 1922. Under that treaty. Japan
joined the United States and other
countries in pledge to respect the
sovereignty. independence and ter
ritorial and administrative inte-
gritty of China.
Text of Hull Statement.
The text Of Secretary Hull's state
ment yesterday follows:
In the light of what has hap
pened in various parts of China
since 1881, the setting up of a new
regime at Marking has the appear
ance of further step in program
of one country by armed force to i'm
pose it's will upon neighboring
country and to block off a large area
of the world from normal political
and economic relationships with the
rest of the world.
The developments there appear
to be following the pattern of other
regimes and systems which have
been set up in China under the
aegis of an outside power and which
In their functioning especially favor
the interests of that outside power
and deny to nationals of the United
States and other third countries
enjoyment of long established rights
of equal and fair treatment which
are legally and justly theirs.
Position Unchanged"
"The Government of the United
States has noted statements Of high
officials of that outside power that
their country intends to respect the
political independence and the free
dom of the other country and that
with the development of affairs in
East Asia this intention will be
demonstrated. To this Government
the circumstances both military and
diplomatic, which have attended the
setting up of the new regime at
Nanking, do not seem consistent
with such an intention.
The attitude of the United States
toward use of armed force as an
instrument of national policy is
well known. Its attitude and po-
sition with regard to various aspects
of the situation in the Far East have
been made clear on numerous oc-
casions. That attitude and position
remain unchanged.
"This Government again makes
full reservation of this country's
rights under international law and
existing treaties and agreements.
Twelve years ago the Govern
mnt of the Unitd States recognized,
as did other governments, the ma
tional government Of the republic Of
China. The Government OF the
United States has ample reason for
believing that that government
with capital now at Chungking, has
had and still has the allegiance and
support of the great majority of
the Chinese people. The Govern
ment of the United States, of course
continues to recognize that govern
ment as the government of China.
Japanese Statement.
The statement from the Japanese
Embassy said:
Nov that the new Central gov
ernment of China has been estab-
lished and construction of a renas-
cent China begun. the imperial
Japanese government wish to offer