South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-11-07
GREAT FARLEY
MUST RECKON
WITH FAR EAST
Critical Political. Economical
and Foreign Situations
Confront Delegates.
LEADERS ARE D0UBTFUH
Yet Real Nation" Seems To
Regard Peace With L. 5.
Most Essential"

WASHINGTON, Nov. Japaa
enters the week OF the opening %
the armament conference with a
critical political situation at home.
with a national economic situation
that is causing her leaders appre-
hension and with her relations With
foreign powers. particularly the
United States. Great Britain aud
China, viewed BY her foreign office
as at least open 20 Improvement
Many Of the ablest japanese are
now either I'm washington or IN
other parts OF the United States en-
gagged in the task of helping their
country find its true place IN the
world
Japan Fails TO Realize.
The present situation is frankly
attributed BY responsible japanese
10 the fact that IN her rapid alb
sorption OF western civilization Ja-
pan has not realized the inevitabls
effect OF that civilization upon her
own countrymen. who have awaken
ed to a spirit OF liberalism and ara
/ der. anding more from the state as
4 individuals.
Developed into an Industrial ma
ton from an agricultural one. Ja-
/ pan, more and more dependent upon
/ her industrial workers. Is finding
them almost Unsuitable in their de-
mands and recalcitrant az a time
when the cost OF living IS higher
than IN any other country and when
/ the oountry's manufactured prod
ucts are with difficulty finding a
world market in competition with
! those Of other countries where labor
/ is cheaper. where thrift has becOms
a habit and where the ~orkman's
efficiency is greater.
The industrial situation In Japan
is believed to be a cause OF the pre-
vailing unrest.
People Are Dissatisfied.
In foreign political relations, tbs
Japanese people as n whole are en-
tireIy dissatisfied with the trend Of
affairs between their country and
the United States. vorybody seems
to realize the vague estrangement
that has developed since the epoch
of the Russo-Japanese war. when
the Japanese felt that they enjoyed
the sympathy and approval Of the
/ American people.
one great cause of that estrange-
ment. japanese explain, IS the fact
/ that Il was the United States that
| constantly protested as japan from
time TO time made political mOve9
in connection with her expansion IL
the far east The effect OF this wRS
TO produce upon Japanese minds th.s
impression that America. and Amer
lea alone. was becoming Jealous %
Japan's swift ascendancy IN the
world and was attempting 20 check
it This idea is frequently voiced IN
the press OF Japan. where politi4
clans claim their country has done
no more than other nations IN tho
past.
There is reason to believe that the
! coming Of so many representative
Japanese 10 the United States rep
reseuts. for one thing a sincere ef~
fort 10 get into touch with the vest
because Japan, associated with tha
occident for scarcely more than q
half century. has come 10 tho resik-
zation that her knowledge Of the
occldent and all that Il stands for "a
insufficient she Is. 81 IS understood
ready to submit her case frankly 20
representatives. OF the poNt dh5NiLA~
hled at Washington The Toxic cOrS
respondent Of the Associated PreSa
has been assured by responslbie
spokesman that. however much waf
talk may be INDUCED IN by sense
tional japanese the real Japan
knows the necessity and urgency %
removing any feeling OF estrango4
rnent and OF returning % the earlise
days Of friendly cooperation.
War Held Unthinkable.
Business leaders during the voye
age across the Pacific enroute q
( Washington said:
War with the United States -
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