Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1922-11-09

Maryland, who has just returned
from Japan, says he was struck
by the widespread preparations that
are being made in Japan to carry out
the disarmament obligations resting
upon that country mder the arms con
ference treaties. Rumors that Japan
would pretend to obey the treaties
while secretly preDaring for war are
denounced by Senator Weller as mere
Pigments Of the Imagination.
Japan is playin.; the game on the
level" he declared. "She is living in
accord with these treaties. in spirit
and in letter"
Senator Weller IS an old navy man.
He was graduated from the United
States naval academy with the class
Of 1881. AS an expert he is qualified
to pass an opinion on Japan's faithful
ness In carrying out the navy scrap
ping pact
In long time ] have not been so
impressed he said. "as I was by the
steps ! saw Japan taking TO carry
out the terms of the naval treaty. 1t
has been 40 years since left the navy.
but think still have an eye for ships
and the things that are done TO ships.
and Japan is doing things TO the ships
Of her new navy that brought me up
standing.
I'VE were going dorm through the
Sea Of Japan from Yokohoma 70 Ma
gasaki when we passed great battle
ship being towed by two tugs. She was
new. ] made Inquiry about her and /
was told that she vas a sister ship Of
the Alitsui, or the Mntsu. as she was
called in Washington during the con-
| ference-fhe boat the Japanese had
completed and made The fight to keep
This great sister ship was being towed
away to be scrapped.
Huge Mansu to Be Strapped.
And in Nagasaki l received even
more impressive Testimony as to what
had been accomplished by the naval
treaty. Lying in he lIarbor was the
Mansu. She was the most wicked
looking fighting ship had ever seen.
| ] did not ascertain her exact size. but
we judged her TO be between 500 and
900 feet long, and was told that she
was 5000 tons bigger than the MItsui.
or Mutsu. Admiral Uriu of the Japa-
nese navy, my classnPte at the United
States Naval academy. told me that
she, too, was destined to be scrapped.
1t was hard to realize.
II am just as clear and positive in
my judgment that Japan is living
| faithfully to the terms and spirit Of
other treaties as I'm hat she Is carry
ing out the provisions of the naval
treaty. / have said before, and | re-
peat 1t. that japan will get cut Of ST.
IBERIA, viii get out Of China and win
get out Of the Sakhalien islands. She
Is virtually out of continental Siberia
now.
s'T'here are two forces at work. /
1 think, In leading Japan In the direction
she IS going" the senator went on.
"The first and more abvious one is the
premiership Of Admiral Baron Kato.
! He was the head of the Japanese dele
| cation to the Washington conference.
lie carried the major responsibility for
4 Japan's agreement II the treaties writ.
ter. m the conference. He stands Cor
faithful adherence to them by Japan
i / believe he maintains that stand not
alone because he thinks II is the polite
course, bur because he thinks 1t Is the
right course. The Universal Judgment
of Kato in Japan is that he is honest
and sincere.
People Are for the Treaties.
| "But deeper than the influence Of
Baron Kato is the influence of the
masses of the people in Japan. That
influence is favorable to the purposes
sought in the treaties. If Kato were
not premier the government in Japar
would be compelled TO follow the
course that Kato IS following although
possibly with not TIE same zeal or abll
ity. The government could not fail tt
take account of the spirit of the
masses, II is vital force that cannot
be ignored
"The principal cause Of this popular
EtllltlhCAlA AOA lAG tANtAAANG anu WI tnk
policies of peace Is the burden Of
taxes on the backs of the japanese
people and their realization that rea
prosperity is not to be found in var
Japan has had an experience similar
to ours Far removed from the zone Of
actual conflict. she enjoyed a periot
Of hectic prosperity. Then came peace
deflation. stagnation and at last. /
sickening realization that the buhbl,
was really burst and that laboriou:
work and deprivation were ahead. Il
was harder for Japan, If anything
than II was for us. She cherished 8
little longer than we did the dream thai
the war prosperity vas real. And sh,
lacked the richness of material re
sources that we had to fall back on
She had less to fall on than we. wher
the collapse came.
''Her people are learning the lesson
They want to get away from policies