The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-21
JAPAN MIsREpREsENTED.
Chinn's Integrity ana the Open Door
Said 10 Re In No Danger.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sr: Mr..
Alfred NJ. Brace did not have anything
particularly new to say In MS article
upon the Japan situation published IN
THE SrN Of April is, hut what ne says
may well promote an anti-Japanese reel
ing here and elsewhere undsT cover OF
an unconvincing effort to he fair. me
negotiations between Toxic and Pekin
appear to be drawing to a close, and this
seems to be the signal for starting all
sorts OF false alarms from Pekin and a
long volley OF communications TO tine
American papers from sources Una,
make for anti-.Japanese propaganda.
From Pekin there Is, for instance,
revival of the two year old inVenuon'
exploded long ago, that the japanese
Government liz about to finance re-
bellion against Yuan Shih-k'ai In the
interest Of Or. Sun Vat Sen. Yet last
week II was announced, also from
Pekin. that Or. Sun 'and his friends we're
out I'm the open declaring that they were
fiercely an:i-Japanese and would support
President Yuan In his dealings with
Toxic. Again, having done all that was
humanity possible to incite mob attacks
on Japanese Off 'ials in China, the Grand
Association Of International Fabricators
at Pekin declares that slight strengthen
ing OF the legation guard at that capltai
In really n new Japanese invasion. COM
ing and going, in fac, Japan ~ attacned
on paper because she chooses to proceed
on purely normal lines in arranging
IVA SO for the future comfy of China and
Japan The recent Turtle Bay jack-o'-
lantern warn from Mexico Is not more
silly than the exaggerations and fabri-
cations coming OFT OF the foreign colony
at pekin and finding quick echo here
out of all these clouds of error for the
darkening of counsel no apostle or mis-
understanding has yet succeeded IN
evoking a single fact throwing any real
doubt on the honesty or fairness or
Japan's attitude as stated by tho Japa-
nese Premier, Count Okuma. and tho
Iapanese Foreign Minister. Baron kato.
| Their statements stand for the intes-
rity OF China and the open door. with
no threat for the United states. and
nothing OF sinister import" either TO
China or TO the world Their task is
simply TO arrive at a working agreement
between China and japan. made neces-
sary by the elimination from China OF
Germany as an in,ruding Power.
Mr.. Brace and his friends. while de-
nloring the weakness OF China before
the "aggressiveness' OF Japan. ignore
| the patent fact that China could not at
/ the close of the war in Europe hold out
for an hour against Germany coming
back tn recover its lost seaport and Sc
: illustrated railroad IL Japan were now
20 relinauish its hold upon them. All
] sentimentality aside Japan might once
more have to take up the argument for
China and eliminate Germany anew
But the Government AZ Washington
watehful. as II ever Is and should he,
against any Intrusion on our fnterna-
tional agreement. has 50 far seen moth
ing to cause IL the alarm which aFitates
Mr.. Brace President Wilson needs no
pressure from any one TO keep sharr
eye on the open door
The fears of the American Associa-
ton OF China for the future OF Ameri-
can co,tons in South Manchuria and
Shantung are occasioned by the danger
OF unequal freights for American and
japanese cotton goods and the granting
of rebates 10 the latter Here Is matter
OF real Importance, but its solution Is
not helped by mixing II up with the
question whether Japan has a real, ami
cable interest in strengthening China
against future Occidental aggression OF
is simply bent on securing Istrangl'
hold" on China for her own purposes
Nj Braces view leads him to sneei
ahou, "dnys Of prayer for the republic
and TO favor the sinister'"strargle hold
answ-r. What I wish. in sum 70 point
out Is mat this method OF melting hat
feeling white processing friendship is no
the most helpful way IN discuss the Far
Eastern situation. Rather should dis
cusson he directed. as between frienc
and friend. 20 actual, discussable points
such as equal opportunity, equal freigh
rates and the like, and not 10 the dis
covery OF truculent mischief or the un
covering 81 hidden foe where no sucl
thing exists, ALEXANDER TIsoN.
NEW York, April 10