TREATY WITH JAPAN

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LIV, 23 March 1921, Page 4

TREATY WITH JAPAN

MH MASSEY -FAVOURABLE AN INTERESTING STATEMENT (By Telegraph.—Own Correspond«?nt;) WELLINGTON, This Day. A definite statement as to the Angld.Tapaneso Treaty was made by the. Prime Alin is ter in the House when returning thanks for the good wishes of members. “There lias been a good deal of interest,” he said, “in .the proposed renewal. So long as we insist upon and obtain the right to choose our fellow-citizens of this country, then I think wo have a, groat- deal to gain and nothing to lose, by rqncyfal of the Treaty. I cannot forget that the Japanese wore thoroughly loyal to ns during the war. One point hot generally recognised is, that, according to the Treaty, the Japanese wore not compelled to como into jthe war. Tho present Treaty'referred only to trouble in India and the Far East. On our side, if any trouble came to Japan in the Far East, Britain 'would have been obliged to go to her assistance. In spite of that Japan canto to our assistance and was decidedly useful. I cannot forget the appearance in the harbour in the early days of , tho war, of the Japapese .cruiser, and the security which it gave to the transport of,our troops.” . SI Pi J. FINDLAY AND A WHITE " NEW ZEALAND (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright* (Australian A N.Z,.Cable Association) '., LONDON, Sir John Findlay, in a speech ■,ntLeeds, stated that, the situation-id-rev gard to a White -Ahftralia : Mew Zealand had (become grav©^d The question was whether or not japan was going to try to force the door which Australia and New Zealand had clqpod. The problem equally concerned Canada, South Africa, and Arporioa. Th©-feeling in Australia and New Zealand was so strong that the people would fight to the death before they would submit t© be overrun. *“