The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-19
T0ASk RACIAL
EQUALiTYIS
ERROR, SAYSJAP

Toxic, Aug. 19.-(Corespondence
of The Associated Press Japan
would be making mistake in
bringing up the vague question nf
RACIAL equality" at the forthcoming
conference on the limitation OF
ornaments at Washington, but she
should not neglect at that meeting
to press for worldwide open
door," according to statements 10
the Associated Press by Count
! Soyeshima, liberal member of the
house of peers and foe of militaT-
I ism.
| In his argument against the dis
cussion of racial equality, Count
| Soyeshima said:
One of ~Privileged- Nations.
! "As a nation Japan belongs to the
privileged class. She is one Of the
/ five great powers and also one OF
! the greater three powers. What
more do we want?"
/ With immigration and the open
I door, however, the Count believed
the situation was different. He SAID
| that he failed to ~see how the
United States could attempt to i'm
pose her will on Japan and China
while she keeps her own doors
closed to Asiatlcs-
On the subjects of zap and
Shantung, Count Soyeshima de-
clared that although the United
States was not a member OF the
League of Nations, nevertheless size
was the leading spirit in its maxim
and that the leagues decisions were
sacred and inyolable. The Japan
csc statesman added:
should Leave Siberia.
"Yap and Shantung should not be
made subjects Of discussion at the
Washington conference. However
to show her good faith, japan
=, should Withdraw her troops from
Shantung and Siberiat without de
lay"
! Count Soyeshima favored immed
late reduction OF Japan's army Il
$50. 600 men and advocated the nix
ing at the Washington conference
of the comparative strengths Of the
navies of Japan, the United States
and Great Britain in the ratio o
s, 8 and 10.
He concluded with an appeal t.
the people of all the great countrie
to lay to heart President Harding
words on war, 1T must be again,
and help the president in hi
worthy and noble EFFORT to proven
the world falling into an abyss o
: bankruptcy and ruin"
/ Should Discuss Mexico.
: Toxic, Sept. 1S.-tBy the Assoc1
5 ated Press. Japan should insis
= on discussing at the Washington
/ late this autumn not only question
: regarding the far east, but ais
, matters affecting the America
| coast. including Mexico, and ais
2 Australia, says Viscount ,Takaa
= Kato. president OF the kense1-ha
= or opposition party, in statemer
S issued here.
S The withdrawal of fertilization
from all islands in the Paci1c, Tn
e naturalization of the Panama cana
( the removal of limitations on coas'
i wise trade throughout the Worl'
: and the settlement of raciai dis
: crimination on the principle OF "a
I co-existence of mankind ana th
$ shirt of justice and humanlt,
: eLould be included in Japan,s pr'
e nosafs' at the conference, IN IN
v oninion of the National Pollcy IL
t veztigation association
r This body was organized TO eot
: cate the public concerning the col
ference. ..,.~
Respect Chinese Integrity.
caran professors are its leader
and before the war with RUSSIA q
same men formed similar orgal
| ization for furthsring the spirit
In addition to the foregeing d
napds. the association oelie',
self-,e tense ornaments shouiu
raduced to the minimum me o
ranization also urges that an ~
customs rights should be restore
II holds that the right OF SlDerIf
neonle to govern themselves snou
he recognized and that the ops
door" should be inauguratea IN
Countries touching the Paclnc-
| -. - NawS-All the 1lme