The New York herald., 1921-11-08
SHIBUSAWA PLANS
VISIT TO CALIFORNIA
Japan's Richest Man Intends
to Pour Oil on Troubled
immigration Waters.
TO AVOID CONTROVERSY
Carries Message of Nippon
People of Hope for Peace
Conference Success.
Special Despatch to THE NEW YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.

Special Despatch to THE NEW York HERALD
New York Herald Bureau.
Washington. ID. C.. Nov. Z.
The mission of Japanese business
men. headed by viscount Shbusawa
who has been called the Rockefeller of
Japan. plans to visit California before
returning home.
Viscount Shbusawa to-day said It
was not his purpose to raise new ques-
tions concerning the immigration prob
lem. nor to do anything that will
awaken any bitterness on that score.
He said his purpose was to try to find
some method by which Japanese immi-
American neighbors
The Viscount visited Washington to-
day and with his party will return
Wednesday to New York, where he will
confer with American business men.
For a fourth time visit this land Of
wonderful! progress and achievement
with message of peace and good will
from the people Of JAPAN" said the Wis.,
Mr.. NJ. Zumoto, and Mr.. q. Hortkoshi.
I represent the Japanese Re-
lations Commission of Toxic. a society
formed by thirty leading financiers,
business men and scholars of Japan.
voicing the most thoughtful and influ-
entail section of the Nation, for the
promotion OF cordial understanding
between Japan and America.
Va tao aF fr{a inc
from this important body to it's sister
organizations in the United States.
namely, the American Japanese Rela-
tions Committee of San Francisco. ano
the National Committee on American
Japanese Relations of New York. A
large number of prominent Americans
belonging to these organizations, to-
gether with other friends, honored our
committee in TOXIC with visit last
year, and we have made this trip to
return their courtesy
I'VE purpose before leaving for home
to spend a few days with the japanese
immigrants IN the Pacific States to
study their conditions and, wherever
practicable, to discuss with them pos
sible means and methods Of removing
, obstacles in the way of smooth and
cordial relations between them and their
American neighbors. We do not In any
way intend to revive any international
question of a controversial nature. Our
only intention Is to direct our attention
to such obstacles. if there be any. as
may be removable by voluntary endeav-
ors on the part of the individual Japa-
nese immigrants. In word, our chief
concern will be to study how their
assimilation TO American ways and
ideals may he most effectively pro-
moted.
"As our visit happens to be at time
when the worlds attention centres upon
the epoch making conference soon to
be held at Washington, 1t may not be
amiss for us TO say a word as to how
the Japanese people feel with regard TO
the conference. We can safely state
that our people fully realize its vast
significance in it's bearings upon peace
md progress, not only in the Pacific but
in the world at large. They ardently
desire that the conference will prove
an unqualified success and they hope
most sincerely that it may result in the
erection of q fabric of world peace or
foundation broad and strong enough
to withstand all attacks by forces OF
evil and mischief