The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-09-02
Japanese Opinions
On Disarmament of
Nations Are Varied

TOKYO, Sept. 14-(By the Associ
ated Press)--Referring to Japan's at
titude at the Washington conference
the leading commercial organ, Chugat
Shogyo, declares that Japan's accept
ance of President Harding's invita-
ton seems to have elected in the
American press various conjectures
as to her real intentions. 1t should
be understood clearly. however, thai
Japan's reservation is due to the con
sideration that a recapitulation at the
Pacific conference of matters thai
been agreed upon among various
countries will needlessly widen the
scope of the conference and is liable
to cause disputes and complications
This will not be the way, in the
newspapers opinion, to reach disarm
ment, which is the ultimate object OF
the conference. For this purpose,
Japan desires to leave China and the
Siberian question outside the scope OF
the conference. In view of this fact, II
is desirable that the United States
should agree to the holding of a pre-
liminary conference a soon as posi-
BILE so that the subjects may be dis.
cussed frankly and unreservidly.
KOBE, Japan, Sept. 1-(By the AS.
sociated Press)-The Japan Chroni-
Gle British owned English newspaper
discussing the Washington confer
ences say that it is difficult to see
that anything substantial will be &C.
complished because Japan enters the
conference unwillingly and most OF
the powers participating ire animal.
ed rather by the financial difficulties
involved in the present armament
competition than by any real change
OF heart and are as much ~disinclined
as Japan to review or revise the policy
which abs brought the civilized world
into the present mess"
ALREADY there is evident a tenden.
cy to limit as much as possible the
scope of the conference for fear of
the consequences of failure" the pa.
per continued. "The Washington con.
ference offers a last opportunity to
the statesmen of the old order to set
themselves right with the world. If
1t fails-if the statesmen assembled
cannot agree on a scheme by which
the millstones of ornaments will be
removed from the necks of the people,
then the end of the present dispense
ton is approaching.
Revolution will sweep away the eX.
listing order-a revolution from which
Japan will be more immune than the
countries of the West and which will
involve America as well as Europe,
wiping out the present organization
of society amidst much pain and
travail under which the civilization
may itself succumb. Those states.
men who have vision must realize
that the approaching conference will
constitute the parting of the ways,
ton or revolution?
VLADIvOSTOK, Sept. BY the
Associated Press)-The young men OF
Kanazawa district are reported by the
Kokusai News Agency to be in a
state of excitement as the result OF
an Instructive speech" delivered by
Major Mochizuki to a gathering OF
reservists in which the officer declar.
ed that Limitation of ornaments is
an impossibility" and that Mr.. Ozaki
the champion of disarmament, is a
TRAITOR"
The young men Immediately held a
meeting of their own, passed a resolu.
tion condemning the majors speech
and sent a written representation to
the val minister to take the major to
task for making "imprudent remarks
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