The New York herald., 1921-10-07
BRITAIN SWINGS FROM ARMS
TO TRADE PACT WITH JAPAN
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not q party TO the deal. Viscount
kato. former Ambassador to England.
has assumed responsibility for the In
sertion OF a clause in the Anglo Jap
anese treaty which would remove the
risk OF England becoming involved
in any dispute between the United
States and Japan.
Clause Four Explained.
Clause Four OF the treaty, to which
the Japanese diplomats refer. provides
that If either party conclude a treaty
OF arbitration with a third power, II is
agreed that nothing in the treaty shall
impose an obligation to go to war with
the power with which such an arbitra-
ton treaty is in force.
Officials of the Japanese Foreign
Office assert that during the Taft
Administration Japan was approached
b. the United States with the sugges-
tion that treaty similar to that eff
fected between Great Britain and
Japan should be agreed upon between
Japan and the United States. Nothing
ever came of the suggestion, accord
ing to Japanese officials, because the
United States did not seek any special
privileges In the Far East. whereas
England was confronted with even
greater responsibilities than Japan her.
self
viscouht Kato, in rejecting the atti-
tude Of other Japanese officials toward
the Anglo-Japanese treaty, declared
that neither Japan nor Great Britain
had any specific object in view in ad-
vocating the renewal of the Alliance.
He expressed the opinion. however.
that its renewal would be IAN act Of
prudence on the part OF both nations" :"
II the consensus of Japanese views
is correctly interpreted the Mikado's
Government will not make any special
efforts to bring about renewal Of the
Anglo-Japanese treaty, which has pro-
voked SO much discussion away from
Toxic, but will follow the lead Of Eng
lanad and acquiesce in the decision of
that Power. The Mikado's subordi-
mates do not. of course, view with
complacency, much less satisfaction,
the vigorously candid comments OF
Premier Hughes of Australia, Meighen
Of Canada and Gen. Smuts Of South
Africa. Such characterization" would
not be possible in the Mikado's Gov
ernment.
Premier Hughes Criticised.
Premier Hughes has come in for
rather sharp criticism at the hands
OF the Japanese press for his out
spoken Endorsement Of the position Of
the United States. In common with
Premier Meighen and Gen. SHUTS the
Australian leader, while favoring the
renewal Of the Anglo-Japanese treaty,
has boldly declared that I'VE cannot
make an enemy of the United States.
What is our own attitude? It is very
much like that of the people Of the
Western States Of America toward ia
pan. Indeed, any one who. like my
self, has been to the Western States
will say that for all practical pur-
poses we view this problem eye to eye.
Our ideal is a renewal of the Anglo
Japanese treaty in some such form
or modified, if that should be deemed
proper as would be acceptable to
Britain, America, Japan and to our
selves"
The philosophic attitude of Japan
toward the AnSlO-Jdpduese treaty 10
not SO puzzling to the representatives
Of other nations who train vigilant
eye upon both the methods and mo-
tives Of Toxic. In diplomatic and
trade quarters the disputed treaty Is
regarded as of paramount Importance
to Great Britain. American business
men maintaining close trade relations
with the Mikado's empire assert that
England is ambitious to negotiate
more intimate trade alliance with Ja-
pan. but that the Mikado's Govern
ment has insisted upon a renewal OK
the original agreement, which in
wolves military as well as economic
of action in all Far East
ern affairs, before a trade alliance is
even considered.
British spokesmen at Toxic enter
tain the opinion that Great Britain
will be compelled to disappoint Japan
in this respect because of the opposi-
ton of its colonies. In British quar-
ters the opinion prevails that Great
Britain will propose q substitute for
the existing Angio-Japanese alliance
entirely upon trade condi-