Russia and Japan.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXX, Issue 82, 10 July 1916, Page 5

Russia and Japan.

*&- ■ S<» • I OPEN DOOR POLICY MAIN- a * TAINED, " ! ! ' ■ Hi Press Association—Copyright, Apate*r*X * lian and N.Z. Cable Association. New Y'ork, July 8. A Tokio message says the. RussoW Japanese treaty provides that neither partv will participate in a political combination against tho other in the j event of tho Far Eastern rights and interests of either being menaced. Count Oknma (Japanese Premier), Z interviewed, said that Japan- cannot | heal China's political disturbances, I which upset Japanese commercial interests, Japau will maintain tho open door policy in China. There :e a full j understanding with Britain, who-weK:Z comes tho convention as em\ors;ng f [ a jj tho Anglo-Japanese alliance. •v The New York Times coram?nt*: \ VWe will need to act, unless ve srjv; content to see the commercial oppor-£ j tunities in China pass exclusively to other hands. i

ALLIANCE SATISFACTORY TO BRITAIN. " ' - ~ 3SC Press Association —Copyright. Tloutflriß Telegrams jSSS London, Tuly 8. 'ltenter learns that Fritam has expressed satisfaction with the RussoJapanese treaty alliance, which is r'o- j garded as in every .vay' strengths* big the Anglo-Japanese alliance, and consolidating the relations of all the Allies in the Far Fast.