Evening star., 1919-11-30

of the United States and Japan to-
on a basis Of exact reciprocal equal
ity. Each must have full control
Of all things vitality affecting its
own well being; each must treat
the other with frank and loyal
courtesy and consideration.
The origin and persistence of
German propaganda for the purpose
of embroiling Japan and the
United States is now fairly well
recognized. Yet until Viscount
Ishii openly and publicly accused
Germany of being the agent of this
nefarious work the people of our
country knew practically nothing
about it. At a reception given by
the National Press Club in Wash
ington to Viscount Ishii as the head
of the commission from japan.
dress which was for the most part
devoted to exposing these insidious
efforts of Germany. He said in
part
For more than ten years a prop
aganda has been carried on in this
country. in Japan. and. in fact,
throughout the world. for the one
tions of the far east and far west
as far apart as possible; to break
up existing treaties and under
standing; to create distrust. sus-
picion, and unkindly feeling be-
tween neighbors in the far east
and in the west, and all in order
that Germany might secure advan-
tages in the confusion. I do not
think that you, gentlemen. in your
busy lives here during the last ten
years have given more than pass
ing attention to developments in
the far east. The we'll equipped
agent Of your enemy and mine has
patton or Of your kindly credulity.
For many years his work was
easy. The world was flooded with
talks Of Japan's military aspira-
tions and Japan's duplicity. Have
these been borne out by history?
Even now the German publicity
agent whispers first in your ear
and then in mine. His story is
specious. and is told in dim light
which falls upon sympathetic pic
lures cleverly painted by himself
and presented to you and to me in
the past. To the accompaniment
OF appeals to the human heart he
duplicity and to you of mine.
For twelve years. gentlemen. up
to the present time. those agents
have worked among US and else
where persistently and cleverly.
They have been supplied with un-
limited resources. No wonder we
have been deceived. A short time
ago bad blunder gave us a clue
The Zimmerman note to Mexico
involving Japan was blunder.
1t made such a noise that we were
disturbed in our slumbers and so
were you. This gave a check for
a time. but since the agents have
been hard at work. They were at
work yesterday. and they are at
work today. Every prejudice,
every sympathy. every available
argument has been appealed to and
used to show to your people and
to ours what low. cunning enemy
we have each in the other, and how
much deDendent we are upon the
future friendship. support and
good will Of Germany"
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The Zimmerman note was an Off
cial invitation from Germany to
Japan and Mexico to join in dis
membering the United States; for
Germany has, with cynically i'm
her own profit from the i'll will
she has endeavored to excite in
each of the two nations. Japan
and America. Every American pub
lie man, newspaper editor, speaker
or writer who. since the publica-
striven to excite America against
Japan has been deliberately play
ing Germany's game against this
country. Such action amounts to
moral treason to the United States
If any persons thinks this too
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ton to the recent deliberate utter
ances Of Secretary of State Lansing.
ex-Secretary of State Root and ex-
Ambassador Gerard.
Mr.. Lansing says: There had un-
questionably been growing up be-
tween the peoples of the two coun-
tries Japan and the United States)
tives inducing the activities Of the
other in the far east. a feeling which,
if unchecked, promised to develop a
serious situation. Rumors and reports
of improper intentions were increas-
ing and were more and more be-
lieved. Legitimate commercial and
industrial enterprises without ulte-
rior motives were presumed to have
political significance. with the result
that opposition to those enterprises
was aroused in the other country.
The attitude Of constraint and doubt
thus created was fostered and en-
couraged by the campaign of false
hood. which for long time had been
adroitly and secretly carried on by
Germans whose government. as part
of it's foreign policy. desired especial
ly to so ALLEVIATE this country and
Japan that it would be at the chosen
time no difficult task to cause a
rupture Of their good relations. I'm
fortunately there were people in both
countries. many of whom were en-
tirely honest in their beliefs, who
accepted every false rumor as true,
and aided the German propag ganda
by declaring that their government
should prepare for the conflict which
they asserted was inevitable, that
the interests of the two nations in
the far east were hostile, and that
every activity of the other country in
the Pacific had sinister purpose"
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Mr.. Root says: There never has
been in this country, so far as my
observation and reading go, any
more dangerous and persistent