Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-04-03
Willing to Permit United States
to Control immigration, but
Want Laws Applied to All
NationalitieS.
JAPANESE AIMS HAVE
BEEN MUCH DISTORTED
Under Such Conditions Japan
Will Be Glad to Join League
in Order to Preserve Peace
of the World.
10y MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED WIRE,


Paris. April 2, (by the Associated
Press. NO Asiatic nation could be
happy in a league of nations in which
sharp racial discrimination is main
tanned, Baron Maxine, head of the
Japanese delegation to the peace con-
ference, declared in q statement 10
the Associated Press today on the po-
sition of Japan.
I'VE are not too proud TO fight,
the baron said, but we are too proud
to accept a place of admitted infer
iority in dealing with one or more as
sociated nations. We want nothing
but simple Justice"
Japan is glad to join a league Of
nations to maintain peace and order,
the baron added.
Japan does not wish, he continued,
to force her laborers as immigrants
on any associate countries and rec
ognizes that this question is one for
each nation to deal with itself.
Japan feels that it is entitled to
frank and open admission by the al
lies that the principle of equity AID
Justice is fundamental tent OF tlse
league of nations, the baron eGf.t NJ
ued. Japan sees difficulties in ti1e
way of a permanent and successful
operation of the league the baron
asserted. unless he contracting
parties enter it with mutual respect
Plain and Frank Statement.
Paron Makino's statement said.
''You ask me for plain andsfrank
statement of the positi0T@ 5spssas
Well | am tempted to ask you ques-
tion in reply.
"Do YOU think il possible for me- 10
al.. AZ. M f,t1t ~
distorted and misinterpreted by those
who have so long and So persistentiy
sought to clog the efforts of my cour-
try, to ascribe to her 1otives she has
rever had and to malign her at every
turn? Let us see.
"As to the United States, Japan has
n very sincere. abiding and Affection
ate regard We owe tO her our place
in the world that is ID say. the civ
ilized world. Perhaps I should not al
together agree to thar phrase because
YOU know and everyone should knrw,
that Japan has enjored a civilization
all her own, for MANY ages. 1t was Il
civilization born of the highest sense
of honor, of the sense which the
west could not understand nor appre-
ciate because we had lived apart as
a hermit nation.
when through the expedition of
Commodore Perry and the efforts OF
Townsend Harris we Joined. if ! may
say so, the league of nations of the
world, we took on n new ambition
which was to interpret the civiliza-
tion of the western nations which we
had studied and recognized as better
although not all were more honor
able than our own.
America First Friend.
"You will note here that America
was the first country to agree tC
make treaty with us, abolishing ex-
tra-territoriality. You must remem-
ber that we did not ask to join this
league of nations. We were forced te
do so. Perry came to us with nava
power and forces to compel us to oper
Japan to intercourse with the western
world. We yielded, and | am glad. a'
is all Japan that we did yield, be
cause ii has been of great benefit t.
our country.
And now we are asked a second
time to join league of nations Bu
how? AS equals? If so, We arr
ready We want to consider with thu
greatest care the interests of all on
associate nations in such league, be
cause by no other policy can tn
lea gue of nations succeed.
mo Asiatic nation could be happ,
in league of nations in which sharl
racial discrimination is maintained
While we feel very keenly on thi
point odr. precise position must no
be misunderstood nor misrepresented
1--WE are not too proud to fight, bu
we are too proud to accept place o
admitted inferioritv in dealing witt
one or more associate nations w
want nothing but simple justice. w
are glad to Join the league of nation
and do our full share in the main
tenance of the worlds peace an
order and the regin of justice for al
peoples
1--WE do not wish to impose on
laboring classes as immigrants upo