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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 81, 1 May 1909, Page 3

WHAT WOULD JAPAN DO? TP EXfJLANB AND GERMANY FOOTHT. 'flip question was put to Mr.K.Uyeno, Japanese Consul in iSydney, by a'Sunilay Times representative. ' "You ask me a very difficult ijnestinn," was the rejoinder: 'T am not a diplomat, and cannot enlighten von as you would altogether desire. Japan, however, has a treaty with flreat Britain, and until that terminates s ho must abide by it. My answer to von. then, is. TJead the treaty.'" ■Reference to the treaty gives a practically emphatic answer to the (jucfition. although, as we have seen only recently in the Balkans, treaties have lieen broken. Article 2 declares: "ft either Power) becomes involved in war the other high contracting party will nresvrvp strict neutrality and use its efforts to prevent | other Towers from joining in hnstili-< ties." I Article .1: "ff any other Tower or' Powers should join the enemy against the ally, the other high contracting) parly will go to its assistance, awl will I conduct war in common and make pea< in loyal agreement with the ally." '