Evening star., 1933-03-24
|MATSU0KA DENIES
APPEAL TO ANYONE
Japanese Leader Arrives in
New York-Urges Recall
of Fleet From Pacific.
BY the Associated Press.


rived in America with five fellow dele
gates today and asserted that Japan
was mot appealing to any one, for 1t is
not vassal state to America or any
other nation"
He also suggested that Japanese
American feeling might be improved If
the United States would withdraw its
fleet from the Pacific Ocean.
He said he did not know whether or
not Japan intended to withdraw from
the League Of Nations. In answer to a
specific question, he declared that
Japan had no intention of relinquish-
ing the inundated islands whether or
not 1t remained in the League.
Chinese Gather in Street.
A crowd Of Chinese were gathered
in the street outside the pier as the
Leviathan docked with Matsuoka and
his fellow delegates. They had con-
gregated to protest against what they
said was Matsuoka's intention to en-
gage in campaign of propaganda
while in America.
A police guard Of about $50 uniformed
men and detectives had been assigned
to the dock to prevent possible disorder.
One Chinese, Lin Nap Hin, a student
was held for questioning after police
found that he had a revolver with him.
He displayed q permit to carry the
weapon.
Matsuoka received newspaper men in
his state room aboard the Leviathan
at Quarantine. He was affable and
smiling.
The first question was: rs 1t true
that you are to be Ambassador to the
United States?"
They make all sorts Of speculations
about me-" he replied.
Then he explained that he would
spend four or five days in New York, go
to Washington and sail from San Fran
cisco about April 13.
Would Like to See President.
II will be travelling all the time that
I am here" he said.
He was asked If he planned to confer
with President Roosevelt, and he
answered:
Il would like to, but I know that he
is a very busy man at this time and
don't like to intrude"
Then he was reminded that when he
walked out of the special session of the
League of Nations with his delegates
he had said, land we won't be back.
He was asked: did that mean that
Japan was withdrawing from the
League?"
He replied: IT made it plain that
SO FAR as the Japanese delegation was
concerned it had walked out of the
sions, with no intention of returning
for that discussion. I cannot say
whether Japan has withdrawn from
the League. On that am waiting for
word from Toxic. My part is done"
Graduate Of Oregon U.
Then Matsuoka, who is q graduate
of the University of Oregon, was asked
If he felt that the Japanese are mis-
understood in this country.
Il feel that way" he said.
rs that why you are here?"
"No. 7 am Just on my way home,
private citizen. Ofhcially I am still
an M. P.-member of Parliament. OF
course, while am here I shall see
many old friends"
He drifted to discussion of the Man.
churian situation.
1T IS always very hard. very Diff
ficult," he said, 'for people, such as
to understand actual conditions. It
would be difficult for our people, who
have not interests over here, to un-
derstand you.
I'VE Japanese are poor propagan-
dists, as is well known, that Is why we
are misunderstood.
We are not appealing to any one
We are not vassal state Of America
or any other country"
Then he went on to explain that in
his opinion the greatest enemy of peace
Is ignorance an lack of understanding,
and he said that for that reason Japan
hopes to have the happinings in Man
churia understood by the world.
THE developments in Manchuria will
educate the world eventually" he said.
What will those developments be?"
he was asked.
"You are putting too many ques-
tions," he said. IF you will put your
questions in writing so that I can col
lect my thoughts, I will be glad to
ANSWER GQem later.
Then it was that he was asked about
the American fleet In the Pacific Ocean,
and whether or not Japanese relations
would be improved by its withdrawal.
II think So" he answered quickly.
1.-THE continued presence of the feet in
the Pacific at this time is causing mis-
givings among some people"
Discusses Manchuria.
HAS the government any misgivings?"
II don't think So" he said.
He said also that he did not think
that recognition Of Russia by the United
States would have any effect upon the
Far Eastern situation, and thereupon
went back to discussion of Manchuria.
Our people regard Manchuria as the
hfe line OF Japan" he said. That
means that Manchuria Is the first line
Of defense to Japan. japan staked her
all, her very existence, 80 years ago to
recover Manchuria for the Manchu
dynasty. We sacrificed 100000 men and
2,000, ,000, 900 yen to get 1t back from
RuSsia-that was staggering burden to
Japan at the time. For the past IS
years Japan made great sacrifices to de-
velop Manchuria. We opened it up and
it became known to the world through
the initiative and effort of Japan.
I'VE have big Russia to the northeast,
and you are seeing chaos right at our
door. We cannot allow any people hos
tile to Japan t, control Manchuria."
He called reference to Manchukuo as
Japan,s puppet state a "big mistake
one thing that is not understood In the
West"
He said that the door to United
States trade in Manchuria would re-
main open, "as it always has been.",
He objected that further questions
were too subtle and political to be an
swered orally, and closed the interview
by saying that he regarded Oregon as
his second native State.
Some one asked, facetiously, "That
doesn't mean, does 1t, that you are
planning to annex Oregon to Japan?"
Matsuoka laughed heartily. mo, "
he said, I'VE haven't gotten to that yet. "
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