, 1921-09-08
REPLYING TO LLOYD GEORGE

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6. - "Mr.
Lloyd George has gone to some
lengths in the House Of Commons in
defending the Anglo-Japanese al
lance" declares the Republican
Publicity Association, through its
President, Hon. Jonathan Bourne,
Jr. HE declares thai because Japan
faithfully adhered to the alliance
during the war, Great Britain can
not now refuse the Japanese request
for its renewal. He says that. had
it not been for the fact that Japan
ese ships chased German raiders in
the Pacific, Australian and New Zea-
land troops could not have been
transported to the fighting front in
the early days of the war
ut is very instructive to learn
from the British premier at this time
Of the valient services performed on
the seas by the Japanese navy. 1t
is a historical fact that the notorious
German raider Emden, that did SO
much damage in the Pacific was cor
nered and sunk by an Australian
warship. 1t is also a fact that the
German raiding squadron under Ad-
miral COP Spec was attacked off the
coast Of Chile by a British force of
inferior strength and came off vic
torious,. only to meet another British
squadron at the Falkland Islands
and suffer destruction. 1t may be
that the existence of a Japanese navy
had a psychological effect on the
German Pacific raiders. but history
is silent on any blows struck by the
Japanese in Kidding the seas of those
pests.
ssTR nv 7 Joul Coor~o t. =, ~ .o1lo;k
Gus about the aid rendered by Japan
to the allied cause why does he not
give some consideration to what
Of the war? II the renewal of the
Anglo-Japanese alliance is to be
granted because Japan helped the
allies, is it not as reasonable for the
United States to favor the dissolu-
ton Of that alliance because Of what
the United States did in France?
"Mr. Lloyd George attempts to re-
assure US by saying that the renewal
does not mean that we r to con-
tinue an alliance of this kind on any
point against any one else. and GER
tainly not against the United States.
OF ourse not. Nobody suspects
Great Britain of scheming with Japan
for an attack on this country. But
while the British premier says his
country will be against the
United States. he is careful not to
state that Great Britain would be for
the United States in the event of a
war between this country and Japan
as Canada and Australia have done.
The mere existence of the British
alliance with Japan, and the renewal
of 1t under existing circumstances
tends to encourage Japan in the ag-
gresstve attitude she has assumed on
many questions in issue with the
United States.
when the World War opened
Great Britain was in immediate need
Of supplies that only this country
could furnish. II war suddenly
broke between the United States and
Japan, We would be similarly in need
of material. aid from Great Britain,
not in the form of warships and
armies, but of munitions, cargo ships
and. possibly, loans of money. We
would like to hear from Mr.. Lloyd
George as to his probable policy
under those circumstances. Would
he then recall what the United States
did for Great Britain in the hour Of
her distress. or would he continue to
think only Of the fanciful work of
the Japanese navy in clearing the
Pacific OF German raiders? Would
the role of a friendly neutral be COM
patible with her alliance with
JAPAN"