Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-06-27

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EDITORIAL
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Prsparsd 1xelssivsly Ter The xEibsnA
TodaEs Subject:
TALKING THINGS OVER
WITH JAPAN.
The direct negotiations" now going
on between Secretary Hughes and the
japanese ambassador in Washington
are hailed by the newspapers almost
without exception as the beginning OF
the end of the misunderstanding that
have arisen between Japan and the
United States and magnified to war
rumors by certain elements in both
countries. While there are few writ
ers who would prefer to see the ques-
lions "threshed out by the League Of
Nations for the most part there is
sympathetic response to the idea of
talking matters over man to man."
The Chattanooga Times (1nd. DEM
is among those who feel that the case
Of the United States is seriously hand
icapped because we are not in the
league. Japan, knowing that because
we did not join in the covenant we
cannot secure the cooperation of our
former allies in the war;" the Times
suggests, might provoke us into hos
Titles; however, "the people win sup
port Secretary Hughes in any effort
he may make to bring about more am
icable relations between the two coun-
tries" A similar spirit is apparent in
the comment of the Newark News
(Ind.) when it says:
by direct negotiation Secretary
Hughes may be able to take some of the
kinks out of our relations with Japan,
but how far he is prepared to 60 along
the path that ignores the Versailles
treaty which Japan has signed and
the League of Nations of which Japan
is q MEMBER"
Favoring the step but questioning
it's motives the Pittsburgh Sun (Dem.)
remarks that the action is due more
to desire on the part of Washington
to avoid recognizing the league than
desire to speed settlement, in no way
affects the ISSUE" and IF the nego-
tiations fail the league will remain as
a natural recourse, which Mr. Harding
anu Aui. au2ueS VIII udIuly ignore.
This attitude is challenged by the Man
chester Union Und Rep.) which has
an idea that good deal more is to be
got out of this way of doing things
than can be hoped for by following the
circuitous route through the supreme
council and the League of Nations
Already. news OF the conversations is
such that the Union sees "a spirit of
compromise on both sides of the Pa
cific''
The Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph
(Rep) holds similar view, declaring
that there is no reason why we can
not get together with Japan and en-
ter on new EZRA of good feeling"
without the aid or consent of any
other nations. Indeed, Americans will
be better satisfied with an adjustment
made By the japanese ambassador and
Secretary Hughes" says the Pitts
burgh Leader prog. Rep than if
the several questions, especially that
relating to Zap. were thown into the
supreme council These converse
tons. the Leader predicts. will doubt
We have never stood in the shadow of
military danger from Japan"
Direct craftsmanship is a solution
to many of the troubles that nations
are heir to" says the Florida Metro
polls (Dem.) and means certain dis
appointment to "the alarmists. that
class that howls wolf every time a
black speck appears in the sky" The
attempts to put this method into prac-
tice will be found fault with by mo-
body says the Des Moines Register
lind. Rep.) except one with direct
desire to prevent good relations be-
tween Japan and America.
While most of the papers express no
doubt that the two statesmen will be
able,' as the Sioux City Journal fRep.1
puts it, ito dissipate all causes of
friction between the two countries"
some object to the fact that discussion
OF the Shantung question is on the
'agenda" This is a matter. asserts
the Florida Times Union (Dem) FOR
settlement between China and Japan
and, adds the eSlahoma Oklahoman
(Dem.) mot of direct interest to this
country for If it is to be the policy
of the United States to maintain a
hands off policy in regard to Euro
pean and Asiatic affairs. the American
government should not discuss the
Shantung problem
The significance of the informal par
leys in the light of the much demanded
tri-partite conference on the subject
of reduction of naval ornaments is
discussed with considerable optimism
by some of the newspapers. among
them the Norfolk Ledger Dispatch
lind. Dem. J.. which says:
1T the more or less acute cues
tons between the two powers are got
out Of the way. especially if that is ac-
complished without interposition of
other powers, the problem of limita-
ton of armament will be. or should be.
settled without great difficulty. And
it appears likely from the reports that
these troublesome questions will be
settled
The Atlanta Journal (Dem.) also
takes the position that Japan is now in
the receptive mood to accept the sug
gestions for checking the naval race
for "a power that seriously contem-
plated equalling our maritime strength,
much less exceeding it. could never af-
ford to take Japan's present attitude"
The New York Mail Ind) also looks !