The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-06
JAPAN AND AMERICA UNITED ON' WAR AIMS AND CHINESE QUESTION

tll6, ana that every aCClV1Cy or the other country in the Pacific had a sinister purpose.
 "Fortunately this distrust was not so general in either the United States or Japan as to affect the friendly re- Iations of the two governments, but there Is no doubt that the feeling of suspicion was increasing and the un- true reports were receiving more and more credence in spite of the earnest efforts which were made on both sides of the Pacafic to counteract move ment which would jeopardize the friendship of the two nations
 'sThe visit of V1scount Ishii and his colleagues has accomplished a great change of opinion in this country. By frankly denouncing the evil influences which have been at work. by openly proclaiming that the policy of Japan is not one of aggression, and by de- claring that there is no intention to take advantage, commercially or in dustrially, of the special relations to China created by geographical posi- ton, the representatives of Japan have cleared the diplomatic .atmo. sphere of the suspicious which had been so carefully spread by our ene- mics and by misguided or over zealous people in both countries. In few days the propaganda of years has been undone, and both nations ara now able to see how near they came to being led into the trap which had been skilfully set for them.
 sThe principal result of the nego- tiations was the mutual understand ing which was reached as to the prin- ciples governing the policies Of the two governments in relation to China. This understanding is formally set forth in the notes exchanged and now made public. The statements in the notes require no explanation. They not only contain a. reaff1rmation of the open door policy, but introduce a principle of non-interference with the sovereignty anid territorial integrity of China, which, generally applied. is essential to perpetual international dent Wilson, and which is the very Foundation also of pan-Americanism as interpreted by this government.
 The removal of doubts and sus- picions and the mutual declaration of E the new doctrine as to the far east would be enough to make the visit of the Japanese commission to the United States historic and meInora- ble, but it accomplished g. further purpose. which is of special interest
 to the world at this time, in express ing Japan's earnest desire to coop crate with this country in waging war against the German government. 'tAt the present time ft is inexpedi- ent to make public the. details of
 these conversations, but 1t may be
 said that this government has been gratified by the assertions of Wis count Ishii and his colleagues that
 their government desired to do their militardsm and were eager to coop | crate in every practical way to that end. It might be added, however, lthat complete and satisfactory. under sandings on the. matter of naval CO l operation in the Pactfc for the pur- pose of attaining the common object against Germany and her allies have been reached" ;"
 No American pr1nciple has been sacrificed, in the opinion of the offt- cials, as the United States government itself, in the cases of Mexico, Cuba and other American republics and in l the Monroe doctrine itself has been foremost in the assertion of the doc trfne of special privileges by reason
 of the geographic and economic rela- tions
 Japan has special interest of a semi political nature in Shantung, which she wrested from Germany early in
 the. present war, by reason of it's prox- 1 imity to Port Arthur. to Korea and to the Japanese islands Also the pros perfty of tho great island of Formosa and it's successful administration by Japan is largely dependent on condt- tions in the Chinese province Of Fu-
 kien, separated only by a narrow strait.
 Japanese railroad concessions in Manchuria also are regarded as prop Ter objects of special Japanese inter Fest.
 Though only hinted at in Secretary
 Lansingss statement. 1t is known that the Germans had calculated to weak en the American campaign against Germany in Europe by obligfng the Washington government to keep at
 home large section of the United
 States army and to maintain in Paei- fic waters a numerous American ma
 val fleet to guard against an invasion from Japan.
 Now it is believed that the United
 States not only can deal with it's prosecution of the war with ffeeF
 hand. but that Japan will be able greatly te augment the efforts she has been making to sweep the Pacific and Indian oceans clear of German raid- | CTS, to aid the Allied navies in the Mediterranean, and possibly even to employ Japanese troops in the cam paigH against Germany.
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