The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-03
HUGHES WELCOMES DELEGATES FROM EMPIRE OF JAPAN
Come With Desire to Discuss Armament Limitation Ahead of Far East
 ern Problems
By Associated Press

| late today from the Pacific coast by special train. The party included Admiral T. Kato. minister of ma rlne; Prince Iyesato Tokugawa, pres ident of the House of Peers, and party, of advisors and experts.
 The delegation was met by Secre- i tary Hughes and Third Assistant Sec retary Bliss, representing the state department; Secretary Denby and As- | sistant Secretary Roosevelt of the navy department, and number of | other officials The Japanese dele l gation to the conference is now com plete. the first of any country to be completed by arrival here.
 It was the first time Secretary Hughes had gone to the Union sta 1 tion to meet any of the incoming delegates and cordial gretings were exchanged by him and other members of the American reception party with the Japanese delegates before the representatives of the two nations entered the Presidents room at the eastern end of the station.
 A brief halt was made there for photographs to be taken and then the military band sounded "attention" l anu tHc cavalry tIoopS lidSneu tnslf sabers In position of salute" The national anthems of the two coun- tries were played and then under cavalry escort the delegation pro ceeded In automobiles 10 the resi- dences reserved for them here. Favor Disarmament First The Japanese delegation arrived here. according to it's leaders, with the desire and hope of discussing first at the conference the questions of limitation of armament. and not far eastern problems. The Japanese viewpoint, It was explained, was that Pacific and far eastern questions might prove full of difficulties and 1T taken up first tho progress of the negotiations might be delayed
 The pleasant Journey across the continent from Seattle was in strik- ing contrast 10 the stormy voyage across the Pacific and was tonic to the somewhat racked bodies of the delegates who had travelled without Interruption for 19 days As far as possible secrecy was maintained as to the intinerary across the eonti- nent, precautions being taken be- cause of letters which had been re- ceived signed by Koreans
 Every member of the party ex- pressed charm at the official wel- come and just before arriving at washington. Prince Toku.gawa said to the correspondent of the Assoei- ated Press:
 T intend to devote myself to tba rsuse of removing any mfs,,,,e ,eser- standing that may exist between our countries. We should know each other better and cooperate"
 Can't Offer Solution i Tn discussing Just before arriving at Washington the question of China. pr. kiroku Hayashi, general co,in sellor to the Japanese ministry of foreign affairs and chief advisor to the conference delegation, said:
 He would be bold. indeed who would venture to offer solution of the great problem of China, but there are two thoughts that occur to me in that connection"
 Ills first suggestion was that the powers should agree to cease their rivalry in China, and act in concert on all matters pertaining to that country, and his second was that the powers should make up their minds to be patient, immensely patient. with China.
 There is an old Chinese proverb." Dr. Hayashi said, which declares that China must control foreigners by utilizing foreigners. or to translate the expression literally, otherwise she must master the barbarians with the help of the barbarians. That pol ley she follows with skill and clever ness. Just as Turkey has in the past played England against Russia and England against Germany, and as tlat play led to the ruin of Turkey so will the powers rivalry in China lead to the collapse of that country if not corrected in time.
 Must Act as Unit
 The salvation of China. there- fore. lies in bringing her to the real ization that the rest of the world will act as unit in dealing with her. To begin with. let the powers have enough of sef-deniai not to give themselves up to vain disputes among themselves, and the next posi- tive step in that direction is the in- ternational consortium as shown by u at In financial affairs. China has not yet accepted the consortium agreement, and personally 1 do not believe that she would ever accept the idea of general international con trol which someone has brought for ward as possible solution of the general Chinese problem. 1nterna- tional control. moreover. must be lacked by armed force if necessary, and what powers in these days would be disposed to send armies to China? Would the powers give Japan the mandate to do so? If they would Japan will certainly hesitate to ac- copt this dangerous mission. Of the 1 danger of such an undertaking Japan ' has learned enough"
 Dr. Hayashi declared that the con tention by some critics that Japan secretly desired a weak and dsor- ganized China was a falsity. An or derly China was necessary to Japan, politically and commercially. he in- sisted adding that he believed Japan would subscribe to any rational plan to secure it. But Japan, he said, would look with extreme disfavor upon any group of western powers obtaining a dominancy in China to the exclusion of Japan.
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