Show AN ALLIANCE WITH JAPAN japanese e minister ain astei in I 1 washington n refuses to commit himself washington dec 16 the japanese minister mr autero komura in an interview ter view said that he could not commit himself in favor of 0 such an alliance as thai suggested by senator davis in parts between the united states england and japan the international alliance question la Is it a great one ho he added and la Is absorbing the attention of every nation on tho the earth I 1 cannot eay say whether whether I 1 am in favor ot of such an alliance as la is suggested zed by mr davis the minister spoke of th the e vast advantages ran of these understandings and said he had no doubt that sooner or later there would be alliances between the various countries in some form or another it would make little or no difference in just what torm form they might be made the interests of great britain the united states and japan are almost identical and the understanding between them the minister thought might prove of great benefit to all the proposition of the Ha hawaiian wallan commissioners to disfranchise the japanese residents in the sandwich islands would not the minister continued I 1 in reply to questions be a departure from present conditions the japanese in hawaii were dis franchised by the republican form of government there the minister did not care to discuss the question at length at this time for the reason that the subject Is now pending before congress there are about japanese in the islands and they have proved creditable citizens |