The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-10-08
U. S..JAP WAR
is DEPRECATED
BY GEN. WOOD
Insists There is No Reason
Why Nations Should Not Be
Able to Reach Amicable
Understanding.
SAYS talk IS FOOLISH
(By Associated Press)


TOXIC, Oct. Stalk of trouble be-
tween the United States and Japan
was deprecated by Leonard Wood
governor general of the Philippines,
In an address before the America-Ja-
pan society here. He insisted there
were no reason why Japan and Amer
lea should be unable to arrive at an
understanding on all points upon
which there is the slightest disagree
ment, and declared that there was no
misunderstanding between the two
countries.
There has been a great deal of
. loose and foolish talk about trouble be-
tween America and Japan" said Gov
ernor General Wood, but all this is
nonsense. l think I know the Ameri-
can people well and | am sure that
on their part there is no desire and
no intention to dwell in any but the
friendliest relation with their neigh
oors OF Japan. The flags of Japan and
the United States stood side by side
IN the great war in the battle for fair
dealing between nations and respect
Tor the rights of smaller peoples They
are going to stand together always on
the side of right
BIames Idle Reports.
Loose and idle reports by irrespon-
slble persons have been largely re-
sponsible for this talk of strained rela-
lions but our relations are not strain
ed and are going always to be good.
Americans want to build up trade and
commerce, but welcome open and fair
competition. Americans are sure the
Japanese ask only the same There
is room enough for all in honorable
competition.
1T would be a terrible reflection up
on modern civilization if two great
peoples like those of Japan and the
United States could not get together
around the conference board, and set
tie ALL or nearly all, of their Difficult
ties. We cannot hide the fact, of
course that great issues may arise
that will challenge all our will and
diplomacy to reach a solution, but
there seems TO be nothing in the pres
ent situation between Japan and
America justifying even a suspicion of
such an issue. No one can visit Japan
and go away unfriendly to her. I
and my colleagues come here as
friends from a friendly country and
viii leave with even warmer feelings -
Desire independence.
W. Cameron Forbes, former govern
or general of the Philippines, who
came to Japan several days ago with
Mr.. Wood, said in a short address
that he found among the F'ilipinos a
natural desire for independence. or
TO run their own government in their
own way.
This desire is tempered by re-
alizing sense, however, he continued,
that they have within themselves no
adequate means of defense and must
rely on the United States for pro-
lection, for which they frankly ask.
| believe the Philippines will become a
great source of wealth to all the neigh.
boring countries, with which they
have business relations
Viscount Haneko, who presided at
the meeting, predicted that when the
Philippines under Governor General
W-od, reached the same stage of de-
Cuba, this country would receive COM
mercially, large share of the benefit.
Decorate Party.
BY instructions from the emperor,
Viscount Kansko decorated Mr.
Wood and Mr.. Forbes with the Or
der of the Rising Sun, first class.
Other members of their party were
given decorations of lower order.