Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-09-30

4NtN lulh, sept, ES.-JdDdn not
only will not seek to assail the integ-
rity of the sovereignty of China but
eventually will be prepared to defend
Chinese Independence against any ag-
gressor, Viscount Ishii, head of the
Japanese imperial mission to the
United States. tonight declared in pro-
claiming Monroe doctrine of the far
east in an address at a banquet given
In honor of the ENJOYS as the culmi-
mating event of their visit to New
York.
Viscount lsihi's address was regarded
as the most importan. he nas deliv-
cred since the arrival of the mission
in the United States. He discussed
frankly his country's aspirations and
desires as they relate to China and
denounced as propaganda of ill-will
THE persisten croy of the closed door"
He did not hesitate to assert that In
seeking the trade of China his country
possessed natural advantages in trade
by means of which IL was bound to
succeed in China, "unless we are very
stupid or very inactive" In leading
up to the discussion of the open door,
he said:
Pleased With Honors Paid.
1T Is with no light appreciation of
the honor you have done us and the ma
ton | represent--no lack OF knowl-
edge of my own shortcomings--that
acknowledge your courtesy and hos
pitality throughout our visit to the
city of New York. / cannot hope to
meet the obligation or to find words
fitting the occasion. | can only hope
that as time goes on other opportun-
ity may come to me and my country
men to demonstrate our appreciation in
some small degree, Let me assure you
that our door is open and while we
cannot offer you opportunity equal
to this, the latch string hangs outside
always for the man from New York
and theman from America.
The door is always open. II has
always been open; it must always re-
main open, not only to the guest
who comes to trot around our little
island for a round of pleasure, but to
the representatives of the vast COM
mercial interests represented so well
in these gatherings of kings OF COM
merce.
Japan Misunderstood.
'In spite of all the efforts you
make, you believe that Japan, as she
grew stronger, was always trying to
close the door. I tell you that there
never has been an hour when our
common senses or our sense OF our
own responsibility failed us. Why
close our doors in violation Of our
pledges or endeavor to close our
neighbor's door when We are in honor
bound to protect it? The opportun-
ity for you to trade in Japan or China
h n nj ~
in its literal sense. AS you went far
afield and brought us knowledge of the
west, taught us how to grow and how
to trade, so We as we gained wisdom,
knowledge and strength, went into
other fields to trade and to learn. We
went to China, where the door was
open to us as to you and we have al
ways realized that there nature gave
US an advantage. There was no need
there is no need-to close that door
on you because We welcome your fair
and honest competition in the markets
everywhere. We are trading there
where we have a natural advantage
and where, unless we are very stupid
or very inactive, We are bound to sue
ceed and we are trading here where
your advantage is equally and natur-
ally as great.
Sees German Intrigue.
II am persuaded that the grumblings
and the whisperings about a closed
door in China by the Japanese against
America did not come from the broad
and generous heart of the enterprising
American in New York or elsewhere,
but Is the result OF ten years of an en-
emy's effort to create prejudice and
distrust. Gentlemen, assure you
that a closed door in China has never
been and never will be the policy of
my government. The door is open,
the field is there. We welcome CO.
operation and competition, all tend
ing TO the betterment of the equal op-
portunity.
But this propaganda of ill-wll has
by no means stopped with the per-
sistent cry of CLOSED door Much has
been written about Japans policy to-
ward China as being one that sought
cnly the ACKNOWLEDGMENT Of Japan
and the conclusion. disruption or op-
preston of our neighbor. Here again
let me reassure you. The policy of
Japan with regard to China has al