Salt Lake Telegram | 1919-10-31 | Page 7 | Pact Ratified by Emperor of Japan

r fit RA By f EMPEROR b OF f JAr JAPAN AN ANe ur e sallies Treaty Signed in inNo Tokio No o Parliament nt Act Necessary By Associated Press Prell OKIO Oct 31 The 31 The emperor today i ra lied led the Versailles peace treaty Y Tokio Todo advices received Thursday an- an nou ced the ratification of the Ger- Ger 1 art peace treaty by Japan It is clear t fro tion froin the foregoing that the on was by virtue of ot Imperial action tawas not preceded by any action of r lion the constitution of ot Japan requiring ot ot the assent of ot the legisla- legisla t ive bod body I I Previous advices had shown that the i reaty treaty had been examined by the privy t k and that a meeting on Monday last ast It was approved by the council t without reservation and submitted to he lie emperor apan's Japans favorable action on the reaty leaves the pact by byi Iy i 1 my one of ot the five great powers sig- sig 1 torY story to the Versailles convention convention- h ed States he terms terms of the treaty stipulated f hat har the ratification by three of ot the powers puts it Into effect as those powers and Germany