Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-11-19

sources, very la gely undeveloped, /
that many people believe might lead TO
trouble, and possibly war between the
United states and Japan
There has been lot Of talk about
trouble between our country and Jap
an for long time, hasn't there9" ask
ed Joe.
'Nes, there has. answered Uncle
Harry "and President Wilson and Sec
rotary Lansing and the leading officials
OF Japan, have been very wise In meet
ing and talking the whole matter over
and coming to what seems to be very
sensible agreement.
Japan and Ching, you know, are
very very old countries" Uncle Harry
continued. Japan is small island
nation, and China Is big IN territory
and tremendously rich In natural re-
sources. But 10 has only been during
the last half century that Japan and
China have been trading 20 any extent
with the rest Of the world. It Is true
that China has made much greater
progress politically in recent years, and
IS now a republic but Japan has de-
Neloped much more in a business way
principally in manufacturing. Jap
anese manufacturers need the raw ma
terials that are to be found in China
and during the last few yeas many
people have come 10 believe Chit Jan
an intended TO take advaniaee Of
tnlna' get possession Of her resources
and prevent the rest OF the world from
trading with China
u That what people mean when they
talk about Japan closing the open
door In China ?" asked Joe.
Exactly" said Uncle Harry. And
the Philippine Islands being one OF our
possessions, many people said that
Japan might some day try TO take the
philippines away from rs. Then there
was the trouble IN California, a few
Years ago, about Japanese attending
me public schools and owning land.
lnen. too, you remember there were
rumors from time to time that japan
was looking for an opportunity 10 yet
some land in Mexico. Finally. our
Government revealed the wonld-be Mot
Of tne German government to get Mex
go and Japan to attack the United
S'ales' In case we went TO war With
Germany
oon wonder people were a lit
I'm ~ suspicious Of Japan with all that
TAX, said Helen,
r-,a tlia1 was the very point said
sns hurry There was so much tam,
~. 90 lew people really knew inst
So. Sabah ielt toward tho Tni,c6
49,, .lat our officials decided thot
ne ought to get together ana ,ai,,
Wy Wnole matter over: come 40 . 6 oeA
nv understanding, and then mai
complete announcement 10 The 49,.
oi'potl countries And that Is inst ~,
mas Deen done. Japan has anno,,nal'
N the new agreement that She has =
intention Of Interfering with chino.
independence or taking any Chino.
territory, and that instead OF wanfir
10 close the open door TO China Il
Is in favor Of keeping II wide ore
our Government says that It recognize
mat Japan, because Of her nearness
CHINA, naturally has special interes
10 China, but ct the same time b
heves that Japan intends to play IA
win China and every other nation.
ana after the agreement had be
signed said Uncle Harry. .Secreta
Lansing and Niscount lshii gave stat
ments to the newspapers which ma
II clear to the people in Japan as we
as In the United states. that only q
most friendly feelings exist betwee
the two governments. and that there
no reason at all for talk about III
friendly relations between the two pee
pies and no reason for trouble,
Why, that sounds as though pros
rcss We're bei.-g made toward a contin
ueu ana assured peace In one part O
me world al least, even in the mids
~ INC worlds greatest war" spoke al
n we Doys father, who had come int.
~ NJ room little while before and hae
~, listening to Uncle Harry's tax.
se'' and without a single SHOT be.