Evening star., 1921-09-03
None Eager to Handle Dis
armament and Far East
Questions at Conference.
COUNT CHlNDA LIKELY
TO HEAD DELEGATION
Strong Sentiment Against America
as Result of Propaganda-Would
Call u. s. to Account.
BY JUNIUs b. WOOD.

BY JUNIUS b. WOOD.
| By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News
Copyright. 1921.
TOXIC, Japan, September 3.-The
mystery enshrouding Japan's delega-
ton to the disarmament conference at
| Washington is expected to be cleared
up when Count Chinda. who is ac-
companying the crown prince, arrives
here. The government is delaying
| the formal announcement Of the
personnel Of the delegation in the
hope that the veteran diplomat will
head it. Another peculiarly local con-
dition that does not exist In any
other country is dampening the ardor
of the Japanese statesmen who might
accept the high honor of membership
in the delegation. The delegates OF
no other country expect disapproval
at home and the finish OF their polit-
ical careers should they unworthily
represent their country. The dele
gates from Japan are confronted with
political suicide, regardless whether
they make justifiable failure or
brilliant success crowns their ardent
efforts.
Result Of Home Propaganda.
This peculiar condition is the OBJ
vious result of the consistently
chauvinistic home propaganda for the
and confidence. Whatever Japans
position. the result of the conference
will not fulfill the expectations al
ready aroused by unofficial agencies.
Japanese statesmen have not forgot
ten that the brilliant career of Prince
komura ended abruptly after he rep
resented the nati0n at the signing of
the treaty of Portsmouth.
What Japan received disappointed
the exaggerated expectations at
home, and. instead of a triumphal
reception when he returned, it was
komura ashore and protect their fell
low countryman. He died soon after.
broken in health and spirits.
Discussion Of Outcome.
Government officials are recovering
from their f1rt surprise today in ex-
pecting the conference to have bens-
ficial world-wide results: The atti-
papers-the Osaka Mainichi. the
Toxic Asahi, the Jill Chuo and the
Chugai Shogyo-has been consistent
ly sane: the socialistic Yomiuri be-
lieves all nations. including Japan.
capitalistic and hypocritical: the
Marquis Okuma. is wavering between
a patriotic desire that the conference
will help japan and the political hope
that the results of the conference
Will cleEHdlIy ulSCEeull TIE IlIH-
istry. The Yorodzu and the Kokumin
consider the conference a conspiracy
between the United States and Great
Britain against Japan's honor. the
Yorodzu contending that Japan should
devote all her energies to self de-
fense and the Kokumin urging prep
arations to "chastise the wayward.
selfish America, q second Germany"
The most talkative army offers. col
lege professors and other profesi
sional jingoists invariably belong to
the latter camp.
Strongly Against America.
Starting a fire is easier that prevent
ing a fire and the psychological result
of public sentiment among that part OF
the population aware Of the coming con-
ference is that they are strongly against
America and have a secondary grlev-
ance against Great Britain. They have
nothing particular against France, Italy
and China except that they are likely
to agree with America One newspaper
disposed of them with the explanation
that France, Italy and China are sec
ond-rate powers that should not have
been invited to the conference where
Japan, England and America are first
rate powers capable OF settling the
worlds affairs.
"Japan should call America to ccount
frequently. strongly and as persistently
as possible, so that America will be
practically silenced at the conference"
says the Yorodzu. 1T is unreasonable
that a land area SO large as America,
Indispensable to the existence or man
kind, should be monopolized by a single
country with a population so small as
that Of America"
Numerous suegestions Made.
Though suggestions are lacking as
to what Japan intends to do about
its own armament reduction, there
are numerous suggestions what ia
pan should propose to the other ma
lions to do. Seven jingoist profess
sors, some of them said TO pc ao-
an alarmist meeting. One suggests
that should America propose that
Japan evacuate Shantung, Japan
should demand that America abandon
the Philippines. Guam and Hawaii and
return america to the Indians. and
turn of Shantung. Japan should de-
mand the abandonment of Weihai-
wei and Hongkong. Others more
modest merely ask the razing of the
forts at the Panama canal, In the
Guam and Hawaii and
on the islands. Should America be
permitted to bring up Korea, Japan
should reta1iate by demanding a dis
cussion of Haiti and Mexico.
Mexican situation Disturbs Japan.
Since a local savant, evolved the
theory that the Mexicans are de-
scendants of the Japanese, Japan suf-
fers acutely- on account of the dis
turbed conditions in Mexico, though |
the Mexicans are unaware Of their |
Japanese ancestry. Seven professors |
believe that Japan ought to rescue !
the country from "Amercian unscrup-
and annex it to Japan by |
right of discovery and original set
tlement. Should America mention the |
Monroe doctrine, Japan ought to |
evoke q similar doctrine and refuse |
America the right of discussion in |
far eastern affairs.
Though conservative men respon. |
sible for Japan's welfare, nationally
and internationally, do not entertain
and do not voice any such ideas, il |
Is well known that the jingees are
these into the minds of |
the people. Naturally such a back |
ground at home does not lead to a |
rush for membership in the dele |
cation.
SWISS TO JOIN LOAN.
BERN, September At has been |
fecided by the Swiss government to |