South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-01-08
NIPPON DELEGATES
PRAISE AMERICANS
Fling Superlatives With Care
less Good Grace, But
OverwOrk Smiles.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7.-Superla-
tives are being hung with careless
good grace in Japanese delegation
circles here in these pOst-ratiO-settle-
ment days. In the vernacular OF the
American schOOlboy, the Japanese
are under the impression that the
conference has kicked a goal and
banned a winner. In the vernacular
OF Hashimuro Toga, the classical
Nfpponese schOOlbOy, the conference
has caused much grateful pleasing
among my people, and much thanks
are due America for her wide-mind-
ed nobleness Of nature"
"Our Baron KatO," one official OF
the japanese delegation AYERS. with
a broad grin. has proved himself
very much of a diplomat He i.
maybe TO the unstudying eye a cold
and Unconditional man. But our
Baron Kato is warm in his heart and
far-seeing in his mind. He had a
difficult work to perform, and he per
formed It TO the satisfaction Of his
home people and TO the satisfactior
of the people of America. There is
no longer any doubt Of Japan's de
sire for peace in the Pacific. and
her long desire to come to an under
standing with America has been
cemented by the masterful work OF
our Baron Kato.
Wonderful Diplomat.
Your Sec'y Hughes is also a won
derful diplomat" he continued. "for
/ so carefully has he steered the con-
/ ference correctly and with such tact
that great success has been made
I possible. America is most frank.
and her statesmen are clear-headed
and broad of mind They are firm
but reasonable. We go back TO our
island home with much appreciation
in our hearts for the desire on the
part Of all Americans whom we have
met 70 effect an understanding with
our people. I arp sure all clouds
have been dispelled and that the re-
/ latiOns that have become effective as
I a result of this conference will con-
tinue not only during the 10-year
naval holiday but on through the
/ decades in the wake Of that naval
/ holiday"
| When Japan drew aside the cur
tains that hid out the western world
| years ago, when Commodore Perry
visited Japan. that island empire
swiftly picked up western habits and
western methods Not least of these
adopted customs was the Occidental
/ smile" The japanese learned that
| Americans did a lot Of smiling, that
| they smiled on the slightest provoca-
ton. Smiling was not a Japanese
I smiling" But the little men
adopted it and have educated their
I people into the "smile system" Only
they have overdone IL. That Is. they
/ smile whether they are pleased with
something or provoked. They greet
/ all foreigners with a smile no mat
\ ter what their errand. This smile
/ has become an institution IN Wash
/ ington. one cannot approach a Jap
/ anese without being bequeathed a
broad smile.
So Approachable!
/ americans are so Jolly" one Jap
/ anese ventured. in discussing his i'm
/ pressions. Americans they laugh
so much and tell such funny stories
and appear 10 be unworried' much
\ They are quick and clear-thinking
too. Sometimes they seem fearfuly
[ aggressive, and the next minute they
are Offering YOU a cigaret Ameri-
| can statesmen are so approachable!
/ There is not much pomposity here I'm
/ America, and yet il is well-ordered in
| every way. II Americans have any
fault Il Is that they are very strong
/ minded on some things and very in
different on others"