Peking, Jan. 21.
The Russo-Japanese Treaty was signed last night. It provides for the revision or abolition Jof various old treaties and the enactment of a treaty of commerce based on freedom of travel and residence, and private ownership. The most favoured nation treatment clause provides against propaganda. The Soviet Government agrees 19, give approved Japanese coal and oil Notes are exchanged in regard to the continuance of Japanese work! jin North Saghalien.—Reuter's Pacific Service.
Tokyo, Jan. 21.
Commenting in the course of an interview to-day on the signing of the Russo-Japanese Baron Shidehara, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, welcomed the restoration of friendly relations between neighbours by an agreement, which, he said, after long negotiations had solved all pending questions between them, Viscount Kato, Premier, declared that all the legitimate contentions of Japan had been acknowledged.
"Good understanding with Russia indispensable for peace in the "ar East," declared Viscount Goto, who has long been an_ advocate of a friendly understanding with Russia, He added, however, that both peoples must abandon the attitude of suspicion, which, if it existed, would render the agreement a scrap of paper.—Reuter's Pacific Service,
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