South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-30
ISHII SOUNDS
MONROE Law
FOR FAREAST
Head of Japanese Mission
Declares Nation Will Not
Tolerate Aggression
in Orient.
Associated Press Service

Associated Press Service.
NEW YORK. sept. Ze-Japan n0s
ONLY viii not seek 10 assau the integ-
rity or tie sovereignty Of China but
eventually viii be prepared 70 de-
fend Chinese independence against
any aegressor. Niscount Ishii. head
of the Japanese imperial mission 20
the United states. declared tonight
i'm proclaiming a Monroe doctrine OF
the far east in an address at a ban
quet given in honor of the ENJOYS
as the eliminating event Of their
visit 10 New York.
Niscount Ishifs address was re-
garded as the most important he has
delivered since the arrival Of the
mission n the United States he
discussed frankly his country's as
piratious and desires as they relate
10 China and denounced as prol..
ganda of ill-will "the persistent
OF the closed door" He did not hes
itate 10 assert that in seeking the
trade Of China his country possessed
natural advantages ia trade by
means of which II was bound 10 sue
coed China unless we are very stu
pid or very Inactive" Tn leading
mp % the discussion OF the open
door he said.
eft Is with no light appreciation
OF the honor YOU have done us and
the nation i represent-n0 lack OF
knowledge of my own Shortcomings
that J acknowledge YOUR courtesy
and hospitality throughout our visit
/ e. -H~
hope 10 meet the obligation or 10
hE@ words hitting the occasion, / can
only hope that as time goes on other
opportunity may come TO me and 20
nay countrymen 20 demonstrate our
appreciation i'm some small degree.
Let me assure you that our door IL
open and while we cannot offer you
opportunity equal 20 this the latch
string hangs outside always for the
man from New York and the man
from America
you Are Welcome"
The door is always open. II has
always been open; it always must
remain open. not only 10 the guest
who comes 10 trot around our little
island for "a round Of pleasure. but to
the representative OF these vast com
mercial interests represented so well
in this gathering OF kings or com
merce.
I'm spite OF all the effort YOU make
YOU believe that Japan, as she grew
stronger was always trying 10 close
the door, ] tell you that there never
has been an hour when our common
sense or our sense OF our own re-
sponsibility failed u.s. Why close our
door in violation OF our pledges or
endeavor to close our neighbor's
door, when we are IN honor bound
to protect it, The opportunity for
YOU 20 trade in Japan or China has
never been an equal opportunity in
its literal sense. As you went far
aGeld and brought us knowledge OF
the west. taught as how 10 grow and
how 20 trade. 50 we. as we gained
wisdom. knowledge and strength.
went into other fields OF trade and
90 learn.
We went 20 China where the door
was open 90 MS as TO YOU and we
I have always realized that there ma
ture gave us am advantage. There
was no ueed-there IS no need TO
close that door on YOU because we
welcome your fair and honest com
petition in the markets everywhere.
We are trading there where we have
natural advantage and where. uu-
Joss we are very stupid or very in-
active we are bound 20 succeed and
T-e are trading here where your ad-
VANTAGE is equally and naturally 81
great
An Enemy Work
am persuaded that the
-Ium aIiug and the vhlsroulrs
about a door closed in China ~ me
g. Japanese against America did lor
come from the broad and generous
heart Of the euterprlsing American
a r New Yoik or elsewhere tut is the
result Of 10 years Of an euemy's en-
fort 60 create prejudice and dlstrusf-
Gentlemen assure you rnat a.
closed door On China has never been
and never win be- the policy or uv
government The door D. open. the
HeId is there We welcome eoOpera-
ton and competition au tending 20
the betterment Of the equal oupor-
uHity
Ea- -hls propaganda OF Hewitt
n ty no means stopped with the
, persistent cry OF "a closed door
liurh has been written about Ja-
pam po.ct toward China ass 0e.rg
oH that sought orlr -1- aEsran-
+ J.zameur of Japan and rhr confn-
/ -.uu disruption OF oppression ~ our
I neiehbor. Here aEain Iet me reas-