Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-06
u. S. AND JAPAN
REACH AGREEMENT

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and the members of his mission,
now on their way home, had per-
formed a service of the highest value
to the United States as we'll as to Ja-
pan, by clearing away Tnisunder-
standings, of which, if unchecked,
promised to develop serious situa-
ton in the Far East.
He spoke of an attitude of con-
straint and doubt fostered. by cam
paign of falsehood, adroitly and sec
reilly carried on by the Germans,
and said that through the franlSness
aud cordiality of the Japanese COM
missioners the propaganda of years
had been undone in few days.
Until last night when an Associat-
ed Press cable dispatch from Pc
king announced that the Japanese
am bassador had informed the Chi
nese foreign office of the signing of
an agreement by Secretary Lansing
and Viscount Ishii, 1t had not been
known generally that the delicate
Far Eastern question had been taken
up at the conferences between the
commissioners and American OFF,
cials.
III Ills SldlttllGllI accompany tiiS
announcement, Secretary Lansing
said:
"Viscount Ishii and the. other ia
panese commissioners have perform
ed a service to the United States as
we'll as to Japan which is of the
highest value.
There had unquestionably been
growing up between the peoples OF
the two countries a feeling of suspi-
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activities of the other in the Far
East, a feeling which, if unchecked,
promised to develop a serious situa-
ton. Rumors and reports of inn
proper intentions were increasing
and were more and more believed.
Commercial and industrial enter
prises without ulterior motive were
presumed to have political siGnifi-
cance with the result that opposition
to those enterprises was aroused In
the other country.
"The attitude of constraint and
doubt thus created was fostered and
encouraged by the campaign of
faIsehood. which for a long time had
been adroitly and secretly carried
on by Germans, whose government
as a part of its foreign policy desired
especially to so ALLEVIATE this country
and Japan that 1t would be at the
a rupture of their good relations.
1.-THE visit of Viscount Ishii and
his colleagues has accomplished
great change of opinion in this coun-
try. BY frankly denouncing the evil
influences which have been at work,
by openly proclaiming the policy OF
Japan is not one of aggression, and
by declaring there is no intention to
take advantage commercially or in
of Crnai0l rnlafinpc m
China created by geographical posi-
ton, the representatives of Japan
have cleared the diplomatic atmos-
phere of the suspicious which had
been so carefully spread by our enc
mics and by misguided or overzeal-
Gus peoples in both countries. In
few days the propaganda of years
has been undone, and both nations
are now able to see how near they
came to being led into the trap which
had been skillfully set for them.
1.-The principal result of the nego-
tiations was the mutual understand
ing which was reached as to the
principles governing the policies of
the two governments in relation TO
China. The statements in the notes
contain not only a reafflrmation of
the open door policy, but introduce
a principle of noninterference with
rity of China, which, generally ap-
piled, is essential to perpetuate in
ternational peace"
Though only hinted at in Secre-
tary Lansing's statement, 1t is known
that the Germans had calculated to
weaken the American campaign
against Germany in Europe by oblig
ing the Washington government to
keep at home a large section of the
United States Army, and to maintain
in Pacific waters a numerous Amer
lean naval feet, to guard against an
invasion from Japan.
Now it is believed that the United
States not only can deal with its
prosecution of the war with freer
hand, but that Japan will be able
greatly to augment the efforts she
has been making to sweep the Paci-
fic and Indian oceans clear of Ger
man raiders: to aid the allied navies
in the Mediterranean and possibly
even to employ Japanese troops in
the campaign against Germany