The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-09-25
JAPANESE PERSIST
N THEIR CLAIMS
For Adjustment of California Difficult
ties, According to Their
Desires

Toxic, Sept "a (By the Associated
Press suggestions that a joint higt
commission be appointed TO find a solu
tion of the California problem appear
to be favored in responsible circle:
here Niscount Kentaro Kaneko, privy
councillor; Viscount Eiichi Shibusawa
chairman of the Toxic bankers asso-
ciation and Premier Hara have been
conferring frequently and the impress
sion has been gained that the PROPOSE
ton for joint commission was the out
growth of prominent Americans and
Japanese in this city last spring.
Details of the plan are as yet nebu-
lous, but the Asahi Sbimbun of Osaka
says the underlying idea is for Presi-
dent Wilson to name a commission, in
cluding the secretary Of state, some
senators and representatives and also
well-qualified Japanese like Viscount
Takaaki Kato, former Japanese am
bGssador TO, Great Britain. Succeeding
steps, the newspaper saws, would be
Japanese insistence upon treaty rights,
and then an appeal to the supreme
court of the United States, asking that
operation of California statutes be sus-
pended.
The newspaper believes the Japanese
public is generally pessimistic over
present negotiations in Washington
and has a tendency 10 criticize the cab
met for adopting what is declared TO
be a "lukewarm. make-shift policy
Unnamed peers are quoted by the
newspaper Chu-O Shimbun of this city
az counselling the government TO ex-
ercise the greatest patience in deal
ing with America. as they are positive
other attitude would be suicidal They
point out that if she resorted TO arms,
Japan's first step would be necessarily
the withdrawal Of all Japanese in
America, which they assert. would
greatly please Americans Suspension
Of commercial intercourse has the most
dire consequences to Japan, they de-
clare, and if Japan should succeed in
landing troops on American soil, the
Americans would not suffer as much
as the japanese They point out that
should Japan, on the contrary. suffer
defeat her fate would be sealed, and.
therefore. il would he wisest TO await
a favorable turn in the situation. plac5
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principles Of the American people.
A series Of articles written by Gen
koiro Sato in which he discussed the.
possibilities if Japan should
90 to war with America. are being Civ
en- wide publicity
Newspapers print long reports about
the anti-Japanese movement in Amer
ica, and also publish contributions
from both notable and unknown Jap.
anese. in which attention j. called to
the seriousness of the situation which
even conservative leader like Wis
count Shibusawa Is quoted as char
as more or less strained
These reports have the effect Of in
huencing and exciting masses Of the
people. and open discussions Of the
questions Of war do not tend to
ward calming the situation.
Fear that the passage Of anti-Jap-
anese legislation in California will he
utilized by politicians in an attempt
10 overthrow the cabinet have been |
by Representatives Of the |
Japanese government. They have as
serted the ensuing situation NAV be ]
used by elements Of unrest in the en-
pire to create serious international dis
tuThance
labor leaders are said openly 70 4
voice the opinion that smouldering 1
liscontsnt prevails among workers, /
many Of whom are alleged TO have be 1
ONE infected with socialism border 1
ne on bolshevism a. = repercussion Of /
vents in Russia and the social move
renr IN Euroue