The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-11-16

Tokio. Nov. 16.-Japanese leaders
 their chief interest toward the Amer
 jean capital. While Japan ranks
 first for the number of emissaries
 now in the United States, her mis-
 sions number three, there are, never
 theqess, many. former leaders and men
 still active in governmental affairs
 who must watch the developments of meeting vital to Japan, through
 the cables sent from the United States.
 I It is possible by views given before
 the delegates left, and by the views of leaders who remained at home, to get some idea of Japan's hopes for l posiun1 of views of Japan's leaders | brings out several expressions com 1 mon to all, several attitudes which may bear criticism, but at the same ! time they exhibit hope that the forth | coming meeting will give Japan an | opportunity to clear herself before | the Powers, and also sincere desire 1 that Japan may benefit by a geeral l agreement to reduce the burden Of 1 armaments
 l I have before me the opinions of
 House of Peers, leading Japanese del | egate; of General Tanaka, who may be- sadd to represet the militartsts i here; sized statements from Viscount
 shbbusawa, Viscount Kanelzo, the lat | ter president of the American-Japan Society; from Baron Goto. Mayor of Tokio; from men like Ozaki. Bunji | Sutuki, labor leader Marquis Oku- \ ma and others. Outstanding in these | opinions Is a spirit of hope that Ja- l pan, in common with other nations, | ton; that Japan's educational pro ] lgram-neglected of late in favor of battleship building-Japan's construc l tive needs may be taken up now, and armaments put aside.
 Japan Misunderstood. ! 5s 1r I, Gfo I ments of Japan's public men ten dency to claim that Japan has been
 misunderstood In the past, some of those quoted taking the attitude that Japan will explain her case at the conference, while others maintain that many Powers, in mtsinterpretfng Japan, have erred. and Japan is not called upon to plead a case to these nations. Some take the case of China and tell of campaign of slan- der against Japan; some are doubtful | about the motives of the United States in calling the conference. But after opinions have been expressed, all come finally to the sentence where they express a hope that if the na- for disarmament. all will be aided in
 bringing about the end in view
 Prince Tokugawa. leader of the the men who wfH sit in the confer 1 ence are all men of high powers there is room for optimism about the outcome of this great meeting. There
 are selfish politicians and agftators in | both the United States and Japan; these men must be guarded against. Writers in both Japan and America
 tween America and Japan and "A 1 Dream of War Between the United States and Japan For my part l ] cannot dream of such war. I be- i iieva it argues well for the success | of the conference that at least one
 of the delegates thereof. namely my | self. has ever even entered into a state of mind which would make an l American Japanese war possible" 1 Prince Asks Faith.
 The last word Japan has had from Prince Tokugawa came just as his ship, the Kasflima Maru was leaving ] the wireless zone of Japan. He in structed the wireless operator to send 1 a message to the Japanese people as i follows:
 | can send wireless messages to the Japanese people we wish to ask them ! again to have faith in the Washing- ton Conference. Much that can be 1 accomplished there depends on the | attitude of the people at home. And | the Japanese delegates are asking for
 a united country for disarmament
 throughout the Empire of Japan ,ViScount Shibusawa is known in the United States as one who has long
 been interested in the cause of
 peace This veteran Japanese diplo-
 
 Everything depends on the dele gates to Washington and their gen | eral attitude. If they negotiate in
 conciMatory spirit in the int terests of permanent peace the conference will bring good results. If on the con trary, they are selfish in persisting in their own claims there will be clash | of interests. Modern statesmen in many cases are sagacfous enough, but when 1t comes to justice they are of ten lacking
 Two men who might be aligned as leaders of opposite beliefs are Gen
 era1 Tanaka. former Minister of War. l no wa leader of the army group in Japan. and Yukio Ozaki. a visitor to Washington in the Taft adninistra- tion, former Mayor of Tolxio and 1 Minister of Hstice and now the out | standing leader for disarmament in J Japan General Tanalza says:
 'sThe conference will afford Japan
 excellent opportunity to explain
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