JAPANESE TREATIES

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 95, 15 January 1921, Page 7

JAPANESE TREATIES

THE ALLIANCE WITH BRITAIN PARTIES’ POSITION IN EVENT OF WAR By Telegraph—-Press Association-Copyright. (Rec. January 14, 7.10 p.m.) 1 New York, January 13. The New York “Evening Post’s” Paris correspondent ’has received from \ iseount Ishii (Japanese. Ambassador to France) a copy of the 1911 Anglo-Japanese Alliance.- Discussing article four, absolving either England or Japan from declaring war in support of each other .against a third party with which either has an arbitration treaty, - the correspondent points out that America would be amply protected if she would ratify the arbitya- . tion treaty Mr. Taft negotiated with Britain, but which the Republican Senate did not ratify. Viscount Ishii stated that Japan in ’ 1911,'’ realising that an alliance with England might be embarrassing in view of the Anglo-American negotiations,' herself' suggested article four, thus voluntarily depriving herself of Britain’s support in the event of hostilities between Japan and America. Viscount Ishii , added-.. “Japan no more thinks of war with the United States today than in 1911. If wo were to make a threat now, Japan would again suggest the inclusion' of article four.” Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. COMMERCIAL TREATY WITH AMERICA PROTECTION OF JAPANESE • PROPERTY RIGHTS. .. j Washington, January 13. It is learned that Mr. Morris (Ameri-' can Ambassador to Japan) and Mr. Shidehara (Japanese Ambassador to the United States) are discussing the addition to the existing Japan-American commercial treaty of a section designed to protect property rights of Japanese in America. It is understood that the conversations have not so far involved tlie question of allowing civil rights to the Japanese, such as naturalisation, and suffrage. Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. • NAVAL BASE AT HAWAII GARRISONED - BY~ JAPANESE. (Rec. January 14, 7.10 p.m.) Washington, January 13. Senator Phelan, of California, declared that the garrisoning of the United States naval" base at Hawaii was done by Japanese recruited into the American National Guard, who owe dual allegiance to the United States and Japan.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.