JAPANESE HELP.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXV, Issue 8270, 15 October 1915, Page 6

JAPANESE HELP.

QUESTION OF SENDING TROOPS. BEPORTED CONSIDERATION IN ' JAPAN. i _ . . ,{ 11 v NEW YORK, October 14. j A • message from Tokio states that' ' there, is a strong impression that the j return from Paris of Baron Ishii, Japanese Minister "to France, is likely to j fco followed 'by a full reconsideration ■of the international situation, with ■ „4sK>cial reference • to Japan's future : i

policy, and the preservation of her permanent interests.

Another factor is the arrival of the editor of the Pads "Matin" with lettors of introduction from M. Delcasse, to discuss military questions and determine whether the latest developments; justify; a change in Japan's decision not to send an army to the aid of the Allies, and the likelihood of Japan despatching troops to the Balkans. English journals are asking • whether, what the Emperor William once described as the Yellow Peril should not be pitted European battlefields against what thoy term the German Peril, on the ground that all possible resources should be used against the enemy. The " Observer" strongly urges bringing Japanese troops to Europe. It says the appearance upon the scene of a million of these troops would oorrespond with Japan's vital interests, which are indirectly at stake, since Germany, if triumphant \in the Near East,' would reappear as a mighty Power in China.