Evening star., 1933-10-24
DEBUCHrS PLANS
ARE INDEFINITE
U. S. Dealings With Soviet
Cited in Speculation
Over Recall.
BY the Associated Press.


Ordered home after being Japan's
! envoy to the United States for five
years, Ambassador Katsuji Debuchi
said yesterday he has not been advised
who would succeed him and his future
plans are indefinite
There was no official explanation for
the reasons prompting his recall, but
speculation arose over whether the de-
ciSion of President Roosevelt to nego-
tiate with Soviet Russia for restora-
ton of diplomatic relations had inf1u-
enced the sudden action of the Toxic
government.
Debuchi will take his family home to
Japan with him, sailing from San Fran
cisco in mid November
For nearly two years there have been
frequent reports from Japan that De-
buchi was too conciliatory in his atti-
tude toward the United States to suit
the army group which dominates the
japanese government. This group re-
Sented American cooperation with
League powers in disappearing Japan
ese activities in Manchuria.
When he returned to Toxic last year
on vacation after four years of service
in washington, it was reported Debuchi
WOulu IlOI IeJulll. lie II,
however, returned to Washington 20
Geneva hearing on the Lytton report
which resulted in Japan's resignation
from the League of Nations.
Want Report on U. S. Opinion.
AS the japanese Diet will meet next
January, the cabinet indicated it de-
sired full report on American public
opinion concerning naval disarmament
and Pacific problems generally.
Debuchi said yesterday he would be
able to make such a report better in
person than by cable or letter.
The Ambassador has had a longer
tour Of duty in Washington than any
OF his predecessors as head of the Jap
anese embassy. He has had 81 years
of foreign service for his government
and is SIS years old.
During the troubled times when
American public opinion was hostile to
Japanese aggression in Manchuria he
always kept smiling front and never
permitted strained relations between the
two governments to interfere with COR
dial personal relations between himself
and American officials.
He was vice minister of foreign affairs
for four years before he was transferred
to Washington as head of the embassy
Served in Berlin and Peking.
Previously he had served as first sec
retary of the Washington embassy. sec
retary of embassy in Berlin and sec
retary of the embassy at Peking
officials of the Washington Govern
ment watched silently to determine
what effect, # any, the sudden recall
of Debuchi would have upon the course
Of Japanese American relations.
Observers noted that his departure
for Toxic would absent him from the
Capital during at least part Of the dis
cussions Of problems relating to Russian
recognition between President Roose-
welt and Maxim Litvinoff, the Soviet
commissar for foreign affairs
The Chief Executives invitation to
the Soviet was not warmly received in
Japan, due to the tention existing be-
tween that country and Russia.
The principal ripple across the sur
face of Japanese American relations in
re 'ent .'earS arose from this country'S
firm stand against the Toxic govern
ment's military activities in Manchuria
and the outspoken public opinion here
against the fighting around Shanghai.
Japan'S withdrawal from the League
of Nations came in protest over the po-
sition Of that body in recommending
of its member powers to the new state
of Manchukuo. This stand carried the
full Endorsement of the United States.