Evening star., 1932-09-18
TOXIC AWA|TSV0TE
TOSEND us. ENVOY
Discussion of Far East Issues
After Election Now Under
Consideration.
BY WILFRID FLEISHER.

BY Gable to The Star.
TOXIC, September 17.-Japanese
government officials are considering
whether it would be advisable or not
to send special envoy to the United
States some time early in 1888 to con-
fer personally with the President on the
problems of the Far East with a view
to promoting better relations between
japan and the United States. The
idea is based on the examples Of the
Hoover Macdonald, Hoover-Laval and
Hoover -Grandi conversations at WASH
ington within the last three years.
Onicials here realize that the present
time would be inopportune for such q
meeting because of the approaching
American presidential election and that
1t would be better to wait until after the
election. They feel, also, that 1t might
be advisable to wait until after the meet
ings Of the League of Nations Council
and Assembly at Geneva at which the
Lytton report on Manchuria will be dis
cussed, when the attitude of the powers
toward Japans Manchurian policy is
expected to manifest itself clearly. In
this connection, there is mention OF
sending Yosuke Matsuoka, who will be
Japan's chief delegate at Geneva, to
Washington to talk with the President
after the League meetings are over.
Writer Advances Idea.
The idea of sending special envoy
to the United States is declared to nave
originated with K. K. Kawakami OF
Washington, a well known japanese
writer on political subjects, who IS now
on a visit to Japan. 1t is said that ne
conceived the idea in the interest OF
better relations between the two coun-
tries, and placed it before government
officials here. One Japanese omclal tolo
this correspondent today that the pro-
posal had met with favor among a
small group of officials. but was IN
allowance until after the presidential
election. when it would be given serious
consideration by the japanese govern
ment
Presumably the subjects to be dis
c,,ssed at such a conference would cover
the whole range of Far Eastern diplo.
macy, including frank discussion OF
the Manchurian problem. Observers
here, however, do not see that any ao-
vantage would be gained by the meet
ing so long as Japan maintains ner
present intransigent attitude and con-
tinues unwilling to make any conces,
sions. One Japanese informant tolo
this correspondent today that the limit
to which Japan might go In making
concessions would be to pledge that sne
would not annex Manchuria and wouid
not carry her future military activities
beyond Manchuria.
American Papers Views.
The Japan Advertiser, American
owned newspaper here, will say edi-
torially tomorrow:
IF a japanese statesman should 60
to Washington, there would be no lack
of subjects for discussion. The issues
might be summed up under the head
ing Far Eastern policy meaning the
policies of both the United States and
Japan in the region of the Pacific,
which, of course, would include discus
sion of the Manchurian situation. But
If we understand japanese policy
rightly In the light of the statements
which have emanated recently from
high officials, the policy of this govern
ment with regard to Manchuria is fixed
and unalterable. Under these circum-
stances there would seem to be little
left to talk over.
BE that as 1t may, once the presi-
Dental election in the United States
and the various Geneva meetings are
over, the proposal may well merit seri-
Gus consideration on both sides Of the
(Copyright, l932.)