Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-23
JAPANESE ENVOY
TO PLEDGE AM|TY
New Ambassador, Debuchl,
Hopes to Cement Friendly
Ties With U. S.
ny FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

To reassure the United States of the
HnselfishneSS of Japan's purposes in
China and to knit still closer the inn
portant commercial ties which link his
country with America is the mission Of
Tokio's new Ambassador, Katsuji De-
buchi. He has Just paid his formal re-
srects to Secretary Kellogg at the De-
partlnent of State and before the week
is over will present his credentials to
President Coolidge. The principal bone
of contention between Japan and the
United StateS-the American exclusion
law of 1924-iS temporarily displaced by
the international situation in the Far
East. The future of Nationalist China
is the pivot around which it revolves.
The Chinese look upon Japan as the
principal obstacle in the path of their
unification, while they consider the
United States the nation most disin-
tarestedly concerned in China'S pros
perity.
Ambassador Debuchi is ideally equip
ped to serve as an interpreter of his
countrys Chinese policy" He was on
duty in Picking in 1915 when Japan ex-
acted the famous "21 demands from
China, being first secretary of the
Mikado'S legation. Mr. Debuchi ever
since then has specialized in diplomacy
affecting Japan's relations with China.
He served at Peking throughout the
strenuous period which followed the
''21 demands" including the fierce Chi
nese agitation for evacuation of Shan
tung Province. In 1918 Mr.. Debuchi
came to Washington with Ambassador
Ishii and served here during the closing
year of the World War and the YER
sailles peace conference.
On Shidehara's Staff.
During the delicate negotiations be-
tween Toxic and Washington lead
ing up to the Washington naval and
Far Eastern conference in 1921, Mr..
Debuchi was a member of Ambassador
Shidehara'S staff at the American Cap
ital Later, at the conference itself,
Mr.. Debuchi represented Japan in the
negotiations with China, conducted
under American auspices, which result
ed in the surrender of Shantung. Mr.
Debuchi was also in charge Of Japa-
neSe publicity and made the best job
of that work which stood to the credit
of any of the conference delegations.
At the end of 1922, Shantung was
formally handed back to China by a
Japanese commission, of which Mr.
Debuchi was a member Then he be-
came chief of the Asiatic section of
the Toxic foreign Office, and later vice
minister of foreign affairs.
This eminent Japanese expert on
China is bent upon making the Ameri-
can Government and people, whose
sympathieS for the Chinese are fully
recognized in Toxic, understand that
Japan is their friend, too. Ambassador
Debuchi viii consistently stress that
their geographical proximity, historical
ties and economic interdependence all
made it inevitable that Japan and China
should be on cordial terms. The new
Ambassador will not hesitate to re-
mind Americans that Japan has GER
tain vested interests" In China, espe-
cially Manchuria, which she exploits
under duly sanctioned international
treaties.
Plans OF Debucli.
These rights will not be surrendered
by Japan, but as Ambassador Debuchi
will assure the United States, they will