WHERE JAPAN STANDS.

Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 22 January 1926, Page 7

WHERE JAPAN STANDS.

HER- ATTITUDE TO THE WORLD. THE POSITION IN CHINA. a 2 bAoiih —AriaOUlAriO-N — oOl*! iLivi JiM. (Received Jan. 22, 2.35 p.m.) IUJviO, dan. 21. Baron bliideiiara, f oreign Aumster, aUuressmg tne reconvened Uiet, stressed japans liberal attitude towards Unina and Russia. Referring to relations with tfie soviet, he declared tliat Japan would not seek the exclusive rriendship of any nation. He found no evidence justifying suspicion of Russia's attitude in northern Mancliuiia. Regarding America’s exclusion of the Japanese, he said that no usefui purpose would be served by discussing it at the present juncture. His only desire was to make it- plain that the Japanese feeling of deep regret remained unchanged. It was not Japan’s policy to send emigrants to any country which would not welcome them, tier constant desire was to supplycapital and labour to the undeveloped regions of the world, thereby promoting the welfare and prosperity not only of the emigrants and the mother country, but of the lands where the Japanese hid established permanent homes. Replying to a question upon the China-Russian position, Baron Shidehara said that it was purely a matter between these countries, and was unlikely to culminate in hostilities. Japan was vigilantly 7 watching, in view of pos-, sible developments requiring future action.—Sydney Sun Cable.

TARIFF REVISION PROTOSE-IX ECONOMIC- POSITION .IMPHOVLNG. Received Jail. 22, 2.30 p.m. TOKIO. Jan. 21. I.n the Lower House Yuko Haanaguolii, Minister for Finance, outlined the financiail programme, which aimed at fostering a more vigorous economical financial improvement-. Under the proposed tariff revision, ail valorem duties will be converted into- specific duties. Necessaries would be exempted or -subjected to lower duties. It was anticipated that under this revision the revenue would he increased by seven and -a half million yen the first year to nineteen million yen the- third year and afterwards. The figures prepared byexperts -and the recovery 7 of the yen showed that the economic ■ conditions were improving.