The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-11-20
Japan's Leaders Hope
Washington Conference
Will Prove Successful

can send wireless measagea to tho
Japanese people We wish to ask
them TO have faith IN the washing
ton conference. Much that can he
accomplished there depends on the
attitude 81 the people at homo. And
the Japanese delegates are asking
Tor a united country for dislrma
mrnt throughout the empire OF
Japan"
Niscount Shibusawa Is known In
the United state as one who has long
been Interested IN the cause or
peace. This veteran Japanese dip
lomat and statesman recently said:
"Everythlng depends on tho dole
gates to Washington ana their gen
erai attitude. II they negotiate I'm a
cunciliaLury spirit In tho interests OF
permanent peace. tho conference
Will bring good results. H. on the
contrary, they are selfish In persist
ing I'm their own claims there viii be
a clash Of interests Modern states
men la many cases are slgaciuus
they are often lacking"
Two men who might be aligned az
lcadCra uf opposite beliefs are Cen
uril AAua ka. former minister of war
now a leader ot tho army group IN
Japan, and Nukto OEakI. a visitor
60 Washington In tho Taft admins
tratlou, former mayor OF Toxic and
minister of Justice. and now The Out
standing leader for diaarmA ment in
Japan. General Tanaka says
The conference will afford Japan
an excellent opportunity So cSpia.n
her position. There appear to have
been many misunderHtandiuEs re-
Eardius Japanese armamcuts. There
Is no need for Japan 60 be back
ward or dc!CrCUtiBl 20 any nation.
We must ho arughtfurward, .cA-
. planning our position iu no uncertain
I terms. ArmuucnIs differ with each
/ country. France has her reason
20 fear wars against Gcrmauy and
/ RuFsln. Eng and has. her colonies 20
/ protect, America has her problem
OF armamcuIs tu view ut her rcla-
/ iluns with Mexico, South America
Hud the South Sea islands. II Is i'm
possible tu dEuuss an problems with
uniformity I lepl that nations as.
/ scmbled at the conference should
take am attitude ut mutual cungcs.
/ Elon DO any agreement Ia 60 be
reached"
Ana Mr. Ozah says "Tho reason
+ ! had for fighting for armameuts ir
tho forty fourth session uf the mpc
rial Japanese diet was because | fcli
that some other country probably
. America. would Introduce such l
/ motion. And I desired 60 create the
prupvr atmosphere here, II is dift-
cult 20 say now with amy degree OF
1rplu"v just what will be tho out.
come al Washington. II an agree
WcUr is NOT reached IL Is quite like
J ly though that nations will tuke
up thyir work for increased armu-
mouts with greater enthusiasm than
cNlste a present and the people ui
different nations Will suffer as a
consequence
Marquis Okuma represents 20
some extent the prejudice 40 the
Japanese for thrr own nation. IIC
takes up tho attitude of China tu,
ward Japan and Ihe conference a.
follows Tho selfish and impudeut
attitude OF china toward Japaus
moves for peace tmcauing the Shan.
tuug cuncessions) must prove toe
much even Tor opPuughcaTtcd
Americans, Japan is coming TO the
Washington meeting with The best
do likewise, as 1 hope and believe
they will there is nothing 10 pre-
vent the achievement of tho much
desired International disarmament /
am VspCciailg glad that Japan Is "a
have an opportunity 70 convince the
world OF her love Of pence
From the counselor OF the foreign
Office, Dr. kiroku Hayashi, who is
now IN the United states awaiting
the opening OF the conference, comes
this statement:
How many Europeans and Ameri