New-York tribune., 1922-12-10
Worlds Peace =
Japan's Hope,
Asserts Envoy
Saburi, Embassy Charge,
Tells Chautauqua Dele
gates 5-POwer Treaty Is
Now Popular in Nippon
Lecturers Meet Harding
Convention Closes With
Speech Telling How En-
pire Is Cutting War Forces

From Iribune's Woshinofoa Bursau
WAS .GTON. Dec. 9.-Thc three
day conference on Public Opinion and
World Peace, held in Continental Me
moriai Hall by the international Ly-
eeum and Chautaagua Association
closed to-day with semi-oficial dec
laration Of world policy Tor Japan.
Sadas Saburi. Charge d'Afaires Of
the Japanese Embassv. sneaking for
Baron shidehara, the AMBASSADOR 10
the United States. told OF his country =
shift from q national 70 an internn-
fional point Of view, from a competi-
tive idea to a cooperative ideal, from
suspieion 70 confidence, within the last
three years.
Coming from this distinguished rev
resentative OF the japanese Embassy
who was a delegate 20 the Paris peace
conference and was attached 10 the
delegation 70 the Washington disorma-
ment conference, the Japanese eeciAIa-
ton greatly impressed the conference
lie also described in detail the Jap
anese execution Of terms Of the wash
ington treaties.
anotber eature OF the closing. ses-
.fone ~ the conference came with tne
announcement az noon that fresloen1
Harding would receive the entire
bodv Of delegates at the Executive
ofBre n the White House. several
hundred were In the line which hleo
fhrourh the Executive once ior q
haudshake and a word with the fres''
dent
Member Of Paris Conference
q was member Of the japanese
delegation 70 the Paris peace conner
cnce in 1912" Mr.. Saburi said IN es-
livering the japanese message whicn
he prefaced with an account OF wy
movement 20 educate the Japahsse
public mind up TO the modern tnougn1
ave LEFT Japan with a dennite ~
pression that what public opinion &c
manded Of Us was that we should con
centrate our efforts primarily on piO-
teeting Japan's interests.
IL was also connected Win ouI
delegates at the Washington armament
conference. Our delegates were unAn'-
mons in the view that what japanese
public opinion expected OF them va 70
envisage the problems not 50 mueh la
terms Of the special interests OF
Japan. but rather in terms OF Jus'
and expedient world settlement.
"That this change vas sincere tnat
Il was not sectional or ofheiaiiy m
.rired was clear to oveIy one who ioi-
lowed carefully the japanese press
comment. -t..
@Tbero was, Of course, certain
amount Of chauyinist COMMENT; but
we were able, as you would be aple III
similar circumstance, 20 recognize
this AZ no more than the lunatic fringe
Of opinion. Nor can II be said that
this ernergence Of an international
view was simply a transient phase.
Later events showed the hold It had
taken on our people.
sTho public support which sanctioned
the undertakings we accepted ~ Wasf
ington was loyal to our performance g
them. Each step taken by Us in fulhll
ment Of our promises received the ap-
proval of public opinion. Il enabled US
20 carry out our formal pledges and
even 20 translate into facts the mere
expressions Of our policy more quickly
than we Rad hoped and much more
quickly than foreign opinion had ex-
pected.
ain May this year we withdrew our
forces from the Shantung railway line;
in July from Hankow along the Yang
tie River: In October from the 81
berian mainland; as ] am now speaking
the last japanese soldier is probably
leaving the port of Kiaochow.
Warships Being Disarmed
"Other measures which testify to our
loyalty to the spirit Of the Washington
conference have recently been taken.
The process Of serapping the vessels
assigned to destruction under the five
power treaty is under way; oil vessels
to be scrapped have already been
transferred TO the reserve list and are
in process Of disarmament.
THE naval establishment OF Port
Arthur, in Manehuria, has been
abolished; our naval personnel is be-
ing reduced by 1900 officers aud men;
the number OF employees in our naval
arsenals is being reduced by 5000; our
naval appropriation Is being cut by
about 106000,00O yen; and, although
the reduction Of land forces was not
agreed TO az Washington, we are reduc-
ing our army By five divisions.
Il am not unaware that some anxiety
T has been expressed IN rcgard 10 Japan's
& single remaining foreign involvemcnt-
her position in northern Sakhalicn.
Judging from the present trend Of
( Japanese public opinion. am confident
T that this matter also will be settled In
spirit Of justice and fair play.
Il am hopeful that these facts and
others will become generally known
and that their significance viii be
fuzzy understood. for Japan has moth
I ing TO fear from the broadcasting Of
truth
"She is confident that every increase
I In the worlds knowledge about Japan
will increase the number Of those who
know beyond all doubt that-givcn the
conditions Of her national life-she can
have no interest which will not be
! gravely imperilcd BY war and infinite
T ly benefited by peace"
Cuardsmen Feed Refugees