Evening star., 1917-11-06

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the language ofsthe agreement as given
in Secretary Lahsing's nots)
(Signed) TX IS5II.
AmbAssador Extraordinary and
Plenipotentfary Of Japan on
Special Mission.
d" HON ROBERT LANSING.
Secretary Of State
Secretary Lansng's Statement.
In his statement accompanying the
Iannouncement Secretary Lansing said /:
nese@ commissioners who are now on
their way back to their country have
performed service to the United States
as well as to Japan which is Of the
There had unquesttonsbly be.n
growing upsbetween the peoples Of the
two countries q feeling Of suspicion A.
TO the motives inducing the activities
Of the other in the far east, a feeling
which. II unchecked promised to de-
velop a serious situation. Rumors and
reports OF improper intentions were In
creasing and were more and more be-
lieved. Legitimate commercial and in
dustrial enterprises without Interior
cal significance, with the result that
opposition to those enterprises was
aroused In the other country.
German Campaign Of Falsehood,
The attitude Of constraint and doubt
thus created was fostered and :encour-
aged by the campaign Of falsehood
which for a long time had been
adroitly and secretly carried on bv
Germans, whose government as a mart
Of its foreign policy. desired especi-
ally SO to ALLEVIATE this country and
time no difficult task to cause run.
ture of their good relations .Unfortn.
nateiy there were people, In both coun-
tries. many OF whom were entirely
honest in their beliefs, who accented
every false rumor as true and aided
the German propaganda by declaring
that their own government should nre
pare for the conflict. which they as
serted was inevitable: that the in.
terests of the two nations In the far
. east were hostile, and that every ac-
tivity of the other country in the pa
cine had sinister purpose;,
fertnnatsiy this distrust was mot 30
general In either the United states or
Japan as to affect the friendly reIa.
tions OF the two. governments, but
there Is no doubt that the feeling ~
suspicion was increasing and the un-
true reports were receiving more and
more credenee. in spite Of the earnest
enorts which were made on both sidss
OF the Pac1hc-t counterfeit a move
ment- which would teoparyffze the an.
oiAap VI tho Two nations.
Change Of Opinion in o. s. 9
The visit-sof viscount Ishii and hi
colleagues has accomplished a xrest
change Of opinion in thisscountry. RI
frankly denouncing the evil influences
which have been at work, by onsn1S
,prociairninE that the policy of japan Il
not one OF aggression and by decIa-
ing that there Is no intention to tai.
advantage commercially.o or sinduat rts Il, :,
Of the special relation to China creatsS
| by geographical position, the !. rens.a
sentatiyes Of Japan have cleared the
which had been SO carefully spread hv
our enemies and by misguided or 49,
! Jealous people of both countries, In
few days the propaganda Of war.
has been undone. and both nations are
to being led into the trap which hsS
been skiIlfu1ly set for them. ~
throughout the conferences. wh,.,
have taken place Viscount ishii hsa
shown a sincerity and eandor.. which
and brought the two governments into
an attitude of confidence toward eacS
other which made It possible to dis.
cuss every question with frankness and
in such spirit and with the niutuaI
desire to remove every possible causa
of controversy, the negotiations vers
marked by!a sincerity and, good will
which from the first insured their s,,c.
cess.
Understanding an to China.
'4The principal result OF the nexots..
tions was the mutual .understandinr
(which was reached in relafton 10 Chins,
This understanding IL formally st
!. Continued op Ninth PaGe.1