Show U S JAPANESE TREATY most important development ol of a long time in our foreign policy was tile the sudden scrapping by this government of the alie U S japanese commerce and navigation treaty ot 1911 six months notice under th terms of tile treaty is required to abrogate it thereafter if congress wishes it will be possible to completely shut off our trade with will nippon quickly as the move was made it came as no great surprise lo 10 0 o fiose lose who understand stern secretary hulls high principled theories of international morality no man has a greater regard for truth jus tice and decency in the relations of nations no man has a greater hatred for a strong power bullying and destroying a weaker power obvious motive behind the treaty denunciation is the opinion that thai uie implied threat may be a strong factor in bringing the japanese t to book they depend on us for 0 lung list of essential war and peace commodities some think that ii we broke off commercial relations relation with them they would be virtually ruined and under any circum stances we are in a far vetter better position to do without japans trad than she is to do without out ours no one knows whether congress would sanction a trade em embargo barg aimed at nippon perhaps it but the chance exists and tokyo knows it As a result tile the state departments move has received general support in and out of congress and in and out of administration circles some think it brings with it the danger oi 01 a japanese war most think that possibility is too remote to be given much weight |