Salt Lake Telegram | 1924-12-19 | Page 9 | Report of Kato's Speech Denied

I Kato's Katos aos I Speech Denied I TOKIO Dec 19 By A A. P. P The P.-The The foreign office tonight issued a com com- denying denying- the correctness com I of newspaper versions printed widely this morning of ot Premier Katos Kato's speech of 01 last night at a political dinner Premier Kato had been quoted as assaying assaying assaying saying that the United States tates gov gov- I had intimated that It might send the American navy to toI I I Yokohama after the spring maneuvers maneu maneu- maneuvers maneu-I maneu vers near Hawaii but that the I Japanese government had declined the offer otter with thanks I Tonight's said In part The report of the premiers premier's I speech Is Is' the product of some someI grave misunderstanding misunderstanding- for tor this I government could in no wise deI decline de- de de 1 I cline dine a proposal that never was i r I made I