London vii Bombay, August 18. balance to Japane: -power but the movement possesses little substance.
"The Times" Correspondent in Washington says that the Government does not intend to depart. from its policy of avoiding entangling alliances. Nevertheless, be adds, it is undeniable that there exists in America a patent distrust of Japan and that much relief will be felt officially when the visit of the fleet to Japan is over without incident or contretemps.—Reuter.
Tokio, August 20.
Apropos of the suggested alliance between the United States and China, the " Kokumin Shimbun" questions what benefit America would secure by concluding such an alliance.
Does America find it advisable, asks this paper, to depart from the concert of the Powers for the maintenance of the open door and of equal opportunities in the Far East? And does hina believe that she will be able to exclude other Powers by allying herself with America alone The " Nichi Nichi Shimbun" is further unable to understand the reports of ill—feeling in America towards Japan, since there is not even the slightest trace of such feeling in Japan towards America.—Our Own Correspondent.
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