Evening star., 1922-06-19
TOXIC WOULD FREE
CHINA OF ALIENS
Japan Asks Other Powers to
Join in Withdrawal
of Troops.
By the Associated Press.


BALTIMORE. June 19.-Japan has
entered into negotiations with the other
powers maintaining troops in China.
looking to the withdrawal Of all foreign
troops from that country. Sadao Saburi,
charge d'affaires Of the Japanese en-
bassy. declared in an address yesterday
at the First Unitarian Church. Mr. Sa-
buri referred to a recent order re-
moving Japanese troops from Han
kow, and declared the Japanese min
lister at Peking has been instructed
by his government to take up the
matter Of withdrawal Of other troops
with the representatives OF the coun-
tries Interested
Japan hopes that all the other for
leign troops stationed in Peking and
other places, according to the proto-
Icol signed after the Boxer rebellion
of 1900. will be withdrawn as soon as
order is restored in China" he added.
Japan's policy toward the WASH
ington conference and the results at
tanned there has undergone no change
from the time when the idea was sug-
gested to the present day. Mr.. Saburl
said. adding that the spirit of the
ment is identical with that of Pre-
mier Hara." under whose guidance
the countrys policy at the conference
was formed.
Extols Parley Spirit.
Great stress has been laid. and
most properly. on the economic aspect
charge declared. But of far greater
importanoe-indeed, the greatest ben
eft of all those produced by the con-
ference-is the spirit manifested by
the comforting nations in Washing
ton. 1t amounted to a plain declara-
NP fha will ~ hA
ference gave us reason to hope for
a general advance toward a world
where goodwill may be allowed to
keep the peace.
Before the conference conditions
| surrounding our relations were not
what they are today. 1t Is not, Of
| course. for me to say that there were
| In this country those who expected
war with Japan. nor that there were
| in other countries those who desired
it. but l do say that in Japan there
| were many who feared war between
our two countries. There was
| distrust and doubt that our historic
| friendship could continue unbroken-
| fear that a break might come be-
| tween us and that trouble might
| ensue.
when we came to the, conference
! it was under a dark sky of suspicion.
born Of ignorance. But when we ar
! rived we met only generosity: there
will manifest at every moment. and
after the conference our people re-
turned home warm in the clear sun
light of friendship. . .
Four-Power Treaty.
Il need mention only an instance or
two to refresh your memories. In
the four-power treaty is provided the
alliance. You may not be familiar
with the fact that as long ago as 1911
japan and Great Britain revised the
treaty In order specifically to elimi-
nate the United States from the scope
of the alliance. Nevertheless, when
my country learned that America
would prefer to put an end to 1t al
together. we offered to do so. The
fact that the four-power treaty means
more to Japan in future than the
bly, mean-in other words, that the
present treaty is of more value than
the other-does not alter the truth
that Japan demonstrated the sincerity
of her desire to cooperate"
by the Shantung treaty, recently
ratified by both Japan and China,
Japan was enabled to return to China
the former German leased territory
and the former German railway.
Without waiting for the ratification,
provisions Of the treaty and a few
weeks ago the last of the japanese
troops. which acted as guards along
the Shantung railway, were entirely
withdrawn. The other provisions will
be carried out as rapidly as condi-
that they cannot be carried out too
rapidly to please US. -
Vital Interest In China.
II hope you will understand that
Japan's interest in China is a very
vital one. In China we can find the
iron and the coal which We need as
well as vast markets. But SO long as
present unhappy condition of polit-
ical disquiet its full possibilities can
rot be realized.
For these reasons it was with
whole heart that Japan agreed to the
pledges given in Washington, that
opportunity to develop her own re-
sources and her own political and So
cial institutions. Yop may be sure
that Japan will carry out her part of
those pledges II for no other reason
than her owns self-interest.
NOW. as to Siberia, 1t Is frequently
said that Japan has not yet carried
out her pledge to withdraw her
troops. This is perfectly true and no
one regrets it more than japan.
first. the safety Of Japanese residents
established in business there.
Second, we want to eliminate the dan
ger to ourselves of bolshevik propa-
ganda at our frontier. =
Equality for All.
THE third assurance we require,
is to secure the opening of Siberia
to the commerce of foreign nations.
and to foreign capital and foreign
enterprises on the basis Of equality
for all.
Il reiterate that we will withdraw
(from Siberia) as soon as we get
assurance. in one way or another, on
the points which I mentioned.
1--WE are conscious of our own faith
fulness to the pledges we have given,
and we can hope only that our friends
will believe in US. And now, we are
more sure than ever. since our gov
ernment is in the hands Of one who
earned your confidence during the
Washington conference. and has
shown that he will see that our acts
accord not only with tho letter Of
the pledges given there. but also
with their generous spirit"