Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-11-21
JAPANESE DELAY
APPOINTING ENVOY
None Now Available, Toxic
Explains. as 1t Watches
Soviet Discussions.
nv CONSTANTINE BROWN.

ano also because the Japanese govern
ment has decided not to send another
Ambassador 10 this country TOR many
months TO come
=Ae official explanation as to why
charge O ri1e,~es will be maintained in
Washington is /, at only a particularly
e,s''Hed ord skilled diploUat could he
ssr- hs'e. Toy ne lime bolns, It IS
<aic. ire Jspsr=Ss foreign Once ms no
suen man a. 1sFo.
The real iaoSln HuWovef. Is ocileyfd
10 ns tnst tne Is o. us<s government, 4
,,nesSv st-,l me couseq .ences a
America recognition OF Russia enc
wants TO watch developments from the
outside,
Negotiations Watched.
The mere fact OF Russia fecogni-
ton does not warn japan particularly.
She herself has recognized Russia
lew wears ago. Bit the japanese are
DESTROYS to see what political conse-
ouences. if any. recognition will have
and until something definite regarding
the scope of An eventual non-aggres-
sion pact between the United states
and the Soviet government materiallzeS
the japanese seem to prefer to be rep
resented here only by charge d'affsires
instead of a fully accredited Ambassa-
dor Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary.
The State Department does not ap-
pear perturbed at the news that no new
Ambassador has been designated. High
officials of the Department interested,
on the surface at least, in precedents
don't see anything out OF the ordinary
in the fact that no name has been sub
mitted for the usual agreement" to
take Debuchrs place.
They say that it has happened fire.
ouently that a certain time should pass
between the departure of one Ambas-
sador and the, appointment of his sue
ceSsor.
Significance Seen.
To those who have followed recent
developments between Russia and ia
pan and certain sentences in Litvinoh s
letter to the President, whereby. the
Soviets relinquish all claims TO dam
ages done in Siberia by the American
Expeditionary Force between the year
191a-lg2f. the japanese RELUCTANCE 10
appoint a new Ambassador seems Sig
nificant. ---'
Successors to departing Ambassadors
have not been named in certain in
stances for number Of months, when
the circumstances Were such that the !
respective governments could not do so
for internal reasons This has hap !
pened frequently in the United States
when administrations change.
But usually, when things are normal,
the governments waste no time In des-
ignating a successor as soon as An !
he's &c fror ferrod nr TpCipnS
Thus, as soon as Ambassador Claudel
of France was transferred last Fall, his
successor, M de Laboulaye, was imme-
diately appointed. This is especially
true when there are important interests
involved as is the case between Japan
and the United States. 81
Grew Named Immediately.
In 1891, when Ambassador Cameron
Forbes was forced to resign his post as
American Ambassador TO Toxic. Presi- /,
dent Hoover immediately appointed
Joseph Grew TO replace him.
The name of Ambassador Augusta
Rcsso was submitted for approval to the
State Department long before IT was an |
that Ambassador de MARITIME
was leaving.
Strictly in accordance with interna-
tionai procedure, charge d'affairs can !
easily fulfill the job of an Ambassa dor.
But from the point of view OF inter- /
national courtesy 1t Is always thought
polite to appoint new Ambassador as !
soon circumstances permit after the
recall of the previous one.
Ambassador Debucbl Is leaving Wash
Ington Saturday for good. 1t is not
known what assignment If any. he will |
no /
lis likely that he will be kept in the |
foreign office for a while at least.
When the news of his recall was |
known. 1t was said in interested quarters !
that he was sent for by his government 1
to report about the progress OF the |
N r. A
The japanese have a sense of humor |
but even for them this was too much !
and now Debuchi admits that his term
of Office in Washington has come to an /
end
The japanese diplomat has been in
Washington for five years.
Between Two Fires.
He was much in the limelight during /
the invasion of Manchuria by the jap /
anese army and acquitted himself more
than creditably of the unthankful task J
of keeping former Secretary of State !
Henry l.. Stimson '.cool." He made re-
assuring statements which at first were |
believed by the State Department. ,
When. however, events denied within "a
or 4S hours of the Ambassador as /
come to pass his position be-
came increasingly difficult in Washing
ton and in his own country. Here, he
was accused of deliberately telling false
hoods while in Japan the military heads
III anpnSad him of hplnp
pro- American.
The truth is that his "fslsehoods'
were bona fde. He himself did not
know what the next moves of the gem
arsl staff would be and was undoubtedly
ANNOYED to find that his statements OF
one day were denied by the events OF
the next day.
For Friendly Relations.
As far as his pro- Amerianism is
concerned he is as pro- American as any
japanese official can BE-. That is 10
say that he himself is convinced that
no good can come out of possible
japanese conflict and would
like to see friendly relations between
the two countries; but once japan has
taken the bull by the horns and defled
he ,ro'in -rrh - ga EaSterr Nc';cy
ne 40 all ma as IN his power % 800
mt oplir' 'n~",gp. He ns"0 az pos
sio,e sr''h'es o. diplomacy % con-
vince ne somiliSts ion nal ne oc"'-
% lion OF Msnchutia sno o'nAi psrLs OF
Cnins ov isp~u 'V.H IN me emo prove
E, boon 70 the Unltco states aud 1LS
commerce in the Far East.
Re tried to be persuasive, but was
never convincing.