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Show THREATS BY JAPANESE' What Japs Will Do in Regard to America's Foreign Policy Victoria. R C Oct. 10. Japanese newspapers just received here, contain con-tain much comment on Americas re-latiens re-latiens 'with the Orient The Yorod7.11 Choho of Toklu. discussing the reports re-ports concerning the fortifications of the Panama canal, says: "Since the construction of the fa V-nnia V-nnia canal has been undertaken b. the Cnltcd States quite Independently-the Independently-the question of fortifying the canal should bo entirely left tn her own discretion Japan, unlike (Ireat Urit-ain. Urit-ain. does not possess any legal ground on which to lodge a protest agaiDst the United Stales In this re-, spect. and will not. of course. Inter I fere with the defense works nf the! canal, nut at the same time 6he has, no teason to assist In the consumma-l tlon of the work If, however,, the ' defense workd or any part of the can- al prols!ons should ho found of such J nature as to menace Ihe peace of the j world, and as such calls forth 'he j unanimous protest of the powers. Japan Jap-an will rot, in that case, malnla'n a merely passive attitude. "The report that Japan had appointed appoint-ed a special committee to Investigate the Panama defense work problem from a diplomatic point of view Is. needless U. say, quite groundless, the fact being that the administrative bureau bu-reau has already conducted Investigations Investi-gations into the affair." The Hochl Shirubun declares that of. the result of the visit an alliance with China, the result will be unprof Itable to China, which will have to pay dearly for Amcrie.1'3 protection. Not only" this, but the grant'ng of special rights to America would be an excuse for usurpations by all the powers, and the road to partition of China would be opened. The Hochl says: "An alliance with America would gain for China nothing but the destruction de-struction of her great wall" |