The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-18
OURPOLICY
ON SIBERIA
inks JAPAN
Japanese. Demanding Room
TO Grow, Feel America
Is "Strangling" Them
ny PAUL n. WILSON

r.
not American anuJapancxc agita'
ton In this country which may
cause a breach between tho two ma
tons. but -the interference OF the
United States with Japanese exploit
tation In siberia and China
So says Y. fshlkawa. editor OF the
yorodru Choho. Tokyo. Japan'r
largest newspaper. and srui official
organ. who Is now In san Francisco
to investigate the ~AntiAiien Land
Law and It's possible consequences.
lilo asserts the feeling Is spreading
in Japan that America n attempt
Ing 20 strangie japan. even as Rus
ala aid IN tho past
JAPANESE CROWDED; NEED
ROOM To EXPAND
The Japanese. since they are de-
nica admission To tho rich and com
parativeiy vacant countries west
ward and southwark. regard China
and Siberia as the proper and only
field for expansion. and strongly TO
sent Americas refusal TO allow them
TO work out their own destiny in
their own quarter Of tho world.
They hold that measures hither-
20 taken to safeguard their interests
in these countries are indispensable
20 their national wellbcing, and.
should they become convinced OF it,
necessity. they viii not hesitate 10
give their all. In order TO defend their
hlrthrisht-
Ishikawa says he speaks not as
a miiitarist. hut aA ono who has
carefully studied the conditions and
who realizes The very thin dividing
line between present mlsundsrrfan nd.
ing and a serious breach In relations.
I'VE should ponder. however. upon
tn. fatal consequences az such an
eventuahty and endcavor to avoid Il
by all means. The various questions
which confront America and japan
should no longer be left 10 tho within
OF irresponsible chauvinlsts and
deriaxogic agitators. but should is
cleared up before " is too hate.
I'VE are trusting to the sound
Judgment and common sense OF the
American sfatesmanahip.
JAPAN HAS NEVER
CHALLENGED AMERICA
There Is not an instance In which
japan assumed an attitude OF ehai.
ienre 10 America. On the contrary.
she has always gone moro than half
way To meet the wishes OF thu Amer.
lean government
~Dcnied admission 20 America. the
Land Of Promise which Is open 70
Others. tho japanese are not even
allowed 70 protect themselves neal
home. Here again. tho shallow Of
their trszns-pacific nesxhhor follows
them like spectre. II follows them
TO China and Il follows them e
Siberia Our slightest move 10 quos
toned by America
-In America. too. the racial per
sccufion Of the Japanese must stop
They are harmless. their number In
significant America may claim ex
eiusion rs q measure OF seif-protec'
ton. but Japan also has a right "a
economic existence. grounded upon
the primary law OF self
The conciIiafory attitude Of japan
toward the immigration question has
been repeatedly testified TO. II Il
now the turn Of America 10 conceds
a point to Japan and put into prac'
tice the policy OF live and lot iive.'
IF America In 10 he just 70 Japan
after what she has conceded In ths
issue Of immigration. sha must ns
sist- not obstruct Japan In her effort
TO obtain tho raw products OF China
and Siberia in an equitable way. II
h only Justice that Japan should b.
given q chance"