Show LUES ALLIES TO ID TOLL GERMAN COLONIES SUCH IS THE ATT ATTITUDE OF GREAT BRITAIN FRANCE AND JAPANS JAPAN simultaneous announcement er that there will be no return to ger many of colonies in africa asia or the pacific london the death knell to ger banys colonial possessions has been sounded so 0 tar far ad as the ent entente ente allies can effect that result by the almost simultaneous announcement ent of the british minister nister il of colonies mr long the japanese minister of foreign affairs mr motono and the prime minister of new nev zealand mr massey assey w who i 0 voiced the view ot of Aus australia australla abw as well ell as now new zealand together i these statements declare there will le be no return to germany of her colonies in africa asia or the pacific this attitude Is not only held by japanese and the british colonies chiefly concerned but it has the backing of the british and french governments which have the largest anter interest in colonial africa and asia it IC develops the I 1 tact fact also that the late asquith buith government was opposed to any extension of oe british colonial possessions in africa whereas sherea s the the new lloyd george government approves approve this extension asin as in line wit with ii the aspirations pi plit rations lohi of the british colonies in africa this ln turn baa established that there will bea be a general ih so bat th e possessions f of edeland En TI neild eland france portugal and will 1 more homogeneous instead of being scattered and irregular in outline as at present |