While alleging that the leading power in China during the war and down to the Washington Conference of 1921 was Japan, Mr. Bertrand Russell alleges that the root of that power was not financial but military, and says that it was screened from attack by the Anglo-Japantse Alliance. This Alliance, he continues, was disliked by the Domi tions and by the British residents in the Far East, and was regarded by the Americans as being anti-Ameri-jean, Its real motive, he sayg, was to prevent Pan-asi paganda in Indi JJapanese ¢o-operation in suppressing any possible mutiny there. In. apito of the opposition of the Dominions it was the intention of} ish Foreign Office to renew] mer of 1921 but by autumn of year it was more intent on council ing America and changed its mind.
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