The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-08-05
JAPAN'S ATTITUDE
TO CHINA is TOLD
Count 0kuma Explains the Situation
Chiefly for the Benefit of the Peo-
pie of the United States.


San Francisco, Aug. 5.--The conduct
of Japan toward China is explained es-
pecially for American understanding by
Count Okuamo, the Japanese premier,
in message which has been given to
the Associated Press offices here by DIR.
Clay MaeCauley, an American clergyman
and author, who for many years has been
a resident of Toxic and an active leader
in the American and Japanese peace so.
cieties.
Count Okuma is said to desire greatly
that the American understanding Of Jap
ans relations with China be clarified in
some particulars, and DR.. MacCauley,
who has enjoyed close personal acquain-
lance with the premier, undertook to
crafty the latter's wish by reporting a
summary of half an hours interview
which he had with Count okuma through
an Interpreter. This summary Is de-
scribed by DR.. MacCauley as faithful
one. but not an effort to reproduce the
counts remarks literally.
"The rise of Japan" the premier be-
gan, "has induced some concern and
aroused some unrest in the West. In
the histories of nations we see that oft
en-, with the genesis and growth of
new nationality, violent aggressions, ae-
companied by various barbarities and
sometimes atrocities, have marked their
advance. II is not to be wondered at
therefore, that the rise and expansion of
Japan have drawn TO them a suspicious
attention in the West, especially since
the passing Of the China-Japan war %
wears ago. And now world attention
is being given to the course OF the diplo-
matte relations that have arisen between
these two countries. But the intelligent
classes Of Americans may easily under.
stand the peculiar position in which
Japan has been placed by the movement
Of events in the far East.
1.-THE United States has gained its pres
ont greatness and power as the result OF
long process Of annexations Of terri
tory BY both purchase and conquest
/ You know that the enormous Louisiana
territory was bought by your country
and that Texas and California came "a
you through conquest. BY these acts OF
conquest Mexico, directly. must have
I lost greatly. Yet indirectly Mexico has
! been benefited immeasurably by the con.
duct Of her strong and faithful neigh
/ bor--the United States. IT, for exam.
I pie. your country had been indifferent
or passive 80 years ago TO what then &C.
Cured in Mexico. that country would
I have come under a rule Of the French
dynasty and the greed Of the ambitions
Louis Napoleon would have gratiiied
. Mexico should be grateful for the friend
ship and the helpful protection Of the
4 United States a. given 20 her at that
f time.
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thst a very good parallel can b. drawn
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