Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-05
JAPAN GRATEFUL
/. 70 U. S.FOR KIND
OFFICES ABROAD
Minister Tells Why Toxic Is
Warning With Berlin and
I Vienna.
"AUSTRIA SEEMED EAGER
FOR PEACE, BUT CHANGED"
Mlkado About to Treat Francis
Joseph as Neutral at
Time.
BY the Associated Press.


TOXIC, Sept 5-Baron Kato. min
lister of foreign affairs, reviewed at
length at the opening of the Diet to-
day the events leading up to the war
with Germany. He said that early in
August England asked Japans as
sistance and that Japan necessarily
complied After a full and frank ex-
change of views, Japan advised the
Germans of the Japanese "nltimatum
which was unanswered and war was
declared"
Baron Kato closed his speech with
tribute to the United States govern
ment.
To the American government. for
the courtesy which il has been good
enough to extend to Japan i'm connec-
tion with the present trouble he
said, and for the protection of ia
pans subjects and interests in Ger
many and Austria. desire to express
the sincere appreciation of the impe-
rial government.
LONDON. Sept. 5.-The statement
to the Diet. made today by Baron
Kato minister of foreign affairs, fol-
lows in part:
German Warships Prowled Seas.
Early in August the British gov
ernment asked the imperial govern
ment for assistance under the terms
of the Anglo-Japanese alliance. Ger
man men-of-war and other armed
vessels were prowling the seas of
Eastern Asia. menacing our com
meree and that of our allies, while
<iau-chau was being made ready, ap-
parently, for the purpose of consti-
tuting a base for war1il<e operations
IN Eastern Asia. Grave anxiety was
thus felt as to the maintenance OF
peace in the Far East.
'As all are aware of the agreement
the alliance between Japan and Great
Britain has for its object the mainte-
nance of general peace IN Eastern
Asia; insuring the Independence and
integrity of china as wen as the prih
ciple of equal opportunities for com
merce and industry Of all nations IN
that country and f. - maintenance
and defence, respecth ely. OF the ter
ritorial rights and special interests of
IllB ppilll dtltbS POI h'Nf''
Was Compelled to Aid Ally
"rberefore. inasmuch as she was
asked by her ally for assistance at
n time when the commerce oil eastern
Asia which Japan and Great Britain
regarded alike when one OF thelr
special interests was subjected TO CON
stant menace, Japan, which regards
that alliance as the guiding principle
of her foreign lolicy, could not out
comply with the request to 90 her
part"
Raron Kato referred briefly to Aus
tria- Hungary, which had. he SAID
only very limited interests In the
Far East. and with which Japan de-
sired to maintain peaceful relations
as long as possible At the same time
II anpeared as If Austria Hungary
also desired to avoid complications
II was fact, he said, that as soon
as Japan and Germany entered INTO
state of war the Austro- Hungarian
government asked for consent OF the
good offices of the imperial govern
ment permitting the kaiserin bliza-
beth. her only man-of-War IN the
Far East likely to force state OF
war to go to Shanghai and there
disarm.
About to Comply with Request.
Continuing, he said: II was about
~ communicate to the Austrian am
bassador the fact that Great Britain
and Japan entertained no objection
TO the disarning of the Kaiserin when
suddenly, on August 27, the ambassa-
dor informed me that in consideration
of Japan's action against Germany
his government had instructed Eim to
leave his post and break off diplo-
matte relations.
81 desire to avail myself of this8op-
portunity to give expression of the
sincere appreciation on the part OF
the imperial government of the cour-
tesy so kindly extended by the Amer
ican government"
Baron Kato said in conclusion:
while regretting that Japan is
compelled to take up arms against
Germany, l am happy in the belief
that the army and navy of our Illus
trious sovereign will not fail to show
the same loyalty and valor with which
they have distinguished themselves in
the past, so that all may be blessed
with an early restoration of peace"