Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 86, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 January 1918 — JAPAN READY TO ACT [ARTICLE]

JAPAN READY TO ACT

WILL BLAME RUSSIA IF DISORDERS REACH ORIENT. Count Terauchi Declares Situation Is Causing Him Greatest Measure of Anxiety. Tokyo, Jan. 25. —“Japan holds herself responsible for the maintenance of peace in this part of the world, and consequently, in the event of that peace being endangered to the inevitable detriment of our interests, the government of Japan will not hesitate a moment to take the proper measures.” | >|J Thus Count Terauchi, the Japanese premier, spoke at the opening of the diet in referring to the internal disorders in Russia spreading, to the Russian possession in eastern Asia. The premier declared that the situation in Russia was causing him the greatest measure of anxiety. The premier said he was especially gratified to report “the splendid results of the visit of the special imperial envoy to the United States last year in promoting a good understanding.” Yukio Ozaki, former minister of justice, inquired why, in the face of the allied effort to crush German militarism, the ministry upheld the militarists in China. M. Ozaki asked why British warships had been sent to Vladivostok, indicating possible lack of reliance on Japan and a misunderstanding with Great Britain ,and the United States regarding the agreement for the defense of the far East. Count Motono, the foreign minister, assured the diet there was no reason to fear differences of opinion between Japan and Great Britain.and the United States.