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Armed Conflict Between u. S.
and Japan Will Not be
Tolerated.

could not tolerate an armed conflict
between the United States and Japan
over war. The dispute should be re-
,ferred to an international tribunal OF
the league of nations or some such
body"
So declared William Morris Hughes
premier of Austria in special in
terview with Universal Service today
on the problems on the Pacific. Pre-
mier Hughes was interviewed just be-
fore going with King George to watch
England play Austria at cricket.
.Yap is merely barren rock IN
the Pacific" the premier said. Meth
.er of the disputants claims possession
ito the exclusion of other powers.
.It is essentially question for ar
bitration. The Monroe doctrine does
not operate in this case as it would
If the territory were a part OF the
American continent. The Alabama
Claims, the Behring Sea and Alaskan
boundary questions were much more
than Yap, but they were
all settled successfully by arbltra-
4tion.
Premier Hughes declined to ex-
press an opinion on the merits of the
conflicting viewpoints of the United
States and Japan, but Gin the interest
of historical accuracy" he said.
sI was seated few feet from Pres
.ident Wilson at Versailles when the
mandate awards were announced. de
entered no reservation to the decision
affecting Yap. The only mandate in
suspense was that over Nauru Island
which the British Imperial delegates
were left to settle among them
selves"
The premier expressed the hope
that the Anglo-Japanese treaty would
be renewed but with full regard Tor
American sentiment.
"Partly as result of the war
partly owing to the opening OF the
Panama Canal-the greatest world
problems have shifted to the Pacific"
Hughes continued. "The greatest
mass of the worlds population lives
in the east and in the states bordering
the Pacific.
Potentialities for Good or Evil.
Personally do not fear what is
hidden in the womb of the east. do
mot take the alarmist view of eastern
problems. Nevertheless it is the duty
of every statesman to recognize the
enormous potentialities for good and
evil in the progressive millions which
form the modern eastern races. This
is especially so since the industrial
development of China and japan has
.sowed the seeds of unrest.
German Danger Trifling.
"The danger that Europe faced
from a handful of German intrigues
was trifing compared with the Re
nascent millions in the east. l, there
fore hold that it is essential for
America, Australia and Canada to
achieve complete unity in their aims
and policies in all Pacific questions.
Near Forked Roads
"For all practical purposes such
unity now exists but we want it de-
veloped and safeguarded to the point
of certainty. Personally l believe that
we can adjust all questions with ia
pan on peaceful basis, but / should
like to utter the warning that we are
approaching the forked roads.
"We should be careful to continue
ITO walk together and to do nothing to
force the eastern and western races
ITO march along divergent paths. The
eastern races are different from the
western races but they are not neces-
sarily inferior. Australia does not
regard the japanese as inferior but as
a race apart with their own ideals.
1t is net desirable for America, Can
ada. and Australia to adopt a policy of
aloof superiority towards Japan"
Discussing immigration problems,
Hughes; said:
Immigration.
America. Canada and Australia
possess the incontestable right to
say who shall not be admitted to set
: tie their soil, hold their land and en-
Sjoysfull:rights; as citizens. No one can
contest that principle. Japan rigidly
adheres 'totitfin -her1own immigration
laws. She has actually deported Chi