Salt Lake Telegram | 1920-03-19 | Page 27 | Japan Will Not Back Carranza

Will NOT NOT B BACK CARRANZA AZ State Dep Department nt Certain Talk of an Alliance Is Unfounded WASHINGTON 1 19 The United States government does not know o of any any a alliance lIance or project ct of alliance alliance alli alli- Mexico it ance between Japan and aId was vas s said id by the state department to today today today to- to day The declaration was Vas made in connection with reports that the senate senate senate sen sen- ate ate subcommittee Investigating Mexico had md evidence indicating that there had hadeen peen been een negotiations between Elizo Aredondo Arredondo Arredondo Ar- Ar redondo Mexican ambassador to Spain and a Japanese diplomat in In Spain looking to the C conclusion of a defensive defensive defensive sive alliance between bet Japan and Mex- Mex ico co The state department announced It t was positive Japan had no desire j to enter into such an alliance with Mexico