New-York tribune., 1919-11-24
Plan for an international
Concession Is Abandoned.
Says Toxic Newspaper;
Uchida Envoy to London
Ishii Fears Class War
Niscount Declares All Ma
tions Should Unite to
Meet q Common Danger

TOXIC, Nov % (By The Associated
Press)-viscount Uchida, the Foreign
Minister. will be appointed Japanese
Ambassador to Great Britain, and H.
Ijuin. at present Ambassador to Italy,
will take the portfolio of Foreign Af
fairs, according to statement made by
thu "Yomsuri" in an extra edition
Thursday.
The newspaper says in connection
with the change, that Japan has de-
cided not to establish an international
concession at Tsing-tao, as suggested
by Viscount Uchida in September, but
will maintain an exclusively Japanese
concession there.
Although there Is no official con-
frmation Of the report of the WYom-
surf" we'll informed persons express
the opinion that Viscount Uchida
likely will go to London to suSeed Wis
count Chinda and handle the important
questions embraced in renewal of the
Anglo-Japanese alliance and the in
aururation o the league of nations.
The Foreign Office declines to COM
mert on the report that Japan will
maintain an exclusive Japanese conces-
sion in Tsing-tao, saying this question
forms part Of the future negotiations
WIN china COHSeTUlNS SnaNlQNE.
The adoption OF the Shantung reser-
vat.on by the United States Senate
caused some apprehension here as to
how, # II were embodied in the Ger
man peace treaty, it would affect the
Chinese situation. The Foreign Office
has declined to comment on the ques~
tion. Il has reiterated, however, its
intention to endeavor to open negotia-
tions with China on the Shantung
question as soon as the general rati-
fcation of the treaty is announced in
Paris.
Representative japanese are express
ing fear that the recurring criticism
OF "everything Japan does" as they
put it, is likely to create the impress
sion that there is some basis for the
idea OF deliberate unfriendliness. They
say any economic advantages which
Japan obtains in ShaHtung are dupli-
ated by other countries in other parts
China.
At dinner in honor of viscount
shii. former Ambassador to the
nted States. given by the Japan So
~ and attended by representative
mpany including Ambassador Nor
5. Niscount Ishii said he had con-
stently endeavored to explain to his
-n,rvmen something of their ig-
ans While he deplored the "ind:s-
reet utterances" of some American
ewspapers and some Americans about
pan, he had repeatedly warned the
pane7e, especially the press, of the
sehievous effects which were likely
grow out of hasty, inconsiderate
tlcisms of the United States, and
9eciai'y of its President The Jap
csc. he declared, deprecated nothing
ore strongly than the altogether un-
eserved attacks that had been made
pom the personality Of President Will
ION.
he former ambassador emphasized
is belief that all countries are con-
ronted by new and imminent danger,
namely, a war of the classes, or a war
against the state and other established ID
institutions.
The Defense" he said, "should be
common, as the danger is common to
all countries. All petty and selfish
considerations of racial and economic
character should be merged into the
vaster consideration Of this common
defense"
In consonance with the object of
the society, frankly to discuss Anne erican
problems, Charles H. Sheriff.. former
American Minister to Argentina, speak
ing at the American Japan dinner
Wednesday night, urged the Japanese
to supplement a gentleman's agreement
by "a lady's agreement" He suggested
this because he believed the advent
of numerous picture brides" in Cal
ifornia imperiled good relations be-
tween the countries more than the
Japanese realized.