The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-03-19
by John Edwin Nevin.)


Paris, March 19.-U. n. ST.
President Wilson believes that TIE
political utterarces made in Toxic
and directed towards Washington,
does not reveal the actual attitude
OF the Japanese government.
Any demand by the japanese for
the right of citizenship in the United
states or for the right to send in
subjects cannot be developed in the
constitution of the league OF ma
tions.
Baron Maxine and Viscount
Chinda, of the Japanese delegation.
conferred with the president at the
Hotel Crillon Tuesday at Mr.. Will
sons invitation, The report tha,
the Japanese statesmen called vol
unfairly was erroneous.
F. Inherent Right.
The Japanese suggestion shat the
yellow races have tho inherent right
to place in the league of nations
constitution and that their partici-
patton in the peace treaty making
gives them the right to become
American or British or Australian
citizens is regarded as absurd by
British and Americans.
Citizenship Of any nation is an in
ternal right of that nation and can
not be taken over by any other ma
tion no matter how intimately sit
uated. Naturally, this was explained
to the Japanese. But at the same
time the representatives of Japan
have The right to make any new su9-
gestions that they wish.
British Press Comment.
Apparently British press comment
that the president is interfering
with British internal matters grew
out of his refusal to attend Sutur-
days session of the supreme war
council. l saw the president perso-
nall.Sson that morning, and he said
1t WITS impossible for him even to
debate military, naval and economic
terms suggested by the council un-
til they had been translated into
English from the original French.
Telephone messages explaining this
were sent to the British French,
Italian and Japanese delegations and
all agreed that it was necessary for
the president to digest the details.
The president is becoming annoyed
at suggestions from certain sources
that he is trying to interfere with
the developments of the peace con-
ference.
Anti Wilson Propaganda.
The attacks against the president
in some quarters are similar to the
French anti-Wilson propo ganda
which disappeared when the presi.
cent let it be known that he knew
the real reasons for 1t, and also when
suggestions were sent into the cir.
cles where it developed.
| can say personally that there IS
no actual propaganda against the
president this time. American ana
British relations are wonderfully
tranquil. But some one, probably "A
newspaper correspondent, made a
slip in interpreting his information.
The British and Americans are
working in unison and most OF the
time the French arc entirely in
agreement with them. Lately the |
Italians and japanese have been |
agreeing, under pressure. but there |
has been no friction. The outcome is |
certain to be entirely satisfactory |
to the great powers and acceptable |
To- the small ones.
Premier Lloyd George is consult
ng with his colleagues before re- |
)lying TO the letter addressed to him |
~ President Wilson, Premier Glenn
,nceau, of France, and Premier Or
ando, Of Italy, asking him TO re-
main here for two weeks instead OF
to London TO confer on
he labor situation