The Washington times., 1909-11-08
New Ambassador Expected
to Accomplish Almost the
Impossible.
TAKAHIRA IN PART
FAILED IN HIS WORK
Japanese Representative Expected
TO Restore Country to Favor
in United States.
By JOHN SNURE.

Baron Yasuya Uchida, the new Jap
anese ambassador, who has been named
as successor to KOgoro Takahira, has
been sent to Washington on a mission
of the utmost difficulty by his govern
ment.
This mission is of such difficulty that
It would be no great exaggeration to
call It impossible Of accomplishment It
Is a certainty that the position OF head
OF the Japanese embassy in Washing
ton Is not one of the easy berths of
. Japanese diplomacy. It has already
> been a rock on which the diplomatic
careers OF two eminent Japanese citi-
zens, Viscount Aoki and Baron Taxa
hira, have been badly shattered. It is
quite likely to be as troublesome to the
new ambassador.
No end Of wonderment has been ex-
pressed as to why Baron Takahira, an
able and popular diplomat, has been
recalled from washington and why
Baron Uchida has been designated to
succeed him. The truth is that Baron
Takahira has in part failed to accom-
plish the things he was sent here to
accomplish.
Baron Uchida is expected by his gov
eminent to do these things;
Augean Stables.
Restore Japan completely to the good
graees and confidence Of the American
people.
Conduct negotiations for a new
treaty between the United States and
Japan which will not give the United
States the right to exclude japanese
immigration.
OF course. there are other matters
incumbent on Baron Uchida. but these
are the chief objects OF his mission.
When analysed. it will be seen that
he has a task on his hands that is not
far from insuperable-
Baron Takahira has dune much for
his government. He is well-liked in
this country But all he could 90 has
not been able to check the growing
feeling IN this country that the de-
signs OF Japan IN the far East are
utterly hostile to the open-door policy
this country has been advocating. and
that they are adverse TO the we'll
being Of American trade and influence
IN the Orient
Auspicious Growing.
srhe tendency Is growing for the
American press 70 voice its suspicious
OF the designs Of Japan IN the Pacific,
at tEl5L the EASAdAlL EAAlC DA H. III latAs
the Administration has shown strong
tendency in this direction.
II is well understood that President
Taft himself has his eyes well open as
10 the real inwarIness Of the far East
ern situation His famous Shanghai
speech. which set the Chinese ana all
OF the Orient by the ears. Is clear evil
dence on that point. The tnsistence of
this country on getting a slice Of the
Chinese loan IS further evidence. And
IL has even been talked that this coun-
ny contemplated protesting against
the recent Japanese-Chiuese agree
ment.
4 student OF far Eastern affairs said
the other day that when the Japanese
government sent a diplomat on a mission
OF any sort IL was ike a football coach.
who ordered something done and ex-
pected Il done even II il was utterly
impossible SO 70 has been in the case
or Takahira- He was expected, when
sent here, 70 bring American senJi-
Inent toward Japan around to that stat re
IN which il was in the first half Of the
var with Russia
Jepan's policy in the far East has
: Deen so aggressive that II has led 70
general comprehension Of the nature Of
her designs in this country. With that
understanding has come a feeling of
opposition 10 those designs insofar as
they affect American interests.
Can't Check Tide.
Tskahira could not prevent that feel
ing. No more can Uchida. It is not
unlikely that as the time FOR making a
new treaty comes on, the sentiment OF
this country as 70 immigration and va
rious matters VIII be spoken out plainly
and. bluntly. This Government. even,
may have to dc some plain speaking.
To smooth the situation over IS what
The new ambassador Is expected by his
government 10 do, but he has a hard
Job ahead.
II will be recalled that Viscount Aokl
Wak sent here as the first ambassador
from Japan. He succeeded Baron TAX
ahira, who had been minister. The im-
migration question had stirred Up feel
ing in both countries In fact, the San