The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-26
WILLING TO AID BRITAIN
JAPAN READY TO SEND 10000
TROOPS TO SOUTH AFRICA.
All She Asks in Return IL that Eng
land Uses Her Fleet Against Rus
STA When the Time Is Ripe.

OTTAWA, Canada, Jan. 25.-Mr. Hirata,
recently connected with the Japanese War
Department. and now travelling to become
acquainted with English-speaking coun-
tries. made some highly significant state
ments to-day regarding the relations of
Japan to current events. Mr.. Hirata, in
reply to questions, said: 1.-The Japanese
people are strongly in sympathy with Great
Britain, and the soldiers of Japan want to
be sent to South Africa to fight for the
British. Russia, France and Germany are
at the back of the Beers and, in a meas
ure. waging war against Great Britain
through the Beers. What they are driving
at is clear enough to well-informed Asiat-
les. 1t is to so weaken the military power
of the British in South Africa that the
strain shall compel Great Britain to neg
lect the defense of India and her interests
in China. British defeat in South Africa
means a Franco-Russian march through
India. France ands Russia are making
preparation for 1t. With her army strained
in Africa and crippled in India, what can
Great Britain do to oppose France, Russia
and Germany in China? Nothing without
Japan.
Russia and France are the natural en-
emies of Japan. Our people will never for
get the injury inflicted on Japan at the
close of the war between Japan and China
until that shameful wrong is rectifed, and
it will never be rectifed without war. In
that war Great Britain's material interests
are ineXtricably involved. When the time
comes to strike blow at Russia Japan
will be found ready and willing. The hour
seems near.
''The war in South Africa offers an OPP
porturrty to Japan to be of service to
Great Britain in freeing her hands for
more serious work elsewhere, which will
ingly or otherwise, will soon be forced
upon her. Japan, if Great Britain will &C
cept her help, can send over $4,000 or Az,
600 troops seasoned to mountain warfare,
with whose assistance the struggle can be
brought to quick termination.
Japan can manage the transport her
self. She can land her troops in South
Africa without aid and without hitch
anN they will be found the right men to
handle the Beers, establish British SUI
premacy in Africa forever and leave Great
Britain free for the struggle in India.
"Japan's military strength is sufficient TO
deal with Russia in China and permanent
ly keep her in position Of inferiority and
maintaining Anglo-Japanese supremacy
throughout China. There will be no more
Russian dictation over Chinese affairs after
japan takes up arms against Russia in
China.
.'AIl Japan asks of Great Britain is an
alley in war against Russia to employ part
of her fleet in assisting the japanese fleet to
protect the ports of Japan against the fleets
of Russia and France, and thus enable
Japan's entire military strength to be used
for the recovery of Port Arthur the occu-
patton of Manchuria and the overthrow of
Russa's power in China. But the first
thing to be done il to free the hands of
Great Britain in Africa to take up her
work in India.