The Alaska daily empire., 1920-11-06
J. s. FINANCIERS' SIBERIAN LEASE
 NOT RECOGNIZED
Tokio Indicates American Commercial Aggression
 Will Be Restricted
TREATY RIGHTS CITED
Foreign Office Says Japan Will Not Assent to Pact
 Infringing Treaty.

TOXIC, Nov. 6.-Indicating that Japan is preparing to resist American commercial aggression in Siberia, the Foreign Office, in connection with reports that Washington Vanderlip, representing an American syndicate, had obtained concessions in a vast -ract of northwestern Siberia, today stated that Japan had not recognized he Russian Soviet Government, from whom the concession was obtained, md that in view of this fact she is lot bound to take cognizance of pri- ate agreements nor assent to any 'ct infringing on treaty rights.
 The agreement reported nagotla ions between Vanderlip and Nicho- ali Lenine, Soviet Premier of Russia, gives Vanderlip's syndicate exclusive soal, oil and fishing rights in 400,- 100 square mile district for period of sixty years.
 The Foreign Offices announcement vas played up heavily by Japanese papers this afternoon but few com mented editorially. Despite the evi lent feeling in Tokio and elsewhere the Empire over California's vote or anti-alien land laws and other in idents, the jingo press has little to ay regarding possibility of ruptured citations with America now or later md many conservative journals rid cule all thought of serious friction.
 Diplomacy Urged.
 Not by war can Japan accomplish he aims she seeks in connection with American problems, but by friendship and intelligent diplomacy, wrote Viscount Kentaro Kaneko. President of the AmericanJapan So- ,iety in a special contribution deal ng with American relations. The 'rticle was the leading feature of he special English edition recently published by the Japanese news paper, Yomiuri
 Sixty-four years ago, he contin- led, Commodore Perry greeted Jap tn with the message that it would not be good for Japan to be con fined forever in their islands and dltI lllt 1tllltu oldlto Stlii pF' IT send Harris to this country. HeI euided and taught the Japanese with the care of q father. When one day a group of reckless Jap lnese burned his consulate Hal rfs believed that this and other out eause Japan had not advanced far 3long the road to modern ciyillza- ion and instead of venting hatred 1pon Japan he defended her Am orica." went on the Viscount, was simply patient, waiting for Japan 70 waken of her own accord.
 Patience Shown.
 Because of her gratitude for what Americans did for her in those lays, Japan has harbored no grudge against the United States, although of recent years in the United States there has arisen anti-Japanese agi- 'ation, beginning with the San Francisco school incident; then the taking of the right of land owner ship away from the Japanese, the restrictions on the leaseho!d ol land. the restriction of photograph marriages and other incidents. In stead of showing resentment Japan has of her own accord restricted the immigration of her labOrers into the United States by means or the Gcntleman's Agreement Japan Is now taking toward the United States an attitude similar 10 that taken by America toward Japan sixty-seyen years ago. an attitude of patience and forbearance. Japan is now paying the debt Of tolcr- ance that she contracted sixty-seven