The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-07
AIMS ARE CLEAR
japanese Diplomat Says His
Country Not Understood.
When World Sees Right Open
Diplomacy Will Come.

San Francisco. April Under
standing of the western world of
Japan's aim in the orient would dis
sipate the distrust felt in some quar-
tiers against that nation, said Kotaro
Mochizuki. member of the Japanese
parliament, and editor of the Japan
csc Financial and Economic monthly
of Toxic, in statement issued to the
Associated Press. Misunderstanding
now is causing much agitation against
Japan, he said. Mr.. Mochizuki has
ent Japanese cabinet and its predeces-
sor. He left San Francisco last night
for Washington, New York and other
eastern cities, enroute for Paris and
London. He stated he is an enemy of
secret diplomacy and favors the open
diplomacy America has demanded.
with such out-of-date diplomacy
Japan will be left behind in the world
progress and will be placed in either
of the following conditions: Japan
will be internationally isolated, or she
will at least become the object of
international distrust
Wants to Clear 1t.
THAT is why, knowing Japan's aims
are just, I favor open diplomacy to
clear up any misunderstanding about
my country"
Japan's aims in the orient were out
lined by Mr.. Mochizuki's statement as
being for the good Of that country as
well as for Japan He said:
Japan annexed Korea ten years
ago. Some time in the future Korea
will be allowed her self government.
The Korean and Manchurian situation
was the cause of two wars for Japan.
1t brought about the Chinese-Japanes
war and also the war with Russia.
Without Korea as a bu1wark against
other nations, JapanNs safety always
would be precarious.
Both wars were necessary because
China was permitting European ma
tons to menace Japan economically,
and Russia actually was menacing
Japan militarily. Korea was annexed.
Its people are far from the civilized
state needed for self government.
When they reach that stage they will
rule themselves as the Dominion of
Canada rules itself under Great Brit
ain. Japan is developing Korea at
cost above taxes from the people which
taxes all return to that country for
the cost of governing it in excess of
100000 a year.
Say Korea Benefits.
students of the question invariably
agree to the benefit Korea is receiving.
Its people are being educated thru
Japan's efforts. Under their own ruler
education would never have come
OF the situation concerning China
"Japan's position in China is not
aimed for the domination of that
country. Rather is it our policy to
make the country free for everybody.
Japan has population of 294 to
the square mile. The United States
has %. In agricultural land Japan
has but one-Quarter acreifoa, each per-
son, whereas the United States has
thirteen acres. Thus it can be seen
Japan cannot support itself. Neither
can it raise cotton and many other
articles of commerce for manufacture.
These we must import. We import
machinery from America. We inn
port cotton from America, Australia
and India. We manufacture it for ex-
port. The Orient is our best market.
China particularly is Japan's mar
ket place. 1t can easily be seen that
with the population of our little island
increasing 100000 yearly we cannot al
low our markets to be closed. We
must buy and we must sell to live
That is the chief aim of our policy in
the ORIENT