Evening star., 1932-06-21
Japan ENUNC|ATES
| MONROE DOCTRINE
WScount Ishii Warns Grew
U. S. Must Not Try to
Dominate Asia.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
TOXIC, June 21.-Viscount Kikuiiro
1shii, former Ambassador to the United
States, enunciated sort of Monroe
Doctrine for Asia tonight at a dinner
for Joseph C. Grew. the new United
States Ambassador to Japan.
Giving an address Of welcome to Mr.
Grew before the America Japan Society.
the japanese spokesman asserted that
grave situation would be created IL
the United States ever attempted to
dominate the Asiatic continent.
Mr.. Grew. in his first speech as Am
passacor, told the audience. which was
composed Of distinguished japanese
leaders. that America always and every
"here VIII! uphold the structure of in
ternational peace.
N were asked" Mr.. Grew said. ito
winch subject in the past Is wears
Americans have given the most thought
ana discussion, I unhesitatinglv would
say the efforts of the nations to build
durable structure of international
peace"
Refers to War Predictions.
He spoke directly after NJ Ishii had
referred to various predictions of a con-
Japan and had given his belief that an
armed clash was possible only in two
extremely improbable contingencies.
FIRST, M. 1shii outlined, IF japan
were foolish enough to attempt to I'M
ouIy interfere IN the western hemis-
phere-then war would be inevitable"
second. II America attempted TO DOM
mate Asia
But l am convinced" he went on.
that Americas concern in the Orient
Is only the maintenance of peace in re-
spect TO her treaties. Therefore. the
american intervention alluded to above
Is as highly improbable as japanese
interference in the western hemisphere"
M: lShli predicated his references 10
conflict upon this assertion:
"A grave situation would be created
tne United States ever attempted 10
dominate the Asiatic Continent and
prevented Japan from her pacific and
hatural expansion in this part of the
world" He added that he believed that
such an attempt was highly improbable.
lhe vast majority of intelligent
Americans and japanese" NJ. Ishii con-
cIuoed. know perfectly well the bound
aries OF their respective spheres of ac-
tlvlty beyond which common sense for
DAN'' oCShiuS lOI luJIe ana vain Dllr-
poses. President Roosevelt denounced
as fantastic any American attempt TO
interfere with Japanese expansion in
Korea and Manchuria)"
Grew Insists on Peace.
Mr.. Crews address was entirely
friendly in tone, but insisted that
American interest was in a durable
peace. He said:
The United States is interested in a
peace not confined to the so-called in
tellectual classes but one that
extends from the highest officials to thu
lowest laborer.
1t peace is universal and funda-
mental. and while the memory of the
dark days of l9l4-19l8 may gradually
become less acute, the experiences those
years have instilled into the people of
the United States will serve 10 5olidify
both in spirit and fact the 1tructure #
international peace, which neither time
nor circumstance can ever change.
1t would be foolish to assert that no
important problems beset US. We mast
recognize that they exist and do our
best to solve them. Many complicated
problems with which We ere faxed TO-
day urgently need settlement within
the next few months.
Few if any problems today concern
the people of the United States rs =
whole more deeply than the problems
OF the Orient. This is not limited o
Washington. New York or Ca,ifornll
1t is universal"