New-York tribune., 1921-11-20
War Between Japan and America \
Is Unthinkable, Says Shibusawa
yscount Declares Growth of Hostile Fee
Inexcusable and Disaster His People
and to World Confident Differences Will Be Adjusted

customs, manners ard religion, insy,,
ably must cause early difacu,H..
Japan knows that Japanese do not ~.
ily assimilate American modes Of m.
"In other words, in the develonr.,.
Of the California situation the n.,...
now has reached that point at vii,
each side principally sees the otb.y.
faults.
at is not improbable that there r,,
have been mistakes upon both side.
cheerfully admit that there have b..,
mistakes upon the japanese side.
Japanese VINO are completely van
informed assure me that thcrs ~.
some points in the American procedp,.
which need improvement or arael,o,,
ticn.
Surely these two nations have ui,a,
broad enough, have imaginaticns k..,
enough, have energy and good NIL
enough to study these points on botb
sides with full impartiality and 70 eo-.
rect what errors need correction With.
out quarreling over things which e,,-
lily might be remedied.
Eventually the Calfornians As,,,
to see the doubtless real danger With.
would be involved in an unrsstriets
acceptation of Japanese labor n d.
California labor market, and the rsrslt
was the so-callcd 'Gentlemen's Axrss.
ment' of 1907, limiting Japanese sni.
grafton Of laborers to tho Unitsa
States.
"But many Japanese already vs,,
upon the ground, and their favorable
economic status continually reused new
antagouisms.
Japanese Not ReconciIed
To California Situation
asked the viscount If the JapansH
at home had become at all reconciled
to the California situation as It stands.
He answered, frankly:
"No," said he, "they arc not They
are not reconciled. Tho present situa-
ton Of the Japanese in Californis is
most unfortunate. Tlaey are lsboring
under many difficulties.
"The japanese at home feel that
the Japanese in California are being
treated rather harshly, rather disa-
greeably.
"This being true, there naturally may
come somc resentment, or at least
some restlessness, in the feeling Of tbs
Japanese at home toward Californis
and, therefore, toward the United
States.
"Of course, if the Japanese In Cali
fornia commit faults then the Japanese
in Japan will not blame the Califor-
mans in correcting them.
"But my advice to the japanese IN
California has been and is that thsy
speedily shall adopt American wsys
American thoughts, American customs;
that they shall ceass to hold clan
nishly together; that they shall en-
deavor to become an integral part Of
VIC lilo Nu1Cu oo1IouAuo bASsn 8Atu SN>
hold themselves aloof in wholly sep
arate communities.
But, even though the Japsness sr-
deavor to do this, naturally they viii
feel badly if the people of Californis
make all sorts of special restrictions
against them.
Prejudice on Coast More
Economic Than Racial
81 believe, as I have said, that The
prejudice against the Japanese In Cali
fornia is far more economic than
racial. But, at present, the CaliSor-
ians dislike the Japanese. Tho Jap
anese dislike those who dislike them
That is human nature.
"In this, some think, lies q mis-
fortune, but, perhaps, they argue, also
there may lie in it some solution OF
the difficulty, for, they say, it shows
that now there is not any chance that
Japanese will think of permanently
making homes in California. They
argue that no man makes home where
he dislikes and is disliked. They hold
that all Japanese now feel that thsy
are merely temporary residents in h'
United States.
"This is wrong. shall tell the Jap
anese of California, when ] go back
there, that those born in California are
really Americans and must adopt tns
customs and ideals OF the United
States.
"They must invest their money III
this country; they must work for tne
state in which they live. If they Du'
follow this course they viii thus solve
the economic differences which no"
give them advantages. They must no'
separate themselves as they do now
|. Of the action of his country &C 'hs
Washington conference the Viscouas
naturally would make no predictions
Japan" he said, "like the Unieea
States, now is numerically burdenea
by the great cost of armament. ~
would be absurd to think that Japan
would not be glad to get out from u''
der this great weight.
with regard to that, however, ha's
this to say, of course: No one na''o"
can stop arming if all others keep II W.
"If England, America, France sn'
the others make agreements IN ta''
matter, am certain that the Japani''