The Nome nugget., 1941-07-28
By HALLET AIBEND

the United States with Japan are likely to be sharply worsened "a ther than bettered as a result of the secret attempts, during the last six or seven weeks, of the Japanese Ambassador here to open negotiations for neutrality and non-aggression pact.
 Had the Japanese advances met with anything approaching a cordial reception, the admittedly dangerous tension existing be- tween the two countries would probably have been notably cas- ed, but in view of the fact that the approaches were met with coldly citical observations upon Japan's repeated failure to live up to other obligations and prom ises, the reaction, it is feared. will be sharp revival of the ac- tivities of the rabidly anti-Ameri can clique in Japan, particularly that in the army.
 Broken Promises
 The Japanese Ambassador. Ad- miral kichisabura Nomura, when he proposed opening negotiations for a neutrality and non-aggres- sion pact with this country, sim iliar to the one concluded in Mos COW on April 13 of this year, was told, it is understood, that there appears to be no need. for any new agreements with Japan since the leaders and cabinets in power during the last four years have never been either able or willing to keep their own promises. It was then called to the Ambassa dor's attention that the govern ment in Tokyo, and army leaders in China, have repeatedly promis ed to restore the Open Door in the Far East, and to abide by the policy of equal opportunity for all, but that these promises have never been implemented by deeds.
 This attitude, it is now learned is another evidence of the un- Hiching maintenance of the tra- ditional policy in the Far East. For nearly two years ago the for ner Japanese Ambassador here, Kensuke Horinouchi, approached the State Department seeking to open negotiations for a neutrality or non-aggression pact. The reply was a reminder that the United States and Japan already were bound by such an agreement - namely the so-called Kellog Peace Pact - and that further treaties were superfous. Japan having been denounced for viola tion of the Kellog Peace Pact, fur ther discussions were obviously useless.
 MatsuOka-S -Stalin Pact
 The Matsuoka Stalin Pact, aside from provisions which con- cerned only themselves and Man chukuo and the Soviet-dominat- ed Outer Mongolian Peoples Re public, is not actually a non-ag- gression treaty but merely guar antees each of the signatory pow CTS from attack by the other in case of military involvement with a third power. Translated into terms of present-day world politics, it means that Soviet Russio is bound not to attack Japan if the Japanese Empire finds itself at war with the Unit ed States or with Great Britain and that Japan will not attack Russia if the Soviet becomes en- broiled in war with Germany.
 Such treaty with Japan would bind the United States not to attack Japan if that country should become involved in war against Britain or Holland-say, at Singapore, or in the Neither lands East Indies. On the other hand it would seemingly bind Janan not to attack us if we be- come involved in hostilities with Germany and Italy.
 On the face of it, an approach fom the Japanese for such a treaty with the United States would seem to augur an abrupt change of policy, and adoption of an attitude of appeacement to- ward this country, but the atti- tude of the American govern