New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-20
FEARS new CRISIS
WITH JAPAN NEAR
DR.. Iyenaga Declares u. )
Must Aid Nippon to
Develop China.
EX-GOVERNOR FORT
BACKS SPEAKER
Relieves Mikado Will Act for
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Reviewed
In Dinner Speeches.

Or. T. Iyenaga, director Of the East
and West Bureau, explained the posi-
ton Of Japan in regard 70 China, at
dinner Of the Japan Society OF New
York at the Hotel Plaza last evening,
and Ex-Governor J. Franklin Fort, OF
New Jersey, declared himself In sym
patty with Japan's endesvor as he
understood il.
Forty members OF the society gath
cred 70 celebrate the publishing Of the
volume America 70 Japan sym
postum OF papers by representative
Americans. which is friendly recOgni-
ton Of the book Japan 10 America"
which appeared In the island empire
a year ago. adm
Iyenaga, land do not want TO be ex-
PEELED for my views" he added, but
the Californis-Japanes controversy
even at its height was not so severe
strain on the friendly relations of your
country and mine as the events Of the
last few weeks. ! refer to our action
toward China.
Until America understands Japan's
position more clearly ! am afraid that
there will be little more m isunder-
standing. We have received severe
criticisms during tho last weeks con-
corning our course in China. With
only hall of the area of Texas and a
growing population, it is difficult to
maintain our position as FIRST class
power.
I'VE are going to remain the Arm
and best friends Of China. Our aim
is TO help China develop, but as to
the procedure, unless America and
Japan agree, the question will prove
more serious than the California con-
troversy. Help US solve the question
of what our best policy in the East is
Ex-Governor Fort, who followed DR..
Iyenaga, expressed his approval Of the
views advanced as follows:
Il am entirely in sympathy with what
you Japanese are trying 10 do in China.
The Japanese are bound TO be the dom
inant force Of the Eastern World. Il is
little concern to us what they DO so
long as they do 1t for humanity and to
insure an open door for all.
at is oil a matter of the point OF
view. I have no fear that the efforts
or japan 10 eSlAD4lSn ItldllOHo WIN
China will lead TO her doing anything
that the United States would not do
herself"
Dean c. Worcester believed that the
United States would indorse Japan's
policy so long as it was one of unset
fshness and helpfulness, and character
lied the idea that Japan would seize the
Philippines as TOO absurd 70 be seri-
ously considered"
Consul General T. Nakamura ex-
pressed his conviction that the ties OF
friendship between the two countries
would be strengthened, and the other
speakers were Major George Haven
Putnam. President Nicholas Murray
Butler. Professor jeremiah w. jerks
and Mansfield Howard. POSTMASTER
Lindsay Russell. president of the So
ciety. read a letter Of felicitation from
Admiral s. Dewa, TO whom the society
gave dinner during his visit here.
Others present were Charles A. COT
fin. r. Fulton Cutting, Charles II. Sher-
riIl. Frederic V. 6. Crosby, Abram !.
Elkus. Don c. Seitz, R. Ichinomiya,
Konosuke Seko, Louis Wiley, Oliver
Mckee, Alexander Tison, |. Hamaoka,
Eugene c. Worden, George Gordon Bat
tie. Henry s. Haskell. Douglas l.. Dun
bar. John A. Sleicher and W. Morgan
Shuster.