Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 January 1914 — BRITISH JAPANESE INTRIGUE IS SEEN [ARTICLE]

BRITISH JAPANESE INTRIGUE IS SEEN

Mikado’s Interest in Huerta is Thought to Be Backed Up by Johnny Bull’s Country. The Hay-Pauncefote treaty, which the United States seems to have blundered in making, and which England and other countries indicate. they will expect to be fulfilled to the letter, is thought to he the basis of recent rather aggressive stand the Mikado of Japan has taken in favoring Huerta, the usurping president of Mexico. It is regarded as possible that England,, backed by other countries, expects in this way to get favorable action by the Wilson administration in having the letter of the HayPauncefote treaty fulfilled. The United States has undeniably placed ifself In rather Unfortunate diplomatic relations with a number of foreign countries. Russia, for years our staunch friend, was aggrieved because this country took the side of Japap In the war between those countries and again two years ago when the house of representatives passed a resolution favoring the annulment of our treaty because American Jews had not received proper' treatment there. Then followed the effort to grant American vessels an advantage over foreign vessels not guaranteed by the international treaty for the Panama canal and then the California anti-alien land law, which has aroused Japan to bitter indignation. The Mexican situation has caused us continual trouble and kept us in diplomatic hot water and recent Japanese activities in Mexico havs caused much alarm. If the United States can get out of the present peculiar muddle without conflict it will result only from the shrewdest diplomacy. There is nothing really new in the Mexican situation. General Villa has troops marching toward' Toreon and an attack of that place Is being planned, Huerta continues to dominate the situation in Mexico City and surrounding country and notwithstanding his own treachery and the fact that this country has refused to recognize him and given apparent encouragement to the N reben cause, present appearances favor him over any of the rebel leaders operating in the north.