Evening star., 1923-05-18
JAPAN ENVOY SEES
ONE SMALL CLOUD
|NSK|ES OF PEACE
Says U. S. Treatment of Jap
anese Only Possible Cause
of Friction Remaining.
DECLARES ARMS PARLEY
BETTERED CONDITIONS
Hanihara Ayers His People Desire
Only Closest of Friend
ship.
Ry the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. May 1s.-Treatment
Of Japanese in this country. in the
opinion Of Masanao Hanihara. the
Japanese ambassador. is. the only
thing that is apt to disturb the
friendly relations existing between
the United States and Japan.
Addressing the Japan Society here
today. the ambassador declared that
the happy result" of the Washing
ton arms conference was the re
moval from our mutual International
relations Of the feelings of suspicion
which had disturbed them" He add-
ed. however. that the American atti-
tude toward the Japanese immigrant
was the one question ''in the whole
bright outlook" which "vexes the
minds of both people"
Il want you to understand" said
Mr. Hanihara. that there is no ques-
tion Of our desire to send in more
immigrants. The question is simply
one OF elementary principle in inter-
national intercourse-that is to say.
OF discrimination or no discrimina-
tion based on color or nationality"
Sees United states Justice.
Now. it. is clear to me that Amer
lea wants TO he just and that she is
friendly to Japan. On the other hand,
Japan has no desire to send to your
country such of her people as you do
not desire. So. with no conflict Of
great interests between US. and with
no cause on either side for distrust
or suspicion, but with evident desire
and every reason on both sides for a
mutually beneficial friendship. ! con-
fess that / cannot see why our COM
mon intelligence and collective wis
dom should fail to find the right So
luton, fair and satisfying to all of
US. to a problem which is apparently
difficult, but really simple.
with this question settled, there
will be nothing for years to come that
may likely disturb our happy reIa-
Discussing the benefits derived from
the Washington conference, the am
bassador declared lit had been ap-
parent for some time before the con-
ference that distrust and suspicion
lad crept into the minds of some Of
the people of both countries"
Influences Bad.
1T seems to me-" he continued,
that this had been due largely to
infiuences-some merely ignorant,
others malevolent-which had been
exerted persistently in recent years
to undermine the traditional friend
ship Of the two countries. But in
spite Of these efforts the conference
gave both countries a real opportu-
nifty to talk things over, and the
people had a chance to learn what
was going on"
After declaring there were excel
lent reasons, both material and ideal,"
for Japan and the United States being
on the .friendliest terms" Mr.. Hani-
hara said:
Trade Is Large.
Japan sells to the United States
more than to all other countries
combined. excepting only China, and
Japan is Americas best oriental Gus
toner. Further than that, Americas
trade with China is not injuriously
affected by Japanese competition, al
though the opposite is often alleged.
The fact Is that Americas sales to
China are increasing more rapidly
III proportion tnan are Japan'S.
ITO students of the national needs of
Japan 1t has become clear that we
must have Americas cooperation
with both money and energetic de-
velop our industry and commerce.
And 1t is equally clear that in such
full development of trade and manu-
facture lies the only hope for Japan's
economtc-nay moce-her national
survival"
Japan Is a valuable trade connection
in the Pacific region, Mr.. Hanihara
asserted, adding that the connection
is even more valuable to Japan than
to America.
continued, "and understanding them
so plainly 1t would be preposterous-
monumental folly-if we were to be
SO blind to our own interests as to
attempt any action or adopt any
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