JAPAN AND AMERICA.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 16608, 4 December 1919, Page 3

JAPAN AND AMERICA.

THE LATEST AGREEMENT. By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright. (Received Dec. 4, 11.25 a.m.) WASHINGTON, Nov. 30. It is understood that tho United States his informed Britain that tne Lansing-Ishii agreement preserves the principles of equality of commercial and industrial opportunity in tho Far East, despite Japan's contention that tho agreement recognises tut priority of Japan’s economic rights in tlio Orient. The United States, therefore, contends that she cannot recognise Japan’s reservation regarding .South Manchuria and and inner Mongolia under the Chinese consor-tium.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. %