Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-02-27
JAPS BELIEVE CALIFORNIA
BAR TO REAL HARMONY
NiscOuni Shibusawa Asserts
Remaining irrilant Can
BE lIradicalcd

TOKYO. Feb. 2G.-Vlscnuu, ShI-
hUsawa. Japan's Grand old Man
ana Sthnch friend OF America. who
has just returned from "A s-vcnty-,lay
TRIP through the United States. to,,a,.
expressed I" Your correspondent his
wish To Scnd to the people Of America.
through the Public Ledger, "A message
which viii carry To them his thoughts
on returning from this. his fourth
visit 10 their country.
Il would have you tell them This "
he said. and dictated the following
message:
ON each OF nay visits to America
] nave found vast changes in material
conditions and in this respect Your
country has seemed never To he the
same on two successive occasions. In
another respect. however. | am glad
To say there has been no change
Tho sincerity and cordiaIitv of ,hn
welcome have always received At
the hands OF Americans has been
wonderfully gratifying: the trip from
which | have Just returned was de-
llghtful and NY heart is iillcd with
joy and sal. .tctiun. For this wish
10 thank my many American friends.
my relations with whom viii be cher
Hale and Hearty nj 81.
Hale ana hearty ut 81 and az active
in business a. he was forty years ago,
this "Grand old Man who has given
so much of his life to the promotion
of friendly relations between Amer
lea and Japan. returned home In a
happy fran" Of mind. The mission
which he headed went To America TO
return the recent visit made by the
a - .tt.t-
planned with the hope of furthcrinc
the Niscounts fnndcst project. the
building OF firm foundation of
friendship for American Japanese re
lations. The mission Travelled from
coast to coast Of the American con
tincnt. visiting New York. Washing
ton, Philadelphia and Il score Of other
Eastern cities. Considerable time
was spent in California. in II close
study Of the immigration question.
Having seen for himself and judged
from the evidence to be gathered at
first hand. NiScOunt Shibusawa re-
;urncd HON" convinced that the flu
turc holds nothing but accord for
America ana Japan.
lie received your correspondent in
his Tokyo Office. in Il room strikiuply
characteristic az the old man him
rclf lii AN alcovc with II heavily
bic bust OF Niscount ShibuSawa and
on either side hung large silk Haas
ON one side is tho Rising sun Of
Japan. on III" other the stars and
stripes. the spirit Of his remark
able life IS again symboiizrd in an
Arrangement Of the national colUrs
In miniature" over tho mantclpiccc at
tho opposite cn0 Of tho room.
The Washington Conference has
removed the bic questions which re-
CURED mutual understanding he
tween the United states and Japan
he said. There now remains hut
one which gives mo tho slightest con-
Germ and I am confident That its sct-
'I"'ncnt is being surely and rapidly
approached"
lie referred to the Japanese m
California and tn" attitude of many
CaiiiorniantS toward their prc.cnc.
'h"tc. But tho situation holds no lif-
icr'nccS which cannot bc adjusted
he believes. Further immigration Of
Japanese To America is out of tho
question. and Japan will not homo I'm
the future to send any part Of bor
excess population there. As regards
'''c japanese already In California
However, and who have 40 choice IN.
t. stay in shat land Of their aaon-
''' H'''o"S pTohlcn familiar to
both countries has arisen. II muY,
Ice settled. NisCount Shibusawa he
lieves, by a policy on the mart nf
Americans which viii make good cItl-
|chs Of these Japanese. IL can hc
cone he says. The Japanese at home
VIII help. h" promised. and for one
VIZ" speaks not Il word of English
The Niscount can deliver n striking
~ .H"ctl'e AmcricaniZations speech.
'h the whole" he concluded. "I
We" WIN 'he greatest satisfaction
me relations between our two conn.
,''"s' Notwithstanding OF the mas,
nav" been cleared away. and In ,ho,r
hihr" has com" a new spIrI, or In
t"rnational c"-opcration."
''"PHr'Eht. 1872, Public Ledger Co
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