The Washington times., 1924-09-15
EXCLUSION LAW
SEEN As AL|B|
by JAPAN
Used to Justify NationaIistic
Projects by Kato, Says
Old Observer
BIZ international Now. serrIcs.

fore the world war; the KaIo minis.
try is nationalistic, headed by a
premier who is determined to play
the old game Of European chess
board diplomacy; the kato; ministry
born Immediately following the
passage of the American ilnmigra-
ton bill, leans away from the
United States and looks upon that
nation with some distrust."
Among the claims made by an
old observer in recent interview
were various matters which have to
90 with the summer molding Of
foreign policy by Japanese cabinet
which Is primarily interested in
improving Japan.
Japan's premier, V!scouut Kato,
was foreign minister when the fa.
nous twenty-one demands against
CHINA were made in 1914. Viscount
hato has an intense interest in
foreign affairs, for he was edu.
Gated in diplomacy in London, he
has Travelled extensively abroad, and
ne does not limit himself TO a
strictly Japanese viewpoint This
does not mean that he is not an
ardent patriot and nationalist.
With hin-and, perhaps, second to
MIN In the handling OF the Jap
anese business Of foraign affairs
IS his brother-in-law, Baron Shide.
nara, former ambassador t. Wash
lngton and a statesman of no small
mind. To an American in Tokyo it
Is well to realize that neither Wis
count Kato nor Baron Shldebaca
ADMIT any Of the clalm OF Justice
IN the American attitude on ex-
clusion.
Influenced By u. s.
The Japanese foreign policy un.
der the Kato cabinet is influenced,
one might almost say that it's for
nation began, under the weight of
the exclusion BILL" said the old
Tokyo observer. 1.-THE premier of
japan has ever in the back of his
head the nationalistic spirit, which
may easily be found in the minds
OF all japanese in greater or lesser
degrees. His adherents defend the
tWenty.one demands against China
IN 1914. Those demands-once
passed, partially recalled after the
washington conference in 1921, but.
IN the minds Of many Japanese,
JustlIled as a proper nationalistic
measure following the passage of
me american exclusion bill-are,
IN the mind of the Japanese pre-
mier, no disgrace whatsoever.
Let me explain. The Japanese
look upon the Twenty.one Demands
and Japan's desire for extension of
As1attc control as measures neces.
sary II Japan is to keep her leader.
snip in Asia and her position as a
world power. They look upon the
IWenty-one Demands and japan =
! ambitions in Asia as nationalistic
ana justified ambitions. Then thev
LOOK al the American attitude TODAY.
they admit there is nationalistic
Justlce In the American exclusion
Dill They do not admit that It has
IN II the proper consideration of
the people Of the world. Abrah ham
Lincoln and Woodrow Wilson rank
hlsn with the Japanese idealists. of
whom there are many, both in the
schools and in the active ranks Of
diplomacy Therefore, while Amer.
lea passes the exclusion bill she
gives Japan the opportunity which
Japan desires in Asia. And the
Japanese case here is not illogical"
Charge Indirect.
Japan thus checks up the matter
to the United States-not officially,
or even admitting it. But lamar
In the opinion Of many residents IN
the Far East, is relieved of anv in.
ternational obligations similar IN
many or those voiced at the Was
lngton conference-relieved by the
so'called nationalistic attitude or
the United States today,
What will Japan do? Japan has
alSeaSy started her program Of
strength, If the opinion of foreign.
ers, OF business men, of mission.
aries In the Far East counts for
anything. Japan has begun her
play for big things in Russia and
IN China. She has suggested that
ner legation in Picking NAV be
raised to an embassy, thus infrinr.
ing on rights of the Picking corns
olpiomatique-rights taken for
granted so long that they have
come to be almost absolute.
Japan has challenged the validity
OF the Sinclair Oil Company's cor.
tract In Sagalien. She has come
.nto conflict with American inter.
ests In the Chinese Eastern Raft.
way; Is Japan using all of these
smaller controversies as mere
wedges for some bigger game?
many feel that such is the case.
Japan "Shy and Coy"
The Japan Advertiser, Tokyo's
American daily, says:
Japan is playing the coy and
shy role with France, Great Rrjt.
ain and the United States and
other nations involved. This can
not but be regarded as a smoke.
screen or a pawn with which ,Japan
hopes to capture some more i'm
portant figure on the international
chessboard Such tactics in
diplomacy are recognized and prac.
ticed as part of the game but n
Is impossible of reconcile them
with the words of Baron Shidehara
at the oVening Of the Imperial
Diet: International discord ia en-.
gendered when one nation holds tn
its own narrow vision of selfish.
ness in disregard of the positions tn
which other nations are duly en-.
titledl"
Now the point made by the
japan Advertiser Is that Baron
Shidehara, in speaking of narrow
vision and selfishness," was taken
to mean 'the narrow vision and
, selfishness OF the United States in
passing the exclusion BILL" The
Japan Advertiser wishes 1t to be
known that Japan, by reverting to
European methods of diplomacy.
goes in for even graver marrow
vision and sefishness" and opens
the way herself for world discord.
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