Ogden Daily Standard | 1917-11-06 | Page 3 | Arms for Chinese Are from Japan

oo ARMS FOR CHINESE ARE FROM JAPAN TOKIO, Oct 12. (By Mail.) A report re-port that Japan has agreed to furnish fur-nish the Tian ministry at Peking with arms to the value of thirty million yen has been published here but has not been confirmed. The Ashal representing represent-ing the opposition to the government deprecates such an action on tho part of the Terauchi ministry as likely to give offense both in America and also In south China. In government circles, however, it is explained that Tokio is merely helping help-ing the Peking authorities to reorganize reorgan-ize the Chinese army, not at all with the object of oppressing south China. Furthermore, it is said that the United Stntes will supply China with "arms if Japan does not do so.