The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-02-12
CONFIRMS
REPORT GERMANY
ASKS FOR PEACE
That Teutons Desire TO Ter
inmate Hostilities With the
japanese Is Stated by Pre-
mier of Island Empire.

Associated Press Coff-,raudene.l
Toxic -CuuhimutIuu uf exports that
Germany Ia. been un-u..,fmII. tS-
ing tn conclude a. souHrit, uracr with
Japan was made Dos Count pEumI. the
premier. 100 an Interview with 90 rcpra.
sentative 90 The kuKuuln -hImhuH op
January b. The premicr believed th.s
Indicated that German, Was shoo ur
certain signs of .ltsrtIne chiefly t. t
result of tb" weakened condition off
her Hnnnco.
While mo- Jct1i- of the po5,, .pso-
lions were made public. the pr.mIor
soId 30 ~ htrli, necessary foo lu-
uuuuoo thai Japan would adhere 10
th" London peace declaration ny
which She h1d tsrcod Not tp make q
por,to pcI,o.
'IIfir.sm 100 some quarters hls
arisen h',tl., Japan adhesion ip the
l.u"l"" peace 30. urtt.ru va. u0l.r.
t'n'u u' iH' Eut'rrment vIthouI cone
sU.''fI.u with tHo priv. council Dut
90 defending fhr cfnwruf.s I%rfi.u.
'.Hn. '.uWH declared ~ was .I-
'If'' result Of the do .trIf.up .. Mtr
D.. ltft. uuun t'tuVuF.
I'm, fact, u, -lIi That tu. 1.,.-
Japanese H.ut.ucrI In canada. tho
United att's Australia and other
countries bus rtldullls subsidized and
Re being replaced win 70 favorable
s'1tlm'nI toward. Japan .a toe GOO uIr
a't, OBJ la',.., f' r'"dge-
81 TN" Same umc tao premier made
th" important lurouu., mout that
Japan Del t.uut" fo obtain from uu.iIt
|'ci''In concessions ne forestry. min
Ing o. other ndU.trics in the north
cru hu.i of the Snghnllcu island which
be owned by Russia Tho southern hair
eff % ISLAND wac acquired ny Japan
az the conclusion of The Uu~ssu-Iapiu.
c~c NAr.
'lt1s.in sl,d the premier. "t. very
grateful iur tho material and moral
support 'Ntondci 10 hcr Dos Japan
sine" the outbreaks ct the Wa uc
referred also 20 the f~orthcumIur Visit
to Toxic 81 the Grand Dukc Nicnarlu-
witch "a cousin OF IN" c2ar. a. aUuthcr
Indication OF the IuE friendship
between Japan ana Russia. which
many poop,, hol.oy. win grow into an
alliance.
Count Okumn made q plea for a
united Japan In this period NJ war aud
earnestly urged The political groups
ui the empire to- cease their conflicts
''h ''lN' 'Nh'AN'I "a tN 'NNf' 'h llIH
prove the welfare of thc.r ,ouutry. tie
declared that recent Japanese dlplu-
mae, has not h"ou q failure a. SOME
of IA, government enemies we're .n-
Hiuuut. ug
Sp,1IIng OF tho relations with
china, hc pointed ont iEat Baron Ratio.
The former foreign minister, WIS able
90 secure various concessions iu MINI
churiu ana Mongolia and 10 cstoud
the railway and other concessions 20
90 o1t- without moving H sIuglr
soldier ur manucuyriug r. single war
.hip" and he had done mis- while
,uurcI.iuE with Chinese officials with
SMILES con- his f.
Even 30 the present disturbances
should spread throughout CHINA no
continued. our country need not mob
lizr trnops there. " - potion OF our
noct should take some action lu the
rivers iakcs. cog along the coast ~
China 10 would be- sufficient lu cast"
of necessity W" are prepared 90 uH-
dor,ikr 30 protect Europeans ana
AmcrI,,ra ~ vel ~ our own fellow
O~ouutrym'u.