The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-04-27
OPEN DIPLOMACY
NOT DUPl|CITY
BUT SIMPLICITY
Japanese Leader Gives
Inside Information
About China.
PRAISE FOR WILSON
Kotara Says Should Be
No Compromise, But
the President Must
Stick to Word.
PRAISE FOR WILSON
fBy Jan arerorne Williams. J

Washington. April 26.--Kotara
Mochizuki, a member OF the Ken
soikwai party and leader Of the
opposition In the Japanese parlia-
ment who is here to arrange for
an interchange of congressional
visits between japan and the
United States to promote good
relations. tonight made some new
and startling revelations regard
ing the negotiations leading up 10
China participation in the world
war
He declared that N1scount Tshii.
the Japanese ambassador to the
United States, and at that time,
November, 1915. minister OF for
eigu affairs, was actuated by two
motives when he opposed Chinas
entrance into the war. These
were:
Beoaure President Yuan
thought war would further hts
iynperialistic ambitions and en-
able him TO become emperor.
g. Because China was ahso-
luteIw unprepared for war. and
her ac ivities as a co-eelligerent
would have meant heavy loan
for Japan TO carry.
rukt, In simply pupil OF Euro
pean diplomacy.
America is the only country which
entered the war without a material oh
tect.~ he continued. Never before
has war been waged for such sub
lime principle. When you annexed
mart OF Mexico, and took the Philip
pines this was not so. But today you
stand for new doctrine and one
which you should teach to the world
Diplomacy ought not to be dupiicity,
fut simplicity Simplicity means open
diplomacy based on the fairest and
most Just principles Fortunately this
doctrine III going to upset all European
diplomacy"
Returning to Chinese participation
IN the war, Mr. Mochtzuki asserted
that throughout his period as ferign
minister, yiscount Ishii supported the
Chinese rnatority-tte democracy of
south China an opposed to the mill
taristfc policy Of President Yuan. The
laster's dynastic ambitions were heited
bv death After the resignation OF
yiScount Ishii Japan under the leader
shin Of Terauchi adopted policy
which MIR. Mochizuki said stained
the fair name Of the empire" II
was The Terauchi cabinet which re
stored The iron hand of the miiitarts-
lis north af China and loaned It's
leaders $4,000. 600 ostensihly 10 pro-
vide economic development. really 10
give military supremacy
When the Japanese people learned
Of this however, Terauchi was swept
cut of Office by the most tumultuous
Internal conyuision in the history OF
the country, Mr.. Mochizuki added
He referred TO the rice riots of last
fall
The Jaranese parliamentarian was
fnlsome in his praise of President
wilson's stand on the italian question
He smacked his hand against table
and declared
He could not compromise now. NO
compromise: He ought to stick"
"Tn the South Pacific, your pr~sf-
hent has--and so has the world--its
greatest opportunity to demonstrate
the new order Why cannot all The
armament be aholished-by Australia,
New Zealand. England. France.
America and Japan? If this We're
done, We would have freedom OF the
seas applied. There would be no dis
trust There would be fair dealing
hy all and equal opportunity
The Japanese demands for racial
equality, he asserted. were not for the
purpose OF evading the immigration
laws Of America. Japan. he declared
has no desire to interfere with the
labor situation in any particular state
ali II wants ts that its citizens be ac-
corded equal privileges,
Japan owes her navy, her educa-
s4ona1 and her financial systems TO
american teaching. MFR. Mochizuki
said. and now she wants 70 owe her
new diplomacy also TO the United
states. With regard to the Korean
question, he suggested that joint
ommittee--Japanese and American
that latter composed OF representatives
~ missionary and other societies---be
scnt TO Korea to investigate the sitna-
ton on the ground
He looks to the league of nations
a. an instrument which will allow
.Tapan and other growing nations an
cnportunity for peaceful expansion, in
stead of being compelled to resort TO
force of arms.
.And as for President Wilson" he
concluded. ''he is not only an Amer'-
.an possession. He Is the god-sent
ncace maker OF the entire world"