The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-08
l JAPAN INF AMOVDS.
 DECLARES HULL
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Ccontlnusd from Page D my 90 yscEs of pubic uervica I have never seen a document that was mogO crowded with infamous kalse~ hoods and distortion -. on e scala co huge that ! never Imagined un- tli today that any government on this planet vas capable of utterins them"
 The state department and white House made public Presldenk Roose- veit1 unprecedented peace appeal to Emperor Hirohito, Halab mesnor- andum Co the Japanese on Nov. g, and the japanese reply. The PreSl- dents message may never have been received by the emperor.
 Tn it Mfr. Roosevelt urged the withdrawal of Japanese forces from fndo- China and promised to attempt Co obtain assurances that no other power would invade that French colony.
 Agreement Offered
 The Hun document offered Japan . tentative agreement based on four basic American political principles and five haalo ecorognio principles. it went on to propose: 1.-A muitl-latsral nen.aegresslcn pact among the United states, Jap. an, Britain, China, tho Netherlands, the Soviet Union and Thailand.
 2.-An agreement among those powers to respect and protect the territorial integrity of FTnech Tndo- China.
 s--Withdrawal of ell Japanese military, naval, air and police forces from China and fnd0.O China.
 4.-Neither the United states nor Japan to support any regime in China other than the national gov- ernlnent located at Chugking,
 6--surrsnder of extra. a.terrltorlal rights of Japan and the United States In China and efforts to obs tain similar action by Britain and other powers.
 e..A trade agreement between the United states and Japan, based ups on reciprocal most-favored. nation treatment.
 7.-Rsmoyai Of freezing restrictions on both sides.
 s-.stabiliEation of the dollar-yen rate with equal allocation of fundE by Japan and the United States.
 e..japanese withdrawal from tho axis.
 io-.Esforts to influence other gov. ernments to adoption of tho basic American political and economic principles.
 Outlined In Document
 Those principles as outlined in the Hull document were:
 Political
 Individuality of territorial !n. tegrlty and sovereignty of ell na- tons.
 2-.Non- n-interference in internal af. fairs of other countries. S.sEquality of commercial oppor- tunity and treatment.
 4.-Reliance upon peaceful process. e for settlement of controversies.
 Economic
 1.-Non-diScFimlnatlon ln internA- tionAl commercial relations, 2-.Aboliticn of excessve trade 70. stricttons.
 S..Non- n-dlseTlmlnatCry access by all nations to raw material supplies,
 A-.Protectlon Of interests of con- sunilng countries and populations. | b~sEstabllShFnot of financial Ar- rangements to help essential enter- priseS.
 Japan replied that some of the itenas..those fAvoring Japan oom- Enercially and the one regarding ab- clifton of extra-terrltoriallty.s were acceptable but that Japan could not accept the others.
 The note said that the Premier Prince Konoye, last August offered to meet president Roosevelt for Q discussion of problems but the Amer lean government tnslsted the meet- ing should take place after an agree. ment had been reached oS fllnda- mental questions.
 The Japanese al0v referred Co American offers to introduce" peace moves between China and Japan and of withdrawal of those offers.
 They mentioned c compromlse proposal presented by Japan as re- gently co Nov. %. one which made no essential concessions.
 This was the note Hull said wal filled with infamous falsehoods." |