The Washington times., 1920-10-12

RACE BARRIER
Attitude of Powers Indicates
HumlIiating Defeat Is
Awaiting Nippon.
THREE -FOURTHS OPPOSED
Nations Against Antagonizlng
U. S. by Adopting lmmi-
grafton Resolution.
BY NEWTON c. PARkE.
intern atiOnal News Service.

PARIS, Oct. IA careful can
vass of diplomats indicated today
that Japan will suffer humiliating
defeat IL she attempts to force
through a racial equality resolution
at the first meeting of the assembly
Of the League of Nations at Geneva
next month.
OPPOSITION HAS MAJORITY.
Inquiry among the diplomats OF
the powers invited to attend tho
meeting shows that there Will be
clear majority against Japan II an
effort is made to settle the immlgra-
tion problem in favor of the Pacinc
empire. -F
What 10 more Significant. not rep
.resentative of any power will admit
either publicly or privately. that MS
country will support Japan. Allow
ance must be made for the fact. how
ever. thai diplomatg ssAetfmes VOL.
ts.ntnrry hide ssss Pa, -intsotios cst
cAe country they represent a--s-'
All TIE iaA,cations are tAat japan
vvfIl be beaten By = three-foarths
ivste n she attempts to put through
a resolution calling fer equality 81
nationals.
yiscount Ishii, former foreign min
lister of Japan and now the Japanese
Ambassador to France, admitted thAt
he is going to Geneva as one OF tho
representatives of his country. VS.
count Ishii Is known as an able dip
lomat and one of the "stronG men
among japanese statesmen
Asked II he would present reso-
tuition demanding racial eQuaItE
Viscount Ishii replied:
81 have not yet received any IN
structions from my governemnt re-
parding questions which should figure
in the order OF the day at Geneva"
WARNED ny. FRIENDS.
1t is learned from an authoritative
source that Japan already has been
Informed by her friends among tho
big powers that she would certainly
meet defeat IL she attempted to havd
the racial equality resolution passed.
Japan was advised not to make any
attempt to have the immigration reso-
| luton settled in her favor at this
time, particularly when the United
States is aroused over the question
Despite the advice of friendly pow
ers. the Japanese are still maneuver-
| ing to obtain votes to support soma
sort of mild resolution to save tho
face OF the government In power AZ
| Tokyo.
The lineup against 4 racial equal.
| ity" resolution probably would bes
Argentina, Belgium. Brazil. Canada.
Australia, India, New Zealand. South
| Africa, Chill, Colombia, Cuba, Dem
| mark, Greece, Guatemala, Holland
Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru
Poland, Salvador, Sweden and Uru-
quay, total of twenty-three OF tha
thirty -eight nations voting at Geneva
The United States, not being =
memter of the League of Nationas
would have no vote
England, France. Italy, and Ru-
mania are cautious about taking
| sides and are working for harmony
but there is little question that their
attitude and that OF several other
nations would be against q strong
| resolution.
Representatives OF some OF tho
powers in the lineup against the
| resolution express sympathy for
Japan, but oppose the proposed reso-
luton on the ground that tho United
States would sinterpret it's adoption
as an act OF hostility by the league
and intensity the Japanese-American
dispute.