Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-04-22
STRICT NEUTRALITY,
ATTITUDE OF JAPS
Warship ldzumo Will Take jap
anese Out of Mexico,
If Necessary.

IOhlO, April 22.--JapaneSe govern
ment officials today declared that the
attitude of the japanese government
in the Mexican situation was natural
ly one of strict neutrality.
1t was pointed out that the Japan
csc warship. fdzumo, was now at
Guaymas on the Pacific Coast and
could arrange for the embarkation
of Japanese residents in Mexico
should such step become necessary.
LONDON, April 22.-"There is no
danger of Japan's trying to take ad-
vantage of the situation in case the
United States is embroiled with Mex
ico," said Arthur Hosy, F. r. G. s.,
yesterday, in response to the remark
that the likelihood of a Japanese
move against the United States was
one of the suggestions most frequent
ly heard here in private discussions
of the Mexican situation. Various
references more or less yelled have
also appeared in the press on the
same subject.
The views of Mr.. Diosy, who is not
only an authority on Japan, but also
knows Mexico well, are consequently
of interest.
1.-THE dispute between the United
States and Mexico is being watched
with the closest interest by the Japa-
nese people," said Mr.. Diosy, but you
may rest assured that no effort to
take advantage of 1t will be made by
the Japanese government, or that 1t
will act in any way likely to disturb
the good relations existing between
1t and the government of the United
States.
AT the same time it must be borne
in mind that the sympathies of the
Japanese people are with the Mexi-
can people-not particularly with this
or that President or aspirant to the
presidency with whom the country
is overrun, but with Mexico as a ma
ton that has shown itself friendly to
Japan on every possible occasion. In
Mexico Japanese are welcome, wheth-
er as traders or settlers. This is es-
pecially the case in the State of
Chiapas, where number of Japa-
nese families have been encouraged
to take up land and pursue agricul-
ture.
"A good many Mexicans entertain
the vague hope that Japan may
prove a very useful friend in case
of a conflict with the United States,
especially as they are easily misled
by translations of scare articles ap-
a pearing from time to time in certain
American journals misrepresenting
Japan as being in a state of high
tension.
Such hopes are doomed to disap-
pointment, for although some ques-
tions of great Importance remain to
be settled between Washington and
Toxic, the idea of an armed conflict
between America and Japan is quite
beyond the range of practical poll
ties in our day.
All this naturally excludes the
chapter of accidents on which the
present situation in Mexico is abso-
lutely dependent. The probability is
that when the United States armada
appears in the offing Huerta may lis
ten to the counsels of prudence and
may yield. excusing himself to the
Mexican people by pointing to the
ridiculous disparity between the Mex
lean navy of six gunboats. three of
which are in the Pacific, and the over
whelming naval display arrayed
against him.
at should be borne in mind. how
ever, that Huerta's affairs have been
going very badly since the fall of
Torreon, and, feeling power slipping
away from his grasp, he may stake
all on a desperate throw, hoping that
the Mexican nation, which is very
patriotic, may sink its differences
and unite under him against the for
eign foe or, in the contrary event, |
that he at least depart from power
in the blaze of glory surrounding a
President ready to die in the last
ditch.
"a great deal depends on two fac
tors, the attitude of the eXcitable
portion of Mexico City, especially the |
students, and the tact displayed by
the American admiralS in the execu- |
ton of the exceedingly delicate task
intrusted to them.
@"Actual military measures against !
Tampico would fail to strike fear into
Huertas stout heart, especially as all
the valuable property there belongs
either to American or British sub |
jects.
AT Vera Cruz it is rather different. |
AS it is the front door of Mexico, its |
blockade would prove highly incon-
venient if not disastrous to Huerta's
government.
Zone point which has hitherto es-
capped consideration is that compen.
sation is sure to be claimed by United
States citizens who are abandoning
their property and interests in
Mexico on leaving the country by
order of their government 1t will
raean the presentation of heavy bill
for damages, for the payment of
which Mexico will naturally have to
give guarantees, the nature of which
may be very difficult to determine,
since there is an endless vista of
future difficulties between the United