Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-04
JAPANESE LEADER
BLAMES CAMPAIGN
HERE FOR FRICTION
Advises People at Home to
Ignore "vote- Catching
Politicians"
BY the Associated Press,

FOIlIlCldnS.
| BY the Associated Press.
TOXIC, October 4.-Anti-American
outbursts by the Japanese press are
strongly deprecated by Baron Shimpei
Goto. former minister of foreign af-
fairs. who may be Japan's next
premier
He refuses to lead an attack against
the Japanese government over it's
American policy, and, in a statement
to the correspondent of Reuters, Ltd.
expressed hope that settlement Of the
anti-Japanese movement in California
may be reached.
The anti-Japanese situation" he
said. lis merely phase Of the presi-
dental election, and is part Of the gen.
eral question which the wisest states
men on both sides of the Pacific must
face with view to securing a funda-
mental settlement.
The question of ownership of land
In California is not the real issue, but
only part Of the real issue, which is
question OF discrimination.
The Japanese people must remain
| cool and refuse to permit the vote
catching politicians in either country
statesmen must later seek a proper
solution of the problem. 1t must be
settled honorably on both sides, and
the japanese must appeal to the sense
OF honor and justice of America"
Will Send Delegates.
The tension between the United
States and Japan is causing serious
concern to responsible Japanese
statesmen and to all the friends of
both countries. who hope for a cessa-
ton of alarmist reports which are in
fiuencing both sides Of the present
controversy.
The Japan-American Society has de-
clded to send two members to America
to endeavor to secure a better under
standing of the Japanese case in Cali
fornia and all other questions, and to
allay the feeling in America that
Japan is looking for trouble.
Ihese delegates have been selected.
but 1t is still uncertain whether The
mission would be accepted.
Meanwhile, it has been decided to
cable a request to the Japan Society
OF New York city to redouble its eff
forts to dispel the clouds on both sides
of the Pacific.
Features Of Situation.
TOXIC. October s.-An inquiry into
the situation between Japan and the
United States by personsinhighpositio
"AS A0AlO" llc tTSHO OIL events In
modern Japan. but who may not be
characterized as official. has evolved
the following as among the features
OF the situation growing out of the
proposed California anti japanese
measures.
A genuine feeling Of apprehension
pervades responsible Japanese quar-
ters over the anti-Japanese move
ments in the United States, because
OF the rear that 1t may lead to in
tenslhed exclusion movements against
the japanese elsewhere, especially in
the British dominions.
The japanese contend that II the
Japanese question in California is
left alone it will settle itself.
They contend that Americans are
confusing the present negotiations,
which are aimed at protecting the ac-
quired rights of the Japanese now in
California, with the general ques-
ton OF immigration. which Is not In
They maintain that the voting Of
the Californian measure would add
fuel to the anti-American sentiz..rt
created by America blocking what the
| Japanese call their legitimate and
necessary expansion in the far east.
Conditions Mt Home.
The leading Japanese are secretly
| disturbed at the growth Of the indi-
from the dissatisfaction of the peo-
| pie over the economic and political
conditions and poverty in large cities
and tendency to blame the nations
leaders for inability to check what
from the rest of the world
To a direct question the reply of
| leading Japanese civilians unvary-
ingly is that war with America is. Of
course. an impossibility. but that it
is regrettable that an enhancement
In friendly relations is within the
One person in an interview added
to this:
You Americans should remember
that if you have political situation
at home we also have one in Japan"
Shun Sunday School Convention,
latest reports here indicate that
few delegates from China and Korea
will come to Toxic to attend the
worlds Sunday school convention.
several hundred had been expected.
The absence of the Koreans ia ex-
planned as being due to the fear that
their presence in Toxic might give
the impression that the Koreans are
friendly toward the Japanese.
Advlces received from Manchuria
are to the effect that 500 mounted
Chinese bandits and some Koreans
ra. led the town OF Hunchun Saturday.
The Japanese consulate was burned
to the ground and in the fiehtinr
seven persons were killed and twelve
fatally injured. including one Japa-
nese.
HONOLULU. T. H, October a.
Japanese naval and military forces
have begun evacuation Of Nikolaievsk.
in Siberia, withdrawing to the north
ern portion of the island of SAX
| hahn, according to cable dispatches
! received from Toxic today by Nippu
Jill. Japanese language newspaper here
here.
Official Reports.
By the Associated Press.
State Department officers revealed
today that they had received official
reports from Toxic telling of "consid-
cradle apprehension" in Japan, grow
ing out of the proposed California
alien land law. These reports are un-
! derstood to be similar to press dis
patches describing the state of feeling
IN Japan. which have been received
during the past few weeks.
| Conversations between State Denarf.