SECRET TREATIES.

Taranaki Daily News, 13 August 1919, Page 5

SECRET TREATIES.

J(£AN AND JOE AUABa. I MB. lAN6pa« STATEMENT. Am~4i*9jimi ■ v Received Aug. p.m. Washington, Aug. 11. ijttltt Senate, Mr. Lansing reiterated thatr %cou»t laliH, former Japanese Ambassador, failed to tell him that Japanhad secret trestle* with the Allies for tie division of Chinese territory captr/r<!d from the Germane, Mr. Balfour tnd lord Reading also kept silent about Britain's secret treaty with Japan. He fcoiw'ntiQiiilg of the secret agreements till 'JFfcbruary, 1919. He did not know whether Viscount Ishil deliberately concealed the secret treaties. Mr. Lansing 'added that he did know three years ago th»t' firttaln and Japan had agreed to divide tho Pacific islands taken from G«toi*fcy. ' i Regarding thetansing-Inliii agreement, Mr. Lansing Hated that he suggested to VisioUnt lwii that it would be well for the A two • governments to reaffirm the open door -policy for China, on the grenadfe thpt reports were being spread that Ja|wh prTposed to take advantage of thp war conditions to spread her innn4B(i in Chinft. Viscount Ishli thought that • Japan's special interest in China should' Ve - reedgniae'd. Mr. Lansing replied that the .United States recognised hsr-fjaflgraphical position gave her a peculiar interest in China, tat that the dtijjity'# putting it in any agreement Wftr that it might be mis&nstrued. l»o.objected to it. He also told Viwonpt Ishii .that if "special interest" meant "paramount interest" he could tt)j[ the matter further,—Renter. ItUttORED JAPANESE-GERMAN TREATY. ." 1 JJ«etyed Aug. 12, 2.40 p.m. Washington, Aug. 11. ftfegtdcnt Wilson, replying to the Pcn"ttt said he did not know of Jtf§(lft#e-Gorjrian treaty during the war, though,-lie .heard rumors. He had HO information that the Japanese delcnites in Paris attempted to intimidate (be CfriWw" peace rejwesentatWcfc •HUNGARY iJOVTET DECREE ANHPLLED. *rT«leranh —freM Awn.—CopyrfeW..r , Received August 12, 5,5 p.m. ■ . ' i Copenhagen, August 9. Advi(Se& from Budapest state that the blockade : of Hungary was raised yesterday. An American food ship Arrived with .WglV inching ® !»rge quantity of condensfddhulk for the children. fbe new administration ißsnod n decree annulling tint fwViet Government's decree making land public prqjerty.—Heuter. _ «■ I I ■ M * IK THE AIR. , * (S£MPSE op plying boat. By ttetefrwh.—Press Assn.—Copytltht. London, Aug. 11. TJie Government's great flying boat, {he Felixstowe Fury, fell on the eve of it# voyage to the Cape. Of seven aboard on* „fcas kilted.—Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc.