Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-10-01

i. New York. Oct. L. Japan not only
will not seek to assail the integrity or
the sovereignty of China but eventu-
independence against any aggressor
Viscount Ishii, head of the Japanese
imperial mission to the United States,
declared Saturday in proclaimIhg a
Monroe doctrine of the far east in an
address at banquet given in honor
of the ENJOYS as the eliminating event
OF their visit to New York.
Viscount Ishii's address was regarded
as the most important he has delivered
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 persistent
cry 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 it 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:
ut is with no light appreciation of
the honor you have done us and the
nation 1 represent--no lack of knowl-
edge of my own shortcomings-that
acknowledge your courtesy and hospi-
tally thruout our visit to the city Of
New York. l can not hope to meet the
obligation or find words fitting the oc-
casion. can only hope that As time
ft,, a
to me and to my countrymen to DEM
onstrate our appreciation in some small
degree. Let me assure that our door
is open and while we can not offer you
opportunity equal to this. the latch
string hangs outside always for the
man from New York and the man from
America.
The door is always open. It has al
ways been open: it always must remain
open, not only to the guest who comes
to trot around our little island for a
round Of pleasure. but to the repre-
sentative OF these vast commercial in
terests represented so well in this gath
ering Of kings OF commerce.
I'm spite of all the effort 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 sense
or our sense of our own responsibility
failed US. Why close our door in viola
ton of our pledges or endeavor to close
our n.ighbors' door, when we are in
honor bound to protect it? The oppor-
tunity for you to trade III Japan c-
China has never been equal opportuni-
ty in it's 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 wis
dom, knowledge and strength. went in
to other fields of 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 natural advantage
and where, unless we are very stupid
or very inactive we are bound to sue
coed, and we are trading here where
your advantage is equally and natural
ly as great.
Effort to Create Prejudice.
II am persuaded that the grumblings
and the whisperings about door closed
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 it is the result Of ten years Of the
enemy's effort to create prejudice and
dietrust. Gentlemen. ! assure you a
closed door in China has never been
and never will be the policy of my
government: 4: cnen the
field Is there. We welcome cooperation
and competition all tending to the bet
terment of the equal opportunity.
'But this propaganda of ill-will has
by no means stopped with the persist
ent cry OF closed door, Much has
been written about Japan's policy to-
ward China as being one that sought
only the aggrandizement Of japan and
the confusion. disruption or oppression
OF our neighbor. Here again let me
reassure you. The policy Of Japan with
regard to China has always been the
same. We want good government,
which means peace, security and de-
velopment of opportunity in China. The
slightest disturbance in China imme-
diately reacts upon Japan. Our trade
there is large and increasing; II 10 VAL
liable to us and China is our friendly
neighbor-with vast and increasing po-
tentialities for trade.
circumstances for which we were
in no sense responsible gave US cer-
tain rights on Chinese territory. 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 to de-
spoil China Of her rights We wish to
be and to always continue to be the
sincere friend and helper of our neigh
Dor, fors we are more interested than
any one else except China in good gov
eminent there, only we must at all
times for self protection, prevent other
nations from doing what we have no
right to do. We will not only not seek
to assail the integrity or the sovereign
ty of China but will eventually be pre-
pared to defend and maintain the same
integrity and independence of China
against any aggressor. For we know
that our own landmarks would be
! =. 80 tered hy env outside invasion or
interference in China.
Germany Worst Enemy Of China.
For many years our common enemy
has been the worst enemy Of China, as
Japan is the worst enemy of all that
Is not honest and decent and fair. Since
the outbreak Of the war in Europe.
China has been a hotbed Of German in
trigue and in all Of this China has per.
haps been the greatest sufferer i can