The Archive · 1916

Ulterior Reasons

There may also be ulterior ree sons why Japan choses to find that the stopping of this export from Dalny is impracticable. The Jappanese Press of late has been pointing out the necessity for Japan to supply the Entente powers with riy military requirements as por ible, urging the Government to increase their plant in order to cope ith all the orders that the Entente wish to place in Japan, and empha izing the fact that the longer the war continues the better it will be for Japan, for, they write, if an carly peace takes place there will in be renewed an increased and such activity is bound to affect Japanese interests. think, be argued that ion of both bean and bean oil exports to neutral countries should be insisted upon by the Entente Powers. The export from Manchuria to ports in China is 1 churia is an integral part of Chint and shipments therefrom cannot be classed as exports from one country to another, even if the goods in transit have to pass through the Leased Territory of Kuantung an¢ are shipped through Dalny. The countries which will be affected are Holland and the Scandinavian kingdoms and the United States, the later country being " buyer of besa oil only.

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