Although China is the outstanding contre of international concert in the Far East, Japanese policy one of the determining factors of the future. The Soviet was not. slow to see this and assiduously cultivated good relations with the Island Empire of the Pacific, so much so that Japan and the Soviet are on the best of terms.
An outstanding proof is the refusal of Japan to join in the joint warning in regard to China and Russia observing the stipulations of the Kellogg Pact. Baron Shideha.2, the Japanese Foreign Minister, as Count Goto had conversations wittt Joseph Stalin, to-day virtual dictae for of Russia, and with Hart Brockdorf Ranzau, of Germany, the conversations having hinged, 80 vee ports go, on the necessity for closer ce-operation between Japan, Russia and Germany. About this time, Mr. F. Kuhara, Minister of Com" munications in the Cabinet of Pree mier Tanaka and a great friend of the late soldier-statesman, also visited Moscow and Berlin and wag recorded a great reception.
Tt was then stated that Russia, who feared and still fears that the capitalist: world is slowly encircling her with a ring of enemies, ace acquiesced in Japan's wishes in turn for complete recognition by, this country.
What Japan's wishes were have never been completely disclosed, but Mr. Britten Austin claimed in the (British) "Empire Review" that they were spurred by Japan's uneasy economic position and virtually amounted to the commercial mono" poly of China, The Russia treaty, it was also then claimed, ensured for Japan overland communications with Burope, that is to say_with nse. of the Soviet Union and with Germany, thereby, defeating the possibility of a blocks ade completely shutting out food stuffs and the like, Russia, it must not be loot sight of, is an Asi Power Today and the Sev maximum ce-operation with Japan would put the Island Empire of the Far East ina much more solid position.
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