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ANGLO-JAPANESE TREATY.

SPEECH BY MR HUGHES. MELBOURNE, April 25. Mr Hughes, speaking at Bendigo, and referring to the Anglo-Japanese Treaty, mentioned that Australia had never before been consulted on this subject, declaring that it was as well the Treaty was in existence during the war. He asked: Do you think it would have been an extraordinary thing if there had been no treaty that a great nation like Japan with its teeming millions and great military reputation, had struck a blow at this great, fertile continent lof ours, full of those things which I Japan required. The possibility of another world war arising over a tiny island like Yap would be a disI grace to civilisation. There must be some other means of settling the question. We must do our share in urging the necessity of a satisfactory alliance between Great Britain and Japan, which shall also be acceptable to America. He declarec that it would save Australia millions yearly.

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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXVI, Issue 18162, 26 April 1921, Page 8

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ANGLO-JAPANESE TREATY. Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXVI, Issue 18162, 26 April 1921, Page 8

ANGLO-JAPANESE TREATY. Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXVI, Issue 18162, 26 April 1921, Page 8