The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-06-12
.ARb|TRATE,
HIS ADVICE
To AMERICA
Hughes Sees World Menace In
Pacific Dispute-Wants U.
S.-Japan Row Up to Board.
By ROBERT J. PREV.
Universal Service.


LONDON, June 12.-"Civiliza-
ton could not tolerate an armed
conflict between the United States
and Japan over zap. The dispute
should be referred to an information
al tribunal of the League of Ma
lions, or some such body"
WILSON WAS SILENT.
30 declared William Morris Hughes,
premier of Australia. in a special in
terview with Universal Service yes
terday on the problems of the Pacific.
Nbefore going with King George to
watch England play Australia at
crockett.
Pacific" the premier said. Neither Of
the disputants claims possession to
the exclusion of other powers.
1t Is essentially a question for
arbitration. The Monroe Doctrine does
not operate in this case as II would
II the territory were part of the
American continent. The Alabama
claims and the Behring sea and Alas
kan boundary questions were much
more important than zap, but they
were all settled successfully by arbi-
tration."
Premier Hughes declined to express
an opinion on the merits of the con-
nicting viewpoints of the United
States and Japan, but "in the interests
OF historical accuracy" he said:
II was seated few feet from Presi-
dent Wilson at Versailles when the
mandate awards were announced. He
entered no reservation to the decision
affecting zap. The only mandate in
suspense was that over Nauru Island.
which the British Imperial delegates
were left to settle among themselves"
The premier expressed the hope
that the Anglo-Japanese treaty would
be renewed. but with full regard for
American sentiment.
PACIFIC is STORM CENTER
Partly as a result OF the war
partly owing to the opening of the
Panama Canal-the greatest world
Hughes continued. 1.-THE greatest
mass of tho worlds population lives
in the East and in the States border
ing the Pacific.
personally do not fear what IL
hidden in the womb Of the East I
do not take the alarmist view of
Eastern problems. Neverth eiess It 10
ognize the enormous potentialities
for good and evil in the progressive
millions which form the modern East
ern races. This Is especially so since
the Industrial development of China
and Japan has sowed tho seeds of
unrest
''The danger that Europe faced from
a handful of German intrisuers was
trif1ing compared with the possfbfli-
81 ha n
lions in the East I therefore hold
that II is ESSENTIAL for America, Aus
tralia, and Canada TO achieve a com
plete unity in their aims and policies
in all Pacific questions.
For all practical purposes such
unity now exists, but we want II de-
veloped and safeguarded to the point
of certainty Personally believe
that we can adjust all questions with
Japan on a peaceful basis, but I
should like to utter the warning that
we are approaching the forked roads.
sHUNs SUPERIORITY.
we should be careful to continue to
walk together and to do nothing to
force the Eastern and Western races
TO march along divergent paths. The
Eastern races are different from the
Western races, but they are not neoes-
partly inferior. Australia does not
regard the Japanese as inferior. but
as a race part, with their own ideals.
It Is not desirable for American. Can
| ada and Australia to adopt a policy
4 of aloof superiority toward Japan"
Discussing immigration problems,
Hughes saidi
AMERICAS FIRST RIGHT. j
America Canada and Australia
possess the incontestable right to say
ywho shall and shall not be admitted
70 settle on their soil. hold their land,
and enjoy full rights as citizens. No
ono can contest that principle. japan
rfgidly adheres to IL in her own I'M
migration laws. She has actually de-
ported Chinese settlers from Japansse
soil.
Tho United States has always
!, exercised her unohallenged right
/ not to admit, at her own discretion,
men and women Of any nationality
or race. At Ellis Island. English
men, Frenchmen. italians, Germans,
can be refused admission TO Amer
ica. and they have no redress. Such
statutory exceptions as may exist
20 that rule regarding the admission
Of western peoples could be abro-
gated by Congress within few
houra and nona could contest Amer