The Washington times., 1919-03-31
AP.U. S. DIFFERENCES =, i.
AccuMULATiEG FAST; =
MUST BE .'SHoW DOWN"

ale probEbis purely co-inci-
oentai, neyefthelsss, matters Of irri-
tetton betwsen the United stateA and
Japanese gOYernnents are beginning
Ngaccunh&ates ~, - -: ::;.,---s,.' =
Tissues involving marked difference
vieWpoint on the part of the re-
eSttye nations now Include: .-
The 9uestion bf race equality be-
tore the peacs conference In Paris. -
The Tentsip clash between
american soldiers. and Japa.
.sfa, The Question OF American CO.
seerattoa With the n Japs in Siberia
efainSt. rEGI and alleged BoIshevIst
EAc1tons.f ~ -- Eas..--. *.
4 Efforts of Japanse to get a foot
Eeld In Lower California. ~
{Ihe sttnation- as regards the jap
eistms fot race equality as an article
the La&BUe sof iNatiens, Is clothed
sesrsey at Paris. but Is conspicu-
es for the 3il6uce- surroHndInE 1t
teere. and sSthS fireworks attending
ee isspe both Ia the, United States
SAd JaaaR. The other three issues
9fe EroFthg5 more. and more pFonif-
Rut and khere is likelihood of q
shoyd6NHA- friendly diplomatic
tsshtoH-dA all four. -. -.
.lIexleo; cutG In. ...-,.-,,
Mexico has suddenly. injected. her
SELF inte&ths picture, according to ad-.
Wees here, By granting concessions to
japanese corn corporations to eS-
.1loit Ngftcultural lands -in-LoWer Calf
fctnft The5 7kHd 1u 66ssti6fi is lifi-
derstOod 70 have been the trfofserty-
D. eo1cessior 10 1884; of the. Efs.joSn'
Land cShPaxX, But the Mexican gov
eminent gSays this concession Is now
Eeid. and the property belongs to the
Thts 6overnmeritsi IS trusting to ts,e
MbdeFatioA and good 5udsmerlt. Of the
present Japanese ministry to prevent
any -stfatntnE Of existing amfrable re-
lftions, .lt can be stated ,authUr1ta-
ttYely today. '-.a-':.--s--
Meantt1ne the jingo press Of japan.
as-teW hsadstrong military leaders.
aed- other extremists 'out&ide the
T9kyo government have tried to
uAgnify and stimulate some little
friction, particulariy in Siberia.
Report FrietioR- in Siberia. .
Cable dispatches today reported the
JapsneEs war minister announced in
TIE diet that American troops IN ST.
bsFfa had refused to night with the
Japs against the BplsheViki, owing to
"a apparent difference IN the respec-
tiSs Yankee and Jap Viewpoint as to
what eonstit1ted q Bofshevist
This dff6culty-not regarded as se-
rieus hete-is understood to have had
itf inception in the refusal Of Cen
etal GrGves, eonmander-fn-chief of
the Unttsd States Siberian forces. to
Give soldier support to Kofchak,
D64ilSeni and other wouId-be dictators
OF the HussfGn conservative factions.
General Graves, guided from Wash
iHEton, toak the position that Ameti-
ean arms should not be used to fur
tier any imberialistic or monarchIst 4
scheness- he insisted on n1SintainfnE
the original purpose Of helping the
Ctecho-StoVal1s through Siberia and
HfeeeFVing order among quarreIinE |
6aetiOna The, Americans, contrary to |
tie Japanese, refJsed 70 Join sides In |
these fheti6naI fights.
The TteBtSiA clash, which for q |
time threatened embarrassment and |
CHS believed here 70 have been in
FtigAted by the 'JAps, has been prac- /
fIeally iEnOreE By the two govern.
Sdeuts, who Apparently abide by the |
sriew that q was q soldier brawI,"
sdch as aRe frequent in any armed |
camp, Officials here are inclined TO
c3nSfdeF generously the position'-of /
tie present japanese government,
vrhfch ~ said to be harassed and i
suurred constantly BY a strong lingo
pfess. ana annexatiOHist groups who
a fs Appealing 20 mass feeling over the
head OF the government
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