U.S.A. AND JAPAN

New Zealand Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 10687, 6 September 1920, Page 6

U.S.A. AND JAPAN

-FRIENDLY RECEPTION TO CONGRESSMEN. lustralian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received September 3, 11.5 p.m.) TOKIO, September 3. The American Congressional party, which is visiting Japan, was accorded a warm welcome at Tokio.l representatives of the Government'officially receiving them. Many functions were held in their honour. CALIFORNIAN QUESTION. -'. 'THE . PROPOSED REFERENDUM. (Received September 5, 11.3 p.m.) . WASHINGTON, ‘ September 3; Governor Stephens, of California, conferred with Mr Colby regarding the Japanese situation on the Pacific coast. Mr Stephens reiterated the necessity for holding a proposed referendcm on the Japanese question in California. SAN FRANCISCO, September 2. Californian officials are most indig- “ nant at the reports th.at the Federal Government intends to take action -to defeat the November referendum for , the strengthening of the anti-Japanese land laws, and threaten serious consequences if the Federal authorities in. -terfere. .. ANGLO-JAPANESE ALLIANCE. KEEN INTEREST BY AMERICA. (Received September 6, 12.50 a.m.) . , WASHINGTON, September 4. Relations between Japan and the United States has assumed new importance in. view of the fact that tho American, British, and Japanese Gov- . ornments are engaged in informal conversations respecting the terms of tho Anglo-Japanese Alliance. There is no suggestion that tho United States snail become a third party, but the United States is • interested in getting Japan to include ah interpretive clause within the Alliance • defining its attitude to Chins*. - -The feeling exists here that Japan is -hot so much interested in preventing the enactment of drastic anti-Japanese legislation in California as obtaining the United States’ ' recognition of Japan’s special rights in China. It is expected that tho now arrangement of international affairs may result in having a momentous bearing on the present -world history. NEED FOR ALLIANCE. (Received September 6, 12.50 a.m.) LONDON, September 4. Hayashi, the new Ambassador, has arrived in London. Ho eulogised The spirit and purpose of the Anglo-Japa-neso Alliance, for which- there was greater need than ever. Cordial friendship between tho two nations was mainstay of peace and order in the Far East.