Evening star., 1919-11-30

Tie oHlleu otdteS ana japan. L
haven't the slightest doubt that
the misrepresentation and the at
tempts to create that feeling
among the people who have it all
in their hands now. the attempts
to create bad feeling between the
United States and Japan. have
been very largely the result of a
fixed and settled purpose, and that
purpose, it seems to me, growing
purpose that formed part of the
policy of the great ruling caste
of Germany, which is attempting
to subjugate the world today.
For many years l was very IA
miliar with our department of for
eign affairs. and for some years /
was especially concerned in its
were many difficult, perpleving and
doubtful questions to be discussed
and settled between the United
States and Janan. During that
time the thoughtless or malicious
section of the press was doing
it's worst. During that time the
demagogue seeking cheap repu-
tation by stirring up the passions
of the people to whom it appealed
many incidents out of which quar-
rels and conflicts might have
arisen. and I hope you will all
remember what I say. I say that
during all that period there never
was a moment when the govern
ment of japan was not frank. sin
cere. friendly and most solicitous
and do away with all causes Of
controversy. No one who has any
familiarity at all with life can be
mistaken in negotiation as to
whether the one with whom he
is negotiating is trying to be
frank or trying to bring on a
quarrel. That is a fundamental
thing that you cannot be mis-
taken about. And there was never
a more consistent and noble ad-
vocacy of peace. of international
friendship and Of real. good under
standing in the diplomacy Of this
world than was exhibited by the
representatives of japan. both
here and in japan. during all
these years in their relations to
the United States. I wish for no
ly intercourse by which japan in
those years illustrated the best
qualities of the new diplomacy as
between rulers"
Mr.. Gerard SAYS: "All during the
winter of 1914 in Berlin Germans
from the highest down tried to
impress me with the great danger
which they said threatened Amer
lea from Japan. The military and
naval attaches Of the United States
embassy and I were told that the
German information system sent
news that Mexico was full of Jap
anese colonies and America of
Japanese spies. Possibly much Of
the prejudice in America against
the Japanese was cooked up by
German propagandists, which we
later learned to know so we'll"
Japan's friendliness and good faith
were strikingly shown in the early
days of the war. when the question
arose whether. in case of war be-
tween the United States and Japan.
Great Britain would be obliged to
assist Japan. This was excitedly
discussed here and in England. The
proposed treaty of arbitration be-
tween Great Britain and the United
States came up about this time and
it was found that such a treaty was
precluded by the terms of the alli-
ance between Great Britain and ia
pan. 1t was at Japan's request that
the terms of her treaty with Great
Britain were revised so as to remove
the obstacle to the arbitration treaty,
to which Great Britain consented.
This was Japan's contribution to
universal peace. Regarding this.
the National Press Club in Washing
ton: Now. il Japan had the remot-
est intention of appealing to arms
against America. how could she thus
voluntarily have renounced the all
important cooperation Of Great Brit
ain? 1t would have been wildly
> quixotic. Treaties are not scraps
of paper to Great Britain. Japan
knew she could rely on Great Britain
1t was my good fortune to be in the
foreign Office at Toxic at the time
of the revision of the treaty of alli-
ance with Great Britain, and, modest
as was the part 1 took therein, I
can give you the personal and en-
phatic assurance that there was at
that time no one in the government
or among the public Of Japan op-
posed to the terms of that revision.
There is. one may surely be safe in
saving. only one way to interpret
TINS attitude Of Japan. It is the
most signal proof-if, indeed, any
proof is needed-that to the Japanese
government and nation ANYTHING like
armed conflict with America is SIM
ply unthinkable."
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Japan. alone among the allies.
has borrowed no money from the
United States: and she has loaned
g hundreds Of millions to the other
allied nations. The Japanese have
made a record in war charities
during the last four years which Is
OF really extraordinary f1neness
and disintereetedness. The women
Of Japan used the same methods
for raising money to be sent to
Belgium and Serbia and elsewhere
that our own women did. They
had their Japan Belgian Relief
Society" their Japan Serbian Re-
lief Society" etc. They sent $780,
900 to the Italian refugees who
lost their homes when the Teutonic
armies invaded Italy. Stimulated
by these smaller but very active
organizations, movement was
started which spread from end to
end of the empire and then across
to Korea. Its title. THE Japanese
Association for Aiding the Sick
and Wounded Soldiers and Others
Suffering From the War With AL
lied Countries" Its president is
Prince 1yesato Tokugawa. presi-