Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-11-04
INEQUALITIES Of
NATIONS ARE BAR
To FINAL PEACE
Japanese Premier Declares
That When One Nation
Sets Up Barriers Causes
of War Still Exist.
(By The Associated Pscss)

of war will not be removed entireiy
until the existing inequalities
among nations are removed. wrote
Premier Hara in the latest NUM-
Der of the Diplomatic REVIEW,
The prime minister was discussing
what he called Japan's peace pol
lev. His remarks created interest
because of the approaching wash
ington conference.
So long as one race or people,
the premier continued, sticks to its
traditional conceit, looks down
upon other races or peoples. sets
up unwarrantable barriers Or
metes out discriminatory treat
ment 1t can hardly be said that
the causes of war have ceased TO
exist.
He believed the essential condi-
tons to world peace to include
that no race shall adopt measures
calculated to compel the suicide or
another race, that perfect equality
Is essential to their existence and
elevation and that the supply OF
materials necessary for the cloth
ing, feeding and residence of man
kind be distributed among the
nations as equally as possible. He
added. an other words, the une-
aual distribution of the necessary
supplies of life among the nations
owing to the selfish desires of one
nation, or nations. will constitute
serious menace to peace"
Mr.. Hara went on: at Is true
that there are differences among
all races of the world In the color
of their skin, their physique, theie
customs and manners, their Ian
guages, their religious beliefs, etc,
but these differences do not con-
stitute a danger to peace. What
really tends to discord is the dis
eriminatory treatment or the un-
necessary barriers adopted on the
plea of these differences.
when Japan was aroused from
her exclusion extending over sew
eral centuries, some of the great
powers had already been com.
fortably esconced in different parts
of the world, and they were be-
ginning to bring their Irresistible
influence to bear on the countries
of the Far East. If Japan had
failed to hold her position firmly,
1t is not at all improbable that she
might have lost her existence. As
1t was, however, Japan endeavored
to maintain her position in the
face of great difficulties and at
last she has been enabled to de-
velop as great power in the
East"
After referring to the worlds
admission that Japan Is one of the
five great powers. and pointing out
that as one Of the leading mem
bers of the league of nations she
has been entrusted with the main
tenanee of the peace of the Far
East, Mr.. Hara affirmed that IT
should be borne In mind that "the
real position of Japan in interna-
| tional politics Is far behind that
| of the other powers and 1t would
be great mistake to think that
she really deserves the position as
signed to her.
Japan's goal should be to re-
move international inequalities, he
said. Japan's population is stead
lily increasing and the country is
suffering more and more from tho
scarcity Of her food supply.
He continued; eff the whole eff
forts of nation must be devoted
to the obtaining of food and II
no surplus energies are left for the
advancement of civilization, the
| future Of that nation is gloomy in
deed. The Japanese nation is face
to face with such situation. 1t Ia,
therefore, necessary that the ma.
| ton entrusted with the task Of
| East should he immune from such
troubles For this reason the
| throwing open of the world to all
| corners il one of the essential con-
ditions of permanent peace. | do
| not necessarily insist on an uncon-
ditional throwing, open of tho
world, hut it should at least he
thrown open so that the free. un-
restricted transportation of all
supplies may be facilitated by the
removal of all artificial economic
barriers and the security of living
may be guaranteed. In other
words, the security of food supply,
clothing and dwelling should be
guaranteed to all the nations of
the world, weak and strong alike,
50 that equal opportunity may be
given them for the enjoyment
OF happiness Incidental to the ex-
istence of mankind"
Japan" the premier wrote,
| was ever ready to enter into a
perfect understanding with the
United States without whom no
work of international import can
be accomplished. 1t Is clear that
reapproachment between the
United States. Great Britain and
Japan will have the effect of re-
moving the causes of unrest in the
world and of guaranteeing its per-
manent peace"
After insisting that Japan want
ed to see reconstructed and solid
China and that Japan's only ambi-
ton in Siberia was the restoration
of her economic activities, Mr..
Hara said that Japan's foreign
| policy is based on international
justice and friendly cooperation
with the powers.
He concluded: eat the Wash
inston conference, we are pre-
pared to discuss such fundamen-
tai theories as are necessary to Sc
cure the opening of the world to
all the races, the removal of arti-
fetal barriers and the security Of
lie for mankind and to work for
/ q n tDa tN.