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Show JAPAN REFUSED TO BE MEXICO'S DIPLOMATIC REPRESENTATIVE r Washington, April 29. Tho Japanese Japan-ese government, it-has developed, was' asked and declined to act for the Huerta adm'jilstrution through its diplomatic dip-lomatic representatives in Washing-ion Washing-ion and its consuls in tho United States, prior to Mexico's application to Spain to porform this mission, wh'ich was accepted. Whilo tho JnpMieso embassy declines de-clines to confirm tho report, it is known to be well founded and to have given great satisfaction to President Pres-ident Wilson's administration as n significant expression of Japan's good will end friendliness toward tno United Uni-ted States. The purposo of, Japan's action is understood to have been a desire to preserve the' strictest neutrality neu-trality between tho United States and Moxlco ns outlined in tho recent declaration dec-laration of Count Okuma, tho now Japanese premier, made at Tokio. Tho undertaking on the part of Japan Jap-an to act In the Interest of either party was felt to be open to tne construction con-struction of being ha expression of favoritism which it was desired to avoid by an attitude of strict neutrality. neutral-ity. Among those Informed of General Huerta's first choice of Japan to repi resent Mexico In the United States, the move was construed as annttempt on his part to align one of the great world powers with his administration and thug to accomplish at master stroko in diplomacy. |