JAPAN’S TREATY.

Taranaki Daily News, 11 July 1921, Page 5

JAPAN’S TREATY.

NEGOTIATIONS CONTINUED TH® POSITION GF CHINA. CONSIDERED BY BRITAIN. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. Received July 10, 5.5 p.m. London, July 8. Mr. Lloyd George explains that the proposed Parliamentary statement in; reference to the Anglo-. Japanese Alliance depends upon the receipt of replies from the United States, Japan and China. The Daily Chronicle states that the Empire Conference favors Anglo-Japan-ese friendship being harmonised with tree developments in China, in close cooperation with the United States.— Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. OPPOSITION TG THE TREATY. THE ATTITUDE OF CANADA. Received July 10, 5.5 p.m. • London, July S. I The Nation says that not for the first time in. recent years the inert and poor- • ly led democracy of this country has j reason to be grateful to the Dominions j or some of them. They have imposed j a check on the Government’s intention 1 to renew the Japanese Alliance, and be-1 fore the stubborn resistance of Canada and the powerful influence of South Africa the Prime Minister was driven to • accept delay as a middle course. Can- ■ ada made it clear that she would not be ' a party to the treaty if renewed, and ■ the risk of driving Canada into inde- • pendence should deter us from renewing : the treaty. —Aus.-N.Z- Cable Assn.