Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-30
Jap ENJOYS FAVOR
ANGL0-SAXON PACT
Visitors Say Alliance With Eng
lishSpeaking Nations Is
Nippon's Need
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Japan desires 10 bring about a firm
alliance, both economic and political,
between the United States. Great Brit e
ain and herself. seeing in complete
understanding between these countries
| the suIest guarantee Of world peace and
prosperity.
This opinion was expressed by r.
Nnkanishi chairman of the japanese
parliamentary delegation. which is
here to return the visit paid their Coun-
try year ago by members of Congress.
The Japanese legislators are in Phila-
delphia today and left their headquar.
ters at the Bellevue Stratford on an
extended itinerary. This began with n
visit to Independence Hall at 10
o'clock to be followed by trips to Stct-
son S, Baldwin's and Brill's. and then
back to the hotel. The visitors and
their escort from the Chamber of Com
merce had luncheon at Stetson's.
VIII Visit Pittsburgh
The delegates will remain in Phila-
dclphia until this evening. when some
of them will GO to Pittsburgh and
planned for all to 60 to Pittsburgh. but
their itinerary Is so lengthy that it has
been found necessary to divide their
visits.
The three great nations Of today in
my opinion" said Mr.. Nakanishi. "are
the United States. Great Britain and
my own country. We consider it ex =
trexely important that there should be
an entente between Papan and the
Anglo saxon countries. OF course
every member of our delegation has his
own opinion concerning the best means
of securing such an alliance. 1t is pre-
Cisely because we wish TO learn the best
method Of creating this understanding
between Japan and the English
speaking nations that our delegation
is here.
1--WE have come to meet America s
men of thought and discuss with them
the relations of our two countries.
Having done so we shall go abroad and
meet the leaders of the various Euro
pean countries. Then japanese will
be in a position to judge how best TO
bring about u lasting peace and ad-
vance the cause of civilization
Murmurs Of Prohibition
Mr.. Nakanishi volunteered the in
formation that Japan has as yet no
prohibition movement to correspond to
that in the United States. Prohibition
has not been made an issue By any of
the four parties, he said. but some in
tiuental industrial leaders are advo-
eating it. OF late, he said, the laboring
classes have been showing greater
fondnesS for strong drink, and the
Government has ordered an investiga
tion to see what can be done
Japan, like America, is experiencing
a period of post war reCation, said Mr..
Nakanishi. with the same reconstruc-
ton problems that face this nation and
European countries.
Japan for the most part favors re-
duced armaments. having learned the
lessons taught by the war. Everyone
ought TO know by this day that military
force is not sufficient to extend the in
terests of a nation or group of nations. -
Mr. Nakanishi said that at first
Japan had been disappointed by Amer
lea $ failure to come into the League OF
Nations. but that the delegates to this
country had readily assimilated the
American point of view.
Il don't care what Americas method
may be, SO long as she co-operates in
the movement for world peace and un-
derstanding," he said.