Show DECLARED TO BE THE BEST SAFEGUARD V japanese have their eyes on south america anaf will settle in chile an d argentine tokio feb 1 at a sectional committee meeting of representatives to day baron chinda aice foreign aln ister in reply a question on the foreign aff the government ern ment polain t 1 america was a fayr P an ose emigrants established aith countries jon the matter of trade and emigration the government had been making careful investigations which show that chill and the argentine republic aro favorable to emigration and wherever said he our emigrants are welcomed the government will not prevent them going there it is believed it will not be necessary to conclude any special treaty for emi gration and that stipulation are sufficient 0 o protect japanese subjects to another question if it would not be better to send emigrants chiefly to korea and manchuria baron chinda replied that it was not necessary to direct their destination wherever an opportunity offered for the promotion of japanese interests japans energy would be directed there at another sectional meeting M asked minister of war chy japan should maintain a largo military force and continue military preparations in the presence of assured peace like the present he also pointed out the fact that the nation was already feeling the burden cn i tailed thereby minister replied that even in European 1 countries where there was not the slightest probability of war no nation re trenches in tho matter of its national defense the fullest military equipment was the best guarantee of peace japans armament was not directed against anybody but the nation must always be prepared against eventualities I 1 |