The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-09-26
JAP ANESE NOTAbLES
STRU GGL|NG WITH The
AMERO-JAP PRObL EMS

Toxic, Sept. 25-Suggestions that a
joint high commission be appointed TO
find a solution Of the California prob
lem appears TO be favored in respon-
sible circles here. Viscount Kentaro
kaneko. privy councillor; Viscount
Eiichi Shibusawa, chairman Of the
Toxic Bankers Association, and Pre-
mier Hara have been comforting and
the impression has been gained that
the proposition for a joint commits
sion was the outgrowth Of meetings Of
prominent Americans and Japanese
here last spring
Details are as yet nebulous, but the
Asahi Shimbun, OF Asaka, says the
underlying idea Is for President Will
son 10 name q commission including
the secretary OF state. some senators
and representatives and also well
qualified Japanese like Viscount Ia
kaaki Kato former Japanese ambas-
sador TO Great Britain. Succeeding
| steps. the newspaper says would be
japanese insistence upon treaty rights
and then an appeal 10 the supreme
court OF the United States, asking
that operation of California statutes
be Suspended. The newspaper believes
the japanese public is generally pes
sinistlc over present negotiations in
| Washington and has q tendency TO
criticise the cabinet for adopting what
is declared to be q "lukewarm, make
shift" policy. Unnamed peers are quot
ed by Chu-O-Shlmbun Of this city, as
counselling the government to exer-
else the greatest patience in dealing
with America, as they are positive
any other attitude would be suicidal.
They point out that II she resorted
to arms. Japan's first step would be
necessarily the withdrawal OF all
Japanese In America. which they as
sert' would greatly please Amerl-
ca"
Suspension OF commercial inter-
course has the most dire consequences
to Japan, they declare. and II Japan
should succeed In landing troops on
American soIl. the Americans would
not suffer as much as the japanese.
They point cut that should Japan, on
the contrary. suffer defeat. her fate
would be sealed. and therefore II
would be the wisest to await fay.
orab'e turn in the situation. placing
full confidence In the character ana
principles of the American people. A
series OF articles written by General
kojlro Sato In which he discusses
the military possibilities IL Japan
should so TO war with America. are
being given wide publicity.
newspapers print long reports about
the anti-Japanese movement in Amer
lca ana also publish contributions from
both notables and unknown Japanese
IN which attention "a called tho sar.
iousness IN the situation. whle even a
conservative leader like viscount shl-
ouaawa' Is quoted as charac,eristib-
ing as more or less strained These
reports have the effect oc influenelny
ana exciting the masses OF IN.
people and open discussion OF the
question OF war does not tend TO-
ward calming the situation.
Fear that the passage OF anti.taA
anese legislation In California. would
be utilized by politicians In at,empt
to overthrow the cabinet have been
expressed by representatives of the
japanese government. They have as
serted the ensuing situation might
be used by elements OF unres, m
the empire to create serious internal
disturbances
Labor leaders are said to s...,v
voice the opinion that smouida, ,,v
diseonten, prevails among work.rs
many Of whom are alleged to have be-
come infested with bolshevism. AZ a
'rs-perrussion Of events In Russia, and
the social monument in Eufsps.