Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-10-20
MONROE DOCTRINE
OF TIE FAR EAST
Viscount lshii Says Japan Will
Not Permit Aggression
GLANDS OFF" THE POLICY
special Envoy Declares Door Of Trade
Is Always Open And That His
Government Welcomes
Competition.

. NOW Gork.-Proclaminc q Monroe
Doctrine of the Far East. Niscount
lshr, head Of the Japan mission to
the united states. warned the nations
or the world that his country would
not tolerate aE&rcsSions against the
territory or Independence of China.
At the same time he pledged japan
not to attempt similar aggreSsions on
her part.
Speaking 1T Il formal dinner in hon.
or Of the Imperial cnvoys' visit Ia New
York the Ambassador Of EMPEROR Yos-
hihito outlined publicly for the first
llmc since he sol foot on American
SOIL the policy of his Government as il
relates to China.
circumstances for which we were
IN no sens" responsible gave us cor.
tain rights on Chinese territory" Wis.
count lShii said. but at no time in
the past and at no time in the future
do We or will We seek to take territory
from China or 10 drspoil China Of her
rights
Then with dramatic carncstncss he
eXpoundod the hands off" policy of
his Government. I'VE wish To he and
always to continue to be-" he do.
clared, 'thc sincere friend and helper
OF our nrighbor, for we are more in.
tercstcd than any one else. except
China, in good government there. Only
we must at AL times for solf-protcction
prevent other nations from doing
what we have no right to do We not
only VIII not seek to aSSail the in.
tegrity or the sovereignty of China.
out VIII eventually be prepared to de.
TEND Id maintain the integrity and
...,- -..sndoncc Of Chic against any
eggressor. For We kmSw that our own
landmarks would be threatened by
any outside invasion or interference
In China"
While he boldly warned tho world
against any attempt to invade the
rights OF tho republic Of the Far East
Vlscount lShi promised with equal
oarncStncsS that the door to legitimate
trade in China never would be closed
by Japan. This declaration was
chcorcd by the / 600 public men. bank.
ers, merchants and captains of indus.
LILY " no ltaIu MN.
NiScount Ishi attributed to German
Vaccinations "sinistcr rumors Of Oh.
preston or the false suggestion Of n
policy directed against China" when.
ever Japan or America appeared to
make progress in that country.
The Envoy declared cmphatically
that the "gontlcmen's agreement" on.
tered into between Elihu Root, when
Secretary Of state, and Ambassador
Takahira should be sufficient guar.
antcc Of continued friendly relations
between the two nations.
"Gcntlcmcn, Japan is satisfied will,
this" he exclaimed, "arc you?"
Referring to the alliance between
America and Japan in the war, he said
In closing: at is not conceivable that
you of America or we Of Japan. be-
cause Of false cry Of unstable peace
can change The course set by Il star
II is not conceivable that for some
petty gain secured by the sacrifice OF
principle at the price Of honor lost we
can be brought to swcrvc from our
purpose, let fall the standard of right
or break the bonds of friendship II
Is not conceivable that America and
Japan, our ideals one, our purpose
fixed, can fail in this great common
undortakinG.'