Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-09-30

readily by Japan since Russia ex.
pressed her willingness not only to
ibuy munitions for present use but for
some years to come, thereby furnish
ing a market fer some I'm for the
products Of the enlarged factories.
The military %arsenals at koishika-
wa and Ita5ashi employ 11,Cco work
ers in time OF peace. This number
was doubled when Japan entered the
war and after the conclusion OF the
Tsing-tao operations the extra force
was maintained as a result OF the
Russian demand. Furthermore, the
working Gay in these arsenals has
been increased from eight hours to
thirteen hours, the output Of these
two ~arsenals being estimated at three
times that prior to the war. The ar
senals at Osaka AMI Tcoio are to be
enlarged and minor wo:X will he
turned over to private firms.
Japan Well Supplied.
Japan has a considerable supply o.
war material on hand fer her rrvn
use, hut this supply her government;
is not willing to decrease below, the
limits set by the defence plan. Con-
siderable ein7cunts of material OF Ger
tain kinds hitherto have Deen import
ed from Great Britain. The cutting off
of this supply owing to Great Bri-
tain's need for all. she a produce
and more hindered for a time Japan's
deliveries to Russia. Also the Japa-
nese workingmen, whose experience
in certain lines Of work was limited,
have been educated to a considerable
degree Of efficiency. Even so, tlle
Japanese newspapers say that Japan
cannot entirely meet the huge de
mands of Russia because of her COM
parativeNy limited facilities.
The reported request fer Japanese
troops to aid Russia on the eastern
front has given rise to MITCH editorial
comment in the Japanese press as
we'll as many expressions of opinion
from Japanese public men, Doth com
ment and opinion being against such
q course.
Count Okuma, in his recent inter
view given in the Kokanin, sail:
There are three ways Of looking
at the European war ana its probable
outcome. Either Germany and her
allies will secure 10 per cent, and the
entente powers 80 per cent, OF vice
versa. or, third, the issues Of the war
will be drawn. These are the only
possibilities. AS for cu1 diplomats
position at tie time of the peace o n
ference, it will be g complicated af-
fair. But should we be left in our
present position when the peace ION
ference is held we shall establish q
national policy which should last for
a hundred years" 1, s,1... .1
Japan's Claims Restricted.
The premier continued that, al
though Japan has made sacrifices in
the war these were not SO great as
hose made tby the European nations
and since she is not participating in
The great battles in Europe. her
claims are Bound to be restricted.
But she Will certainly send represen-
Iatives 70 the peace conference, he
said, and will see to it that her rights
he scarcely guaranteed, especially in
the orient
Regarding the suggestion that ia,
pan form an alliance with Russia
and France to supplement her al
ready existing aIiarce with Great
britain, Count Okuma said that in
an alliance the interests of
both sides should he taken into con-
and that while the present
war lasts the Jeranese see NJ need
entering into a new alliance. He
said that he took up the matter with
the ambassadors on August 10, es-
pecially with the Russian %srrr1assa-
dor, and that as, a result OF the cons
'erences then ae!d it was decided to
give further assistance to the: entente
powers. The premier said that he
not publish at pcesent the con-
tents of the undertaking, but that the
of sending war materials would
be continued and augmented.
"As for a Japanese expedition to
Europe Count Okuma continued,
'there was a desire on the part OF
England and France that we send
such an expedition. But since it is