Japan's Attitude

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 30 October 1914, Page 4

Japan's Attitude

Japanese papers contain a number of declarations by prom merit public men on the question • of Japans declaration of war on Germany Mr Oipshi, the leader oi the Doshi-kai, at a councillors*^* meeting of the party on Augusf * . 20 declared: "J d O uht the wisdom of deciding qur action in the Far East only through the request of Great Britain We ought to act simply under the principle that our alley's enemy is our enemy. Had Great Britain not declared war we might have remained neutral, But now that Great Britain is in war her enemy is Japan's enemy Tha enemy naturally will consider Japan as her enemy, and might —-> endanger us at any time. It is 1 m accordance witlrthe ethics of ' war that J apan should forestall the enemy and make war first, it is desirable that we should make our position clear as soon " as possible, and sweep away the enemy s influence from the Ear -tLast, r: " ■ ■-■•->"■!' iV