Evening journal., 1919-06-14
ISHII QUITS POST;
MADE BAD GUESS
Ambassador Starts o T
Toxic Following Resig.
nation Not Yet Accepted
CHINA PROBLEM
STILL is ISSUE

WASHINGTON, June ti.-Niscount
Ishm. the japanese Ambassador. left
here for Toxic last evening. thereby
ending his diplomatic mission in Wash
ington and likewise ending an unusual
chapter OF hitherto unpublished dim
culties ne has had i'm acting as the rep
resentative Of his government The
story that the Ambassador is leaving
for his health or 10 take vacation is
merely the customary diplomatic way
Of explaining his departure.
In reality he has sent his resignation
10 Toxic because OF disagreements he
has had with officials here over matters
pertaining TO China. and because of his
governments surprise that American
opinion has been permitted 10 favor
China and not Japan in far Eastern
questions, including the Chanting ques-
ton
30 far as known here the Japanese
government has not yet officially acted
on Niscount lshi's resignation. The
statement. therefore. that the Ambsssa-
dor Is going 10 Toxic 10 discuss mat
ters with the japanese Foreign Ofilce
is technically correct, but few, If any.
diplomats here believe the Ambassador
Will return 10 Washington.
The disagreement involving Chinese
problems, or, more specifically, the
proposed appointment Of "A japanese
financial adviser 10 China was the
chief cause OF Niscount lshi's diliculty
with the Toxic Foreign Oflce The
Ambassador reported 70 his govern
ment that the United Sires govern
ment looked with favor upon the ap-
pointment which Toxic desired 20 make
Of a Japanese financial adviser. and
acting on ihe Ambassadors advice, the
japanese government went ahead and
made the appointment It then de-
,eloped that the United states govern
ment did not look with favor on the
appointment This put Tie Ambassa-
Tor in The embarrassing position OF
having misinformed his government as
leo the attitude Of the United states on
in important matter.
For more reasons .han one the gov
rnment at Toxic was particularly anX-
Gus 10 have an accurate forecast OF
What the United states would do in
Ease Japan appointed a financial adj
wiser 10 China. Professor jerks. or Cor
yell University. has been financial ad-
wiser 10 the Chinese government for
ten years or more and there has been
considerable talk in Japan over The
act that an American instead OF Jap
inese was actingf I'm this capacity.
China has had need n a financial
adviser because the Chinese govern
ment had embarked on an intricate plan
of Transforming the silver standard to
"a gold standard. Expert advice was de-
sired TO make the new standards apply
70 Chinas international trade. In ad-
diiion. there has been plan on the
part OF the Chinese government TO
abolish the issuance of notes by small
banks and cenlraize all in one bank Of
China
In paving the way 10 have a Japa-
nese financial adviser gradually absorb I
The duties Of Professor jerks, the Toxic I.
government proceeded very cautiously, /
according 10 information here. Japan |
has had fnaicial experts working with |
The Chinese government, but there
never has been a time when a Japanese
had the influence over China's financial
program which Professor jerks had.
The japanese plan apparently sought
10 at least make a start toward win
ming this influence for Japan
Tie first difficulty which loomed up
as mohable 90 the japanese statesmen
was The fear that The United states
government might object In accord
ance therefore, with the usual custom,
Toxic decided TO "sound out the United
States and NiscOunt Ishi was given this
delicate mission 10 perform.