New-York tribune., 1920-06-20
By Merryle Stanley Rukeyse,

-RANK A. VANDERBILT has
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there are two Japans. One
!, the Japan Of the Liberal party,
vMeh controls the civil branch of the
.o,srnment- 1t is moved by high
.,n}rations and seeks above all the
friendship Of America.
The other is the Japan of the mil
nary clique, often harsh, brutal and
blstsntly nilitaristic. The good
I.pan that Mr.. Vanderlip saw is fast
erowing in influence, he feels, where
,s the Japan that dreams of military
conquest, though still dangerously
powerful, is steadily waning.
1.-THE future Japan" the financier
exclaims, will be the. resultant of
The interplay Of these two forces"
Student, Not Partisan
Mr.. Vanderlip comes back, after
his informal mission of friendship,
not as a partisan, but in the mood of
student. He brings home'no pana-
ces magically to solve the Japanese
problem, but only an impassioned
plea that America turn it's full men,
tai vigor on the riddles of Oriental
politics. BY pouring molten facts on
the lethargic mind of the people he
hopes to awaken them to the urgency
Of the situation across the Pacific.
In the role of a publicist, rather
than as banker and business man,
he left the Orient a passionate ad,
mirer Of Japan's civil leaders, but
without a whitewash for it's foreign
policy. He grants the truth of many
Of the charges made by the anti
Japanese and predicts further blum
ders in the future, but he asks that
America eschew the part of a de-
tached critic and enter the lists as
an active participant in the affairs
oi the Far East.
Having just returned from two.
month journey to Japan as head of
an unofficial party, Mr.. Vanderlip
was sitting in the study of his home
IN Scarborough the other day. He
could see the great stretch of lawn
outside his window as he conversed
about the problems Of two CONT
nsnts. The Hudson River was a few
hundred feet away. The rays of the
summer sun were filtering into the
room.
In this placid atmosphere the
banker-financier in measured phrase
Indicated that the United States was
On the brink Of crisis in it's rela-
tons with Japan-a crisis that
would be hastened by a blunder on
our part, yet one that could be
averted by intelligence on our part.
No Need of Trouble
There is no need of our having
trouble with Japan" the newspaper
man who became president of Amer
sas largest bank told The Tribune
u We meet the Far Eastern situa-
non with intelligence and sympa-
taetlc understanding. l think there
"a really great opportunity for
America to take a position along
WIN Japan in helping to bring some
nlng like order out of the chaos ex-
sting in the Orient.
However, if the Japanese are left
+" themselves, smarting under our
e1lucism, having any antagonism
aas may exist infamed by new leg
a'suon IN California, a very grave
"@atlon may be created. And that
"the very time when the democrat
- party and the people of Japan
NsSe genuine desire for friendly
.''s'ions with US. They want to act
"a such way as to get our approval
'aseo on the highest ideals Of West
s'a civilization. They look up to US.
.an'ing our guidance and coopera-
a'n' The last thing that they desire
trouble with the United States.
And if trouble comes it will be
sause we have made a complete
.aure Of our Far Eastern relations.
a. .a 1 say that while admitting any
s'as That the anti-Japanese may as
~ IN the way Of criticism. There
much to criticize and likely to be
mere"
Members of the Party
20 strengthen the forces in the
~ nations that make for amitv,
s'oup Of Japanese citizens, heade 4
r. Baron shibasawa, invited Mr..
u 'AnQeYlip to ,n,.A