The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-10-22
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POWERS IS
PLANNED
COUNT KOMURA HAS
A JOKER UP HIS
SLEEVE.
Japan Heads a Movement
for Concerted Action
in the Far East.
~ a. LEE cLoTwoRTHv.
staff Correspondent ~ the United
Press on Board u. 8. 8. 0eornla.

BY a. LEE cLoTWoRTHv.
staff Correspondent ~ the United
Press on Board U, 8. 3. oeorula.
TOXIC. Oct - A convention 81
all the powers interested IN The Far
East, 10 be headed by America,
England and Japan. Tor the dlecua
sion ~ the questions % the Far
East and for the poaslbio formation
OF an alliance between America.
japan and England. ou the lines Of
the Angio.lapanere treaty, Is pro.
posed today b. Japanese statesmen.
The sentiment for the holding %
the proposed Convention has been
crystallizing for the past week. and
u became known today that several
officials % the cabinet had *
pressed themselves 10 the high ofsi
GERS u the American fleet az earn.
eatly desiring such a conferences.
Proposed Aliianes.
The proposed alliance between
England. America and Japan was
touched on automatically AZ 4 dan.
ner given tonight hy Count ko.
mura. minister 81 foreign affairs,
"a the officers % the fleet And the
diplomatic corps hers.
Count komufa. until the new or.
ganinatlon o. the new cabinet. held
the pest ~ Ambassador 20 England.
and 81 regarded az tho keanent ~
Japnna diplomats lie - reported
20 Be a. ths bottom ~ The plan fuf
the new triple alliance for the Far
East
All the officers Of the fleet we're
asked 10 respond 20 ioaHia. and the
feeling % friendship between
America and Jnpan vas evidenced
IA every Npeech.
Japanese Diplomacy.
II il fhr sentiment 81 the fef.
riNn diplomats here that Japan viii
have outsensfased The worid in
diplomacy n the plan sncreeae.
fofiifyinE heruelf A. one stroke
against the dangerous sentiment for
n white Pacific that the visit ~
the American fleet "a the Antipodes
created. and ulppinF In the bud The
much salkedof Chino American
treaty that would league Amcricn
ard China as allies aTainat Tho dufu.
inatIon Of the mikndus empire
The visif % the American fleet
10 Japan and the lavish reception
and manifestations 81 good wili BY
the Japanese toward the Americans
have done much % convince the
officers % the fleet that Japan Il
sincere III her desire 10 cement al
alliance with America
The husluran men ~ japan who
are entertaining the Pacific coast
business mea here this week are
taking this view % the fleets visit,
aud declare that their relations
with America VIII be closer ~ the
result Of the coming Of the AmcFi
can hattleshlps
Americans Fsssd.
The Americans wern feted again
today Al several functions. ending
ia wonderfully beautiful lantern
procession. participated In BY over
10 COO persons The procession IT
men and children wenfed ifa way
through the streeta Of Toxic.
stretching It's fantastic length over
two miles Of the narrow thorough.
fares
Today Was blue Jackets day In
Toxic. -Four thousand Of them we're
brought here from Yokohama this
morning eafly and attended a mag
nificent garden party and spread
Al Hihiya park. given By Mayor Y
Osaki
The officers Of the fleet we're en-.
tcrtRined AZ the same time AZ a
luncheon given them By the mayor
and Prince Shlmadazu. after which
they attended garden party at the
British embassy
Many OF the officers we're enter
tanned Al the home Of Mr.. r. Kon.
do. president of the Nippon Yusen
Kaisha (the japan Mail Steamship
Col this afternoon, and later all
the commissioned officers Of tho
fleet and the midshlpmen attended
theatrical performance AZ the Ka.
buki theatre. the largest theatre In
Toxic.
The Bankers association we're
the hoafa at the theatrical show and
Interpreters from the Japan mail
steamers Coiys and Archaic inter
preted the lines to the Americans
az the actors spoke them.
President shibuaha. Of the Jap.
aneso Welcome society, addressed
the audience from the stage.