Show TOKIO WIELDS NAVY CLUB TO GAIN 0 U. S. S AID Seeks Recognition tion Abandonment of Bases Biases in Philippines NEGOTIATIONS FO FORECAST Easing of Immigration i n Bars Also Hoped For Copyright 1934 Uni United d Press LONDON March 21 Japan 21 Japan is 4 seeking revision of ot American immigration immigration im im- im migration laws law abandonment of the Philippine naval and air bases and recognition of Manch k o in return for tor an offer to maintain present naval ratios it was said In a most reliable source toda today It was said that basis for negotiations negotiations would be established in c correspondence correspondence cor cor- r. r r between Secretary of State Cordell Hull and Koki Hirota Japanese foreign minister Negotiations proper it was added would be conducted with Hull Hun by Saito Salto new Japanese ambassador ambassador ambas ambas- to the United States state In sum the informant said the negotiations negotiations ne ne- ne comprised an ass ambitious scheme to st stabilize and improve lions between the United States and Japan It was said that Japan sou sought ht 1 Revision of ot the clause of ot the 1924 immigration law Jaw under lunder which Japanese immigration is forbidden 2 2 United States recognition lUon of Manch kuo the Japanese fostered state formed out of ot Chinese Manchuria Man churia of ot which Pu Yi head of or the Manchu houie house has made emperor 3 Abandonment of United States naval and air bases in the Philippines at an early date As regards the reported proposal for abandonment of the naval and air airbases airbases airbases bases it wa was said Japan was believed to be willing to join in a pledge to guarantee the neutrality pf f the 1 Philip pines In specific return for the proposed American concessions it iL was vas said Japan was believed to be prepared to reno renounce ce its recent insistence on naval parity with the United States and Great Britain at the projected 1935 naval conference It was said that Japan would be willing to abide by bythe the present ratio which gives cives it 60 per pcr cent of the naval strength of ot the United States in order that all fear might be dissipated dissipated dis dis- dis of ot a naval race leading to war warIn warin warin in the Pacific Exchange of Messages Revealed in Capital WASHINGTON March 21 UP UP- UP The Japanese government go has Inaugurated inaugurated inaugurated rated direct diplomatic conversations with th the United States in an effort eUort to bring about an Immediate amicable settlement of ot all far tar eastern questions I pending between this country and Japan it was officially revealed to to- da day The conversations started just a month ago ngo were vere revealed today with the simultaneous publication in Tokyo and Washington of ot the texts of m messages mesS mes s. s sages exchanged between the Japanese Japanese Jap Jap- anese foreign minster Hirota His and Secretary of ot State Cordell Hull The messages are arc couched in unusually unusually un un- un usually wary diplomatic language In fact fact they are arc so cautiously worded that careful reading is necessary to detect the importance of ot the I matter atter |