Mr. MACLEANasked the Prime Minister whether he is now in a position to state whether it is the intention of the Government to renew the Anglo-Japanese treaty; whether the terms of the treaty will be submitted to the House for ratification; whether the Government will insist upon Japan recognising her obligations under the present treaty to maintain the independence and territorial integrity of Korea and China; and whether the restoration to Korea of her governmental, educational, and other institutions now dominated by Japan will be made one of the conditions of the treaty, together with the cancellation of the treaty between China and Japan which was signed as a result of Japan's ultimatum to China on 7th May, 1915?
Mr. CHAMBERLAINI cannot add anything of substance to the answers already given by the Prime Minister and myself. This is one of the subjects to be discussed at the forthcoming Imperial Conference, and His Majesty's Government will not take a decision until they have had the benefit of that consultation with the Prime Ministers of the Dominions. As regards an opportunity for discussion in this House, I would refer to the undertaking which the Prime Minister gave yesterday.