The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-10-16
MAKING BULLETS
FOR MUSCOW|TES

men for Russia, that is the great
reed of the entente allies today, Say
japanese Official; The authorities
have repeatedly denied reports that
Russia has asked g t,Ccps and h,t
Japan will senl troops. They are
concentrating their efforts On ne
zig problem )f il creasing the out
rut of munitions for Russia.
The decision to enlarge govern
ment aresnals md even establish
special factories pleases the militar,
circles of Japan who see in this al:
opportunity not only to help Russia
and hasten the end of the war but tc
create the means of increasing their
own permanent production. 1t sig
nifies military expansion without the
necessity of a home campaign. Now
that arsenals are to be placed nr 4
war footing the engagements %ill
remain for future use and thus the
actual expansion of military equip
ment will have been effected with
lie. This is a cause of grea. salts
faction to the military interests. 1t
is understood that regular payments
for the increased production will be
made in London. in cash, 'hus aug
menting the gold reserve held iy
the Japanese government.
Public opinion heartily endorses
the governments decision to place
all it's resources at the disposal of
the allies. in the way of furnishing
ammunition and general supplies.
There is not a moments hest
tation," says the japan Times, voic-
ing the sentiments of the %Japanece
press, "'in making a prompt re-
Spouse to this demand for help from
Russia. 1t is the voice of a friend
in need. To the fullest capacity OF
our %arsenals, factories and york
shops, national or private, we viii
help our friends. Japan is proud to
be shown where and how she CAT
help"
Referring to the impracticability
said. I'VE know full well that our
friends, our allies, will not ask or
expect this country to take the
bread from the mouths of our chill
dren, to leave the home unprotected,
or make future recovery for this
country impossible. These are the
only limits we set to the share We
are prepared to take in the great
struggle in which our friends are
involved"
Great interest is attached here %
references to the European war Just
made by Baron Takaaki Kato, ex-
foreign minister, in a series of 20
litical addresses, because the baron
directed the foreign policies of ia
pan during the first year of the war,
After voicing Japan's beside to help
the allies with increased ammunition
the ex-premier intimated his belief
that Japan's physical capacity was
insufficient to meet the needs Df
Russia, still Japan would do all she
could.
Turning to the war itself, Baron
Kato expressed the opinion that al
though Germany has been prepared
to a degree of perfection beyond the
ahticipatiOns of the allies her rea!
strength has passed it's zenith aud
henceforth will begin to decay.
The statesman had something to
say of France and Great Britain and
undoubtedly voiced the prevailing
sentiment among Japanese. France,
has brought her potential power into
play at last" he said, "but Britain
has not yet reused her domant pow
err to action. Though many noble
men in England have rallied around
the colors some of the populace APP
parently do not take much interest
in the life and death struggle in
which the nation has been plunged
This state of things. the baron OF
served, was in sharp contrast to
conditions in Japan where the peo-
pie in general have PLAYED the main
and decisive part in two great wars.
He believed the present war to De
of exhaustion and expressed his UNI
wavering conviction that the allies
would win.
He was inpatient, he said. with
Japanese alarmists who were %.
| sessed with the abusrd idea that
Germany will become mistress of the
world in the Ions run and wen
ually descend upOl tie Far East,
seeking retaliation o.! Japan.
Baron Kato taxed Very plainly IS
! TO why Ja)tr would OF send nsr
troops to the Trr Can theatres OF
wei "Sucl q tfrrg. he said lis
an impossibility, to say nothing Of
the complete absence of a proper
caucus belli.
According to experts a large
number of troops would be needed
but we have no ships to transpOr,
large numbers. This difficulty might
be overcome by a special agreement