Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-04-12
MAKE ANGLO
JAP ANESE PACT
TO LIKING U. 5.
Premier Hughes Adj
vice Before Australian
Parliament
Sees Danger in Naval Rivalry
on Pacific - Con d e m n s
League-Says Only Way to
Prevent War is to Turn Back
on it

New York, April 1.-THE text of the
speech made last Wednesday in the
Australian parliament by Premier
Hughes, in which he advocates Ienewal
of the Anglo-Japanese treaty in form
agreeable to the United States. was
made public here today by the Aus
tralan high commissioner.
Warning of naval rivalry on the Pa
cific, Premier Hughes appealed for an
"alliance-an understanding between
the two great branches of the English
speaking peoples" and declared that
modified if need be, should be sought
at the British imperial conference of
dominion prime ministers in London
next June.
In his address, which was regarded
as one of the frankest discussions Of
international relations on the Pacific
ever carried on in the Australian par
Lament. Premier Hughes dealt with
Japanese affairs.
He said in part:
The bearing of the Japanese treaty
upon the naval defense OF the empire
is obvious. AS we have seen lately.
there has been much talk of strained
relations between the United States
and Japan. Now. in that lie the germs
af great trouble--possibilities Of in
finite disaster to this world.
what is the hope of the world ?
AS I see it, it is an alliance-an I'M
derstanding between the two great
branches of the English-speaking peo-
pies. Now: Here is our dilemma.
Our safety lies in a renewal of the
Anglo-J Japanese treaty, yet that treaty
is anathema to Americans. America
has said that she must have the
greatest navy in the world-tlat she
must have a navy sufficiently strons
to defend herself. To defend herself
against whom? She has left the
world in no doubt, or in very little
doubt, as to whom. We not only have
no quarrel with America. we have no
quarrel with Japan. We have our
ideals-Japan has hers. There is
room in the world for both of US. We
want to live on terms of amity with
all nations of the earth.
zone reason why Americans want
the strongest navy in the world is tina,
they have such a great coast line to
defend. But we have a coat line near
ly three times as long as that of
America. They have over 100000, 900
of people with which to defend a coun-
try slightly smaller in size and only
vulnerable on the sea on two sides.
Even when one comes to the alleged
causes of disputes and of difficulties
between Japan and America those diff
ferences appear to be trivial compared
with the tremendous evil which war
would inf1ict upon both nations
What do the Japanese want? They
want to hold land in America and the
right to enter the United States. Our
attitude is very much like that of the
people of the western states of Amer
lea towards Japan
1t is utterly wrong for the JAPAN
ese people to think that because we
nave passed certain laws we regard
them as our interiors. We admire
their bravery and their patriotism and
we stand amongst those who are
loudest in admiration of their manifi-
cent achievements, for no other ma
ton has advanced so far in so short
a time.
But as l had the honor of telling
japanese representatives at the peace
conference, while we were friends of
Japan and while we considered them
the equals of ourselves, we do not al
ways invite our friends into the
house.
our treatment of the Japanese will
compare quite favorably, think, with
their treatment Of foreigners in gen
eral. The Japanese are so intensely
patriotic that they do not recognize
naturalization by any country as de-
Matchmaking any Japanese. A Janan-
csc, no matter what he does, cannot
divest himself of his nationality.
These are the main grounds of the
differences of opinion between the
United States and Japan. y 1T is
the bounden duty of Australia to use
eevry means at her disposal to effect
such modus vivendi as will secure
renewal of Anglo-Japanese treaty
In form agreeable to the United
States. Whether she is party to il
or not, is not so material so long as
she accepts it and does not regard the
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