New Britain herald., 1917-09-22
KAISER EXPOSED AS
 U. SLAP POIS0NER
lshii Tells of Efforts to Separate
 East and West

Washington, Sept. 22.-More evi- dence of diplomatic treachery on the part of the German government and its agents, diplomatic and otherwise, against nations which were her friends was produced last night when Vis- count Ishli, head of the Imperial Japanese War Mission to the United States, declared that for ten years Germany had tried to poison the minds of Japan and America against one another.
 German agents" said the Viscount in speech to the National Press club. "clever in their machinations, unlimited in financial resources, have. poisoned the minds of Japan and America against each other for ten years"
 The Japanese diplomat, who was re- ceived with marked welcome by the newspaper correspondents of the na- tional capital. adopted a course of eX- treme frankness in discussing the re- lations between this country and his own. He was interrupted by ap- plause when he declared that there was but one thing to look forward to-the complete victory of the Allies.
 
 would attribute Japan any inclina- tion to barter away it's part in the great world friendship for the sake of commercial or mercenary interest, and in addition told a little of the secret history of Japanese diplomatic relations with England and the United States to prove his claim of friend ship for this country.
 stWa not here poarcaO3rieS 10 barter or to trade assistance for con- sessions, or to secure special privi- legers to the exclusion of others,' ViscOunt IShii said. "We come as honest, sensible men, and we realize that any evasion or attempt of the one to take advantage of the other would be idle waste of time. Japan and America are allies in this war; we are partners. As allies, VIC will win.
 'I am quite confident that some day the eyes of all men who honestly endeavor to present the truth, will be opened and that the truth about Japan and about America will be re- Vealed.
 Plot to Create.
 For more than ten years a propa- ganda has been carried on in this country, in Japan, and, in fact, throughout the world, for the one and sole purpose of keeping nations of Far East and Far West as far apart as possible; to break up existing treaties and understanding: to create distrust. suspicion, and unkindly feeling be- tween neighbors in the east and in the west, and all in order that Germany might secure advantage in the confu- sion.
 The world was flooded with tales of Japan's military aspirations and Japan's duplicity. Have these been borne out by history? Even now the German publicity agent whispers first in your ear and then in mine. To the accompaniment of appeals to the human heart, he tells to me stories of your duplicity and to you of mine.
 'These agents have been supplied with unlimited resources. No wonder we have been deceived. A short time ago, a bad blunder gave Ns clue. The Zimmerman note to Mexico involving Japan, was a blunder. It made such a noise that we were disturbed in our slumbers and so were you. This gave a check for time, but since then the agents have been hard at work
 Let me tell you a piece of secret history. When it became known to us that the American and British gov ernments were alike desirous Of en- tering into a general treaty Of arbitra- ton, but that they found the making of such a treaty was Drecluded by the terms of the British alliance with Japan, as they then stood, it was not with the consent of Japan but it was because of Japan's spontaneous offer. that the stipulations of the alliance. were revised so that no obstacle might be put in the way of the proposed treaty. AS you know. Article of the new Anslo-Jap panese treaty, now in effect. excluded the United States from its operation. This is true account of the genesis of that clause.