RELATIONS WITH CHINA.
JAPANESE ATTITUDE. OTTAWA, Jan. 6. A United Press correspondent obtained an exclusive interview with Baron Hayashi in London. The Ambassador said that Japan's policy in China was based on a complete, open understanding and co-operation with the Great Powers. Japan was determined to avoid any intervention in China's affairs, except in the form of friendly assistance offered jointly with the United States and other powers. "I think there must eventually be such an offer of assistance and no action would be taken ■ unless agreeable to China. We cannot force our assistance upon her. Japan will willingly take the initiative if desired, but whenever a conference is called we must be pretty -sure it will succeed. Anything approaching a military expedition would inflame China and might cause a repetition of the Boxer trouble. There is no real danger of China being sovietised. Japanese and United Stsites friendship must and will continue. We must not allow it to be disturbed by unfortunate circumstances or utterances in either country. The fundamental policy of Japan and the United States in fSie Pacific is that our friendship must be maintained. The future of the world will be dark if we forget that."—A. and N.Z. cable.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLV, Issue 1210, 7 January 1925, Page 7
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