El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-06
TApAN'S GLAD HAND EXTENDED
TO US; WHAT DOES IT MEAN?

Vv THAT does Japan want? It IS taken for granted
Nv that when a nation sends mission TO the
United States, It wants something Thus "hen
the British mission came It was TO impress upon VuL
ernuent the need for ships and money France sent ms
sion primarily ask the United States TO hurry along us
troops to Europe rapidly as possible whereas we
then rather indecsivey of the opinion Of some not al
that It be necessary to send men TO Europe Al
ALL If bore share by contributing the sneWs OF val
In money and materials
Tie Belgian mission came to arrange loan and the
Italian mission tc talk Of ships and foOdstuffs scan
diuavan mission came plead with the United States not
shut exports to Denmark, Norway and sweden
Russian mission to lay before Washington the
prime needs Of the former empire, now rather ehaoo
Ana Esrs is the japanese mission What does it want?
Aside from the fact that wants structural steel Tor ship
building It seems to ask very little except 70 De on most
friendly terms with the United States The mission exudes
friendship at every pore. Its members praise everything
thev see They are immensely pleased with all the United
States accomplished since it entered the war and with
what It proposes to do The mission seems bent on con
vineng the United States that japan fighting side BY
side with the United States and intends to stay in the con-
flict uatil the last Prussian expires.
Probably friendship Is the main desideratum Americans
have fe at times considerable distrus OF apans motives
Some have gone so Tar as toTfess the opnlon ta
later the United States and Japan must measure
their strength It has been spoken Of the IN
eTitable conflict Japan has been represented as looking
with greedy eyes toward the Philippines and Hawaii
There is no doubt that much snmosty aroused
il Tapan over Calfornias attempt to exclude Japanese
from the state and the antaen laws enacted by Arizona
and other states where the Japanese population had grown
large 70 be regarded with apprehension Then there
tou projects the western Mexican coast and others that
Japan seeking a Mexican port a naval base
Finally, the then German foreign minister, Dr.. thinner
man, made proposal to Mexico that Mexico and Japan
combine to make against the United States; a
suit Of victory Mexico to receive the ost provinces
Of Texas New Mexico and Arizona Although not stated
this inference that Japan would receive whatever
American territory the mkado wanted presumably Hawaii
and the Philippines Japan Indignantly repudiaed the
tire proposs-when It exposed by the United States
but the statesman Of the empire may have believed that
so2e doubt still existed at Washington.
Therefore, the coming Of the japanese mission carries
great significance It Is trying most earnestly to
any suspicion IN American minds regarding Japsns real
attitude Than vscouut Ishii accomplished orator
visited the United States rhetoric most pleas
ing He bestows compliments with either hand with
both He preach the doctrine Of good viii and fateT
nifty between Japan and the United States dozen diff
fsrent ways each better than its predecessor As glad
handler he nay be called the worlds champion
And because the United States government wants TO
Toxic impression favorable as Toxic seems
to create IN the United States the representatives,
Of government doing their best to meet vcoun
Ish half way They extending the Japanese mission
every courtesy in their power They endeagOrng to
match the ambassador extraordinary penipotentsry
at his game job that has them gasping for breath
What al this is not yet apparent It may mean
merely much closer cooperation and very frender
feeling between the United States and Japan It may