The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-12
By Associated Press


 New York, April 1.-The text of the speech made last Wednesday in the Aus tralian parliament by Premier Hughes In which he advocates renewal of the Angio-Japanese treaty in form agree able to the United States, was made pub lie here today by the Australian high l commissioner.
 Warning of naval rivalry on the Pa cific, Premier Hughes appealed for "an alliance-an understanding between the two great branches of the English speaking peoples" and declared that re- newai of the Anglo-Japanese treaty. modified if need be, should be sought at the British imperial conference of do- minion prime ministers in London next June.
 Tn his address, which was regarded as one of the frankest discussions of in- ternational relations on the Pacific ever | carried on in the Australian parliament. Premier Hughes dealt with Japanese American affairs
 He said in part:
 The bearing of the Japanese treaty upon the naval defense of the empire is obvious. As we have seen lately, there has been much talk of strained relations between the United States and Japan. Now, in that lie the germs of great trouble-possibilties of infinite disaster to this world
 HOPE OF WORLD What is the hope of the world? AS see it 1t is an slliance-an understand- ing between the great branches of the English-speaking peoples. Now, here is our dilemma. Our safety lies in a re- newal of the Anglo-Japanese treaty. yet that treaty Is anathema to Americans. America has said that she must ha vo the greatest navy in the world-that she mus have navy sufficiently strong to defend herself. To defend herself against whom? She has left the world in no doubt, or in very little doubt, as to whom. We not only have no quarrel with America, we have no quarrel with Japan. We have our ideals-Japan has hers. There is room in the world for | both of us. We want to live oil terms of amity with all nations of the earth.
 One reason why Americans want the strongest navy in the world is that they have such great coast line to defend ! But we have coast line nearly three times as long as that of America. They have over 1oo.0oo,ooo of peoples with which to defend a country slightly smaller in | otZt dHu OfitN Nui1ttdDlt OH the Se6 or two sides.
 DIFFERENCES TRIVIAL
 Even when one comes to the alleged causes of disputes and of difficulties be- tween Japan and America these differ. erces appear to be trivial, compared witt 1 the tremendous evil which war would infict upon both nations
 What do the Japanese want? They want to hold land in America and tht | vio o~,t to ~xta hn Tn;t Ct,t nti, attitude is very much like that of tht toward Japanese.
 'It is utterly wrong for the Japanest people to think that because we have passed certain laws we regard them as our interiors. We admire their bravery and their patriotism, and we stand amongst those who are loudest in adm;ra- tion of their magnificent achievements for no other nation has advanced so far | in so short a time. But, as I had the honor of telling Japanese representatives at the peace conference, while we were friends oi Japan, and while we considered them the equals of ourselves, we do not al ways invite our friends into our house
 TREATMENT OF LAPS Our treatment of the Japanese wll f compare quite favorably, I think, witt their treatment of foreigners in general The Japanese are so intensely patriotic that they do not recognize naturalization | by any country as denationalizing any Japanese. Japanese, no matter whai he does cannot divest himself of his nationality.
 These are the main grounds of the differences of opinion between the United States and Japan. |. . It is the | determination of Australia to use every