Pueblo chieftain., 1921-11-07
The PUEBLO CHlEFTAIN
JAPAN FACES OPENING ARMS
MEETING IN CRITICAL SITUATION

Washington, ID. c., Nov. 6.-(By The
Associated Press)-Japan enters the
week of the opening of the armament
conference with a critical political sit
uation at home with O national
/ economic situation sthat is causing her
/ leaders apprehension and with her re-
lations with foreign powers, particular
| ly the United States, Great Britain
and China, viewed by her foreign Of
nee as at least open to improvement
Many of the ablest Japanese are
| either In Washington or in the United
States engaged in helping their coun-
! try find Its true place in the world.
| The situation is attributed by re-
sponsible Japanese to the fact that in
| her rapid absorption of western civil
| liZatton Japan has not realized the in
| evitable effort of that civilization on
her own countrymen who have awak-
ened to a spirit of liberalism and are
demanding more from the state.
Developed into an industrial nation
from an agricultural one, Japan more
and more dependent on her Industrial
workers is finding them almost in
satiable In their demands and re-
calcitrant at a time when the cost of
Iliving is higher than in any other
country and when the country's man
ufactured products are with difficulty,
finding world market in competition
with those of other countries, where
| labor is cheaper. where thrift Is a.
fciency is greater.
The industrial situation Is believed
to be cause of the unrest. In foreign
political relations, the Japanese as a
whole are dissatisfied with the trend
of affairs between their country and
the United States Everybody seems
to realize the vague estrangement
that has, developed since the Russo
Japanese war when the Japanese felt
they enjoyed the sympathy and ap-
proval of the American people.
One great cause of that estrange-
ment, Japan explain. Is the fact that 1t
was the United States that constantly
protested as Japan made political
moves In connection with her expan-
sion in the Far East
The effect of this was to produce on
japanese minds. the impression that
America was becoming jealous of
/ Japans swift ascendancy and waS at
tempting OF check it.
This idea is frequently voiced in
the press of Japan where politicians
claim their country has done no more
than other nations. There Is reason to
believe that the coming of so many
representative Japanese to the United
States represents for one thing, a
sincere effort to get In touch with the
west because Japan, associated with
the Occident for scarcely. more than
a half century has come to the realiza :
ton that her knowledge of the Occi-
utIl anu All tHdt II StdnuS IOT Is IN
sufficient. She is, 1t is understood
ready to submit her case frankly to
the representatives of the powers as
sembled at Washington.
The Toxic correspondent of The AS
ISOLATED Press has been assured by re-
sponslble spokesmen that however
much war talk may be INDUCED In by
sensational Japanese the real Japan
knows the urgency of removing any
feeling of estrangement and of return-
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alton
Business leaders, while enroute to
Washington, said: War with the
United States is unthinkable for us.
For one thing, our lack OF natural re-
sources would mako 1t impossible"
l Others frankly referred to the
absurd ambitions of Japanese chauvin-
lists and said they were SO insular that