DANGERS IN EAST
"MUST BE FACED ANGLO-JAPANESE ALLIANCE ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL. By. .Telegraph—Press As=n.—Copyright Keuter's Telegram. TOKIO, May 29. Marquis Okuma, ex-Premier of Japan, declares that the alliance with Britain was more than ever uccewary. in view ot the post-war conditions of tho world, especially in the East. "Dangers threaten China, Siberia, and India, particularly India, with the Bolsheviks threatening its borders. The knowledge. "thaic Japan will not interfere in India, whatever happens, will greatly encourage the "Reds.' The League of Nations was not solid enough morally to i-ateguard the world, as was shown through tho "Anglo-French Alliance- and tho present retusnl of America to ratify it. The contracting parties were not alone interested in tho Anglo-Japan-ese Alliance. America was vitally concerned in Oriental peace, and would be welcomed into the Alliance, making it triple in its efficiency in guarantee-
ing peace. Japan had played a *ignilicanit part in guarding the Pacific transport rotates, and frustrating Ger-
man designs in Russia, and was a constant and faithful ally.
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New Zealand Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 10604, 1 June 1920, Page 6
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167DANGERS IN EAST New Zealand Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 10604, 1 June 1920, Page 6
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