JAPANS' MILITARY AID.

Taihape Daily Times, 7 December 1917, Page 4

JAPANS' MILITARY AID.

REASONS FOR REFUSAL. Sydney, November 24. The United States is urging Japan to send big armies to Europe to assist in beating the Teuton armies. This was practically acknowledged by State Department officials to-day. When the Ishi mission was in Washington, Viscount Ishi was asked by Secretary Lansing to recommend to Tokio that an army of at least a million Japanese be sent to the Russian front. At that time (says the San Francisco Chronicle) Von Hindenburg's legions were making their victorious advance on Riga, the disorganised Russian revolution was in full swing, and things looked black for the Allies on the eastern front. Ishi had no authority from his Government to promise troops, and nothing was done. The Japanese Government was pressing the United States at that time for removal of the embargo on steel, as lack of. that, material had shut down much shipping in Japan. Finally the . exports license board agreed to allow Japan to have steel, and in return Japan agreed to place a large number of ocean carriers at the disposal of the Allies, to transport supplies to Eur- . ope. The sending of troops was for further consideration. Japan got the steel on promises to aid with; ships.