ANGLO-JAPANESE ALLIANCE

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 245, 11 July 1921, Page 5

ANGLO-JAPANESE ALLIANCE

INFLUENCE OF DOMINIONS MR. LLOYD GEORGE’S PROM ISED STATEMENT By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright (Rec. July 10, 5.5 p.m.) London, July 8. Mr. Lloyd George has explained that his’proposed statement in Parliament in reference to the Anglo-Japanese Alliance depends upon the receipt of replies from the United States, Japan, and China. The "Daily Chronicle” states that the Imperial Conference favours Anglo-Ja-panese friendship being harmonised with free developments in China in close cooperation with the United States. The "Nation” says: "Not for the first time in recent years has the inert, poorlyled democracy of this country had reason to be grateful to the Dominions, or some of them. They have imposed a check on tho Government’s intention to renew the Japanese Alliance, and before the stubborn resistance of Canada and the powerful influence of South Africa, the Prime Minister has been driven to accept delay as a middle course. Canada made it ciear that she would contract hersslf out of the Treaty if it were renewed. The risk of driving Canada into independence should deter us from renewing the Treaty."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. DISARMAMENT - ”PROPOSALS JAPANESE OPINION. (Rec. July 10, 11.5 p.m.) Tokio, July 9. The ex-Minister of Justice has returned from a 10,000-mih trip, in which he spoke on behalf of disarmament. He stated that if the American Government proposes an international conference to discuss restrictions' or disarmament it will surely be tho beginning of A solution of all diplomatic questions between Japan and the United States. Ho added that his audiences were overwhelmingly in favour of disarmament. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.