BRITAIN AND JAPAN

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 108, 3 June 1909, Page 2

BRITAIN AND JAPAN

OIIJXA AS JJISVIIIKrWIAKKK. THE r'AKUMKN JiAIIAVAY. liceeived i, lli.'ij p.m. London .liini' 2. The Tillies'' regular correspondent at l'ckin iiiid (lie Times' «pccinl corre-'pon.l-ent, who were sent to Tokio jointly, investigated' the Fakunien railway dispute. They were shown proofs that China reacted conciliatory proposals heforc suggesting arbitration. Japan's proposals, whereon she still was prepared to resume negotiation*', intended to obviate the clanger of the extension of theFakumen line toward* Tsitsihar.

Tlic Times' Tokio correspondent cm. ehasiscs tin- anxiety displayed hv the .bpitnese Ministers in the course of this imistigat.on to remove all inisconcoption loneerning the moderation and lo.vi.lty of (he Japanese policy, and states: "Never during previous visits have I,received more abundant proof of the y»l.ie attached to llrit:«li friendship and the universal belief regarding the neces-ity of maintaining the Anglo-Jap-anese Alliance. Tlio Mikado confirmed tlies-.. wnfiiueuts in granting audience to me and my l'ekin colleague on the

I ue lini.< declares that Japan's right of veto in respect of the railways compi'iing with the South .Maiß'hurian is in'lmputable. 1 there is little douot that one of China's objects in handling Manchiinan mictions « to create friction between Japan .and other Powers, and add*: "Hy giving the I'akiimeu contract to a liritish lirm when warned that the ronslruction would violate the protocal or fCember. Hill.-,, chines,, statesmen hoped to ,'ml.roil os and „i,r allies in h:-. .1 hey were disappointed. <),„• alliance and friendship with Japan is .bas«i too (irmly in (he interests of both i countries (o be seriously erected by fiuch transparent manoeuvres."

SIR EMVARI) C.REY OX THE ALUAXCE. The British Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Sir J.:, drey, .says of the AngloJapanese Alliance that those who made it *'K- venr* -incci believed at ,|„, tilm . mat the objects it had in view were objects with whirl, the who]., world might sympathise, because they » We objects which were (Ui'i>clei! against no other lowers. but were compatible with the >ve fare of ,11. That view has hee„ en- I doised, hecause in tin- course of the last three yeais Japan has entered into agreement* with other Powers, agreements having more or less the fi auie objects as tli,. Anglo-Japanese Alliance. Jiccnuse other nations have done the same we are entitled (*avs Sir B. <'«'. v) to say that the objects' of the Anglo-Japanese Alliance a.e more secure tlian ever; ami became other nations nave shown a disposition to endorse llK'in, the objects are not only more rZ-' Ut "' e P" 4 °' P ea ™ <*° is more secure.