Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-01-04
Japan For Open Door
and Cooperation

New York Jan. 4.-Jaran will enter
the peace conference pledged to a po-
Icy of peace and the open door, in
thine far east in the. maintenance OF
which she will welcome the co-opera-
ton of the allies, Baron Nobuski Ma
kino. of the Japanese commission de-
clared on his arrival here with fellow
delegates, attaches and secretaries on
the, way to France.
His country's course in her foreign
relations, said the baron who is a
member of the Japanese house Of
peers and the advisory council OF
diplomatic affairs, Will ne such as to
insure the most effective partnership
with the associated powers in the
work of reconstruction. Having es-
tablished peace in the Orient by clear
ing Germany from her, far eastern
bases and keeping the Pacific open to
commerce he added, Japan is fully in
accord with the allies for just and
lasting world peace.
Accompanying Baron Maxine on his
arrival on a special train, with an Of
fetal escort, provided by the state de-
partmept, were Lieut.. Gen. Takeji Hara
and Vice Admiral Isamu Takeshite,
military and naval representatives.;
Higo Fukai, director of the Bank o!
JAPAN, and Kikusaburo Fukui and
Matazo Hita, noted japanese. finan-
cfers, together with party Of attaches
and secretaries, numbering %.
Marquis Saionji, senior delegate, will
JOIN the party N Paris, travelling by
way of the Suez canal. Baron Chin
ad, Ambassador to England, is the
third peace envoy Of ambassadorial
rank.
Baron Maxine to Visit D. c.
Baron Maxine will go to Washing
ton to call on Viscount Ishii, the
japanese ambassador, and with his
party will sail Jan. on the Cunard
liner Germania, spending few days in
London before going to Paris.
The baron spoke enthusiastically OF
his trip across the continent, the first
since he journeyed to San Francisco
in the early seventies on his way
homo after attending school In Phila-
delphia. At that time his father
Toshimichi Okubo, was a member Oh
the Iwakura mission, which visited
this country and England to announce
the restoration of the throne OF Japan
and the determination Of the new
government to pursue the policy OF
the open door in foreign intercourse
Baron Maxine asserted that Severy-
thing 7 have seen and everything
have heard from my countrynen since
T arrived on your shores has tended
! TO indicate even closer and more sym
pathetic relations for the future than
have prevailed in the past
For the last six months, the baron
stated. the disturbed conditions In
| Russia and Siberia. as we'll as the &C
| Invites of enemy agents whom 1t was
| impossible 20 eliminate altogether
coupled with the disagreement be-
| tween the north and south in CHINA
! has caused some uneasiness, but the
surrender of Germany had lifted 4
| great load from the whole country
The commercial delegates. he said
appeared to be quite confident tina
the conference at Versailles would re-
suit in the establishment OF improved
conditions throughout the Far East.
Want Place With vietors.
! CORRESPONDENCE Associated Press,l
Toxic. Dec. 2.-"Japan should de-
mand at the peace conference writes
lichiro Tokutoni Japan's foremos
Journalist, that she be treated as
| member of the company Of the v1cto
| rious powers; not placed in a posi-
ton OF splendid isolation. Japan ha!
done her bit in the war, and now tina
the war is over we do not want t.
have Japan put aside as nation Q
| no account,