Salt Lake Telegram | 1917-02-12 | Page 1 | Security Asked by Japan in Gigantic Loan to Russians

SECURITY T Y ASKED BY i JAPAN IN GIGANTIC I LOAN TO RUSSIANS Illy ap lo to Tire The Telegram I ITO TO TOKIO RIO Jan l 12 Tile The request i of or tho the Russi Russian n government for aloan a aloan I loan of which if iC floated will be the largest ever evol put on the market in Japan hat has been mot b by Japanese bankers I with demands for security The Russian government replied with the declaration that being one o of the greatest powers in tho the world and an ally of oC Japan she would not be warranted in n giving I financial guarantees I Russia said that if it the tile l loan nn is secured it will be used for the I purchase of oC war supplies in Japan I enormous amounts of ot which are j passing through Vladivostok i I I