The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-08-01

WAR SPARK
FEAREDbY
SAkA AMI
Tokyo Baron Minimizes Cali
fornia immigration Issue as
Likely Cause Of HostiIities.
BY HARRY L. ROGERS.
Internal stionaI News Service.

II the Washington disarmament
conference breaks up in a row be-
tween Japan and the United States,
mutual suspicion Of each others in
tentions toward China viii be respon
sible, in the opinion Of Baron Saka-
tani, member of the japanese House
Of Peers and vice president Of the
America-Japan Society.
! China Only Serious Issue.
China is the only 'inflammabi.'
issue of the many, now before tn.
two nations, the baron asserts in o
lengthy review Of Japo-American re
lations. the text of which reached
here today from Tokyo.
japanese immigration in California
zap, Korea and Shantung afford M
reason for war. the baron believes.
but Intelligent care must be used In
dealing with the situation resulting
from the conflict of American and
Japanese interests In China.
Americans suspect Japanese de.
Signs In China. while the japanese
entertain similar suspicious towarj
America" said the baron. ''If these
suspicious on both sides can be re-
moved. there Is no reason why the
two countries should go to war on
account of China"
As Japan has expressed her readi-
ness to return Shantung to China.
the baron stated, there can be no
fear OF that question ever being made
a casus belli between Japan and the
United States. Japan will adhere to
the policy of the preservation OF
China's integrity and OF the open -doo
principle, he said. The partition OF
China is what the japanese have
been dreading for many years, tin,
baron declared, but as result Of
the world war this apprehension has
been completely removed. ~
If America pursues' a peaceful
policy toward China and contrives
for the Improvement of her internal
administration and the developmeot
Of her natural resources in concert
with other countries" he continued.
there can be no reason why America
should come into collision With
Japan"
In Accord on Immigration.
On the question of the Immigration
OF Japanese into California and other
parts of the United States. the jap.
apese and American governments
are In complete accord, Sakatani said
The United States is opposed to I'm.
creasing the number of Japanese I'M
migrants, while Japan, in compliance
with the terms OF the "gsntlemen' q
agreement" is not sending imrui-
grants to America.
The principal reason why America
does not desire an increase Of jap.
anese immigrants, the baron believes.
Is that the Japanese are Industrious
workers and formidable competitors
OF Americans, and not because they
are an inferior race.
The baron estimates the number
OF Japanese residents in America nj
approximately so 900, of whom the
majority live in California and other
Western coast, States.
Although the anti-Japanese agita-
ton Is going on In these places" he
said, the American Government IL
opposed to the spread of the move
ment. Even from the standpoint Of
practical politics. II is hardly conceiv.
able that the discrimination in America
against a comparatively small number
Of Japanese should be made a casus
belli between Japan and Americs.
Apart from the injustice OF discrimin-
alton against the Japanese in America,
there is absolutely no necessity for
America to have recourse to discrim-
ination against the Japanese, and,
therefore. there can be no manner OF
doubt that the American Government
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