Show NO CAUSE FOR ALARM British Do Not Think hink France Has Violated Violate Neutrality London April 20 Notwithstanding O emphatic protests of some of the news newspapers newspapers newspapers papers and shrieks of indignation from the jingo jin o press British government of officials decline to admit that there is isan anything an in the far eastern situation to CHUS excitement or to show that it approaches an acute stage In other words the foreign ollice assumes the attitude of a u much Interested spectator of an intensely Int dramatic situation which Is approaching a climax in ill which h hb by b some mp mischance mis hance Great Britain might mi ht be b called on to play playa a part The announcement in the Paris diR die dispatches patches to the Associated Prefer Pres that Dr Motono the Japanese minister there has bus palled on Foreign Minister with regard to the question of neutrality has not changed the views of officials at the foreign forel office where it was pointed out today that Japan probably had bed d not made a for formal formal format mal mat protest but simply desired assur assurances assurances ances that France will wUl continue to maintain neutrality Uty and not afford the Russians any an advantage inconsistent with Frances Francee responsibilities as a H neutral The rhe foreign office assumes that France Francc most certainly will give some assurance to Japan Jap n The foreign onIe stated to the As Associated AssoCIAted Press Pre s that it was not at sit nil likely that Great Britain would be re required to tn take action in support of any an protest The he attitude of or the for foreign foreign eign offie is te that there is not as us vet et etAll any All proof that neutrality has haa been vio violated yb hated 1 and anti It prefers to think that France Fran IB is preserving ng neutrality neutra t accord accordIng lag Ing In to her own interpretation and that would not wilfully involve her ally It If Is pointed out that similar charges were brought when Vice Ad Admiral Admiral miral mirat squadron was at and that there ther IP IE no reason to believe that there is any an ground for the charge of actual violation of neutrality at bay |