JAPAN

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19695, 23 January 1926, Page 11

JAPAN

HER FOREIGN POLICY. VIEWS OF FOREIGN MINISTER. (Frees Assoolatloa —By Telegraph—Copyright, j TOKIO, January 21. Baron Kijnro Shidehara (Minister of Foreign Affairs) addressing the reconvened Diet stressed Japan’s liberal attitude towards China and Russia. Referring to relations with the Soviet be declared that Japan would iiot seek the exclusive friendship of any nation. He found no evidence justifying the suspicion of Russia’s attitude in Northern Manchuria. Regarding America’s exclusion of Japan he said no useful purpose would be served by discussing it at the present juncture. His only desire was to make plain that the Japanese feeling of deep regret remained unchanged. It was not Japan’s policy to send emigrants to any country which iwould not welcome them. Her constant desire was to supply capital 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 established permanent homes. Replying to a question upon the ChinoRnssian position Baron Shidehara said it was purely a matter between these countries, aud unlikely to culminate in hostilities. Japan was vigilantly watch’g, in view of possible developments requiring future action.—Sydney Sun Cable.