Show JAPAN LOOKING FOR FOB ALLIES the japanese havo have shown a tendency to paddle their own canoe canite in the treacherous sea of politics but her peo plo begin to think that this will be tin lin poa possible sible As an get gei many to be much dissatisfied with the results 0 of her lato late experimental empei alliance with russia Rufi fila and rr ilice such an attitude on japans part may lead to a new and hitherto coalition whose anil and economical strength could not be an indifferent matter manor to tho ilia united blared bitten the JIJI shimao tokle says bays in proportion as her position ili 1 raised by the late war with china japan encounters increasing difficulties to the effective preservation of 0 her prestige as tile ali strongest tt state in the far last what ili hobt urgently needed la is of course cours e the increase of the army and navy especially the lat latac I 1 ci r and for this purpose the greater part 0 of f the indemnity obtained from chi china n should be will I 1 the h e nation object to tile the sacrifices aaa which will lave iv to br be made in this thin direction but tile the foreign policy of 0 the empire will be if tree free from criticism it if poll title japan should endeavor to alone but uch such a policy though formerly advocated by many Is now impossible the powers of europe have now bp be gun to P pay ny greater attention to eastern aff afdal alra and it mut must be expected that japans efforts to preserve erv I 1 her ler prestige prest lac may produce complications with not only ono iut but even I 1 two 0 or three of theme powers in such auch in an event it would be little short hort of mod ad ness for japan to defy their combined forces mingle banded the thing Is in to confront combination by counter combination some of our countrymen ane a may reject the idea of a foreign alliance as suggestive of 0 an abject still it often alien to tile heart of till ahr samurai but nt not st i country in the world to in bold bald in a tr r rl upon n ui ili ivan m tt te cuerth irth alon in maintaining rna intal r ing ito ind inda p anden all the powers power via vl with mith each other in their enata ore ora to obtain allies knowing well how dangerous it la Is to remain in EL a solitary poll tary position it n diverse at a are the particular fr for cor clan politics pursued h by y E european drope g countries tries tho the ultimate object cc in ac every v instance la Is to secure the friendship find and alliance of as aa many states a aa a PO possible abble ile hanco n cc the conclusion of secret trestle lor fr mutual defense hitherto japans geographical post llon hon has enabled japan to a aland and aloof allons from all diplomatic combinations u with fill european powers but with the increase of direct contact with it theae I 1 no as countries it becomes more and more nor necessary for japan to look for allies the atoL responsible tor for the ma management it of the empires foreign policy Y therefore to study closely the condition of affairs abroad find to form a clear idea no na to which nations may be counted us As friends and which must buet be reckoned as enemies it Is high time that such buch measures were taken to ito that there need bo be no contusion confusion in case of emergency |