AUSTRALIA'S' FEAR OF JAPAN

Marlborough Express, Volume XLV, Issue 67, 20 March 1911, Page 5

AUSTRALIA'S' FEAR OF JAPAN

(Received March 20, 9 a.m.) LONDON, March 19. The Times" says: that Australia's fear of Japan is more reasonabl than Great Britain's fear of Germany, ;yet Great Britain in a paroxysm of fear concentrated her ships in the North Sea. Sir Edward Grey and Mr McKenna ere wholly absorbed in Great Britain's possible danger. If Japan forced her policy upon Australia, and the United States on Canada,' the margin would be so fine that Great Britain would be. unable to interfere. Admiral Henderson's report shows that the Australasian preparation for defence is rather leisurely, but the progress of events is likely to quicken it.