Evening star., 1934-02-13
EXPANSION AIMS
DENIED BY SA|TO.
New Japanese Envoy Here
Says Pu.Yi Task Is to
Develop State.
BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.


ernment will use its influence with
the new Emperor of Manchukuo to
prevent him from extending his rule
over China proper"
The Ambassador, who knows Amer
lea we'll and is prompted by desire
to see relations between the two coun-
tries become cordial, added:
The Japanese government consid-
ers it an impossible task for Pu-Yi to
expand his control over Peiping and
Tientsin. Such an action would
mean undoubtedly more fighting, more
trouble, and in the end it will be
Japanese troops which will have to
be involved IN such an adventure.
New Territory No Gain.
"Manchukuo Is very rich country.
1t will take years before all its re-
sources can be developed. It's almost
life task for the head of this new
state to develop properly the resources
of that country. A desire to extend
his domination over other parts Of
China will force him to forego the
economic development of his country
for the sake of new fighting. Fur
thermore, nothing can be gained by
adding more territory to Manchukuo.
The port of Dairen is sufficient for
the export needs of the country and
is far better and more adequate than
the port of Tientsin or any other port
in China. No." concluded the Am
bassador, Japan will do its utmost
to dissuade Pu-Yi from any expan-
sionist plans-if he has any,
Ambassador Saito was equilly en-
phatic in denying the rumors of war
between Japan and the U. S. S. r.
There are no problems between the
two countries to lead to a war. The
most important controversial question
is the question of the purchase of the
North Manchurian Railroad, and that
Is a matter of coming to an agree
ment as to the price the Manchukuo
government will pay for it. AS long
as Manchukuo was a part of China
the railroad was a political issue. 1t
served more political ambitions than
actual economic purposes. But since
Manchukuo has become independent
of China that political issue has been
! removed. I have no doubt that
compromise between the Soviet gov
ernment and Manchukuo will be
reached without much trouble. Japan,
1 want to state emphatically, does
| not want to fight Russia, because
there are no reasons for war be-
| tween the two countries. Japan does
not want and does not need the
| maritime provinces"
Will Return TO Toxic.
'The only conceivable danger OF
trouble between the two countries"
the Ambassador said, would be in any
| incursion of armed bands from Siberia
into the Manchukuo territory, in
which case the local commanders
might be compelled to take the intia-
tive of following them across the bor-
| der to put an end to these raids. But,
this is very remote possibility these
days, when communications between
local commanders and the Toxic gov
ernment are so easy. Toxic, I am
certain, will do everything possible to
prevent such incidents from spreading
into major conflict between the two
nations"
Ambassador Saito intends to go to
Toxic as soon as possible to get in
personal touch with his government.
He has been absent from Japan for
more than two years. His entire ac-
tivity in the United States will be Ito
promote friendship and better un-
derstanding between the two nations"
And the relations between the
United States and Japan could be
greatly improved if only your people
would daPiHo To 10 rd
Japan by admitting Japanese immi-
grants on quota basis. Since l ar
rived in Washington I have received
great number of letters from Japan
urging me to endeavor to put an end
to this vexing matter OF course,
am answering that I cannot do any,
thing officially about it because this
is not matter over which the govern
ment has jurisdiction. 1t is up to
your Congress to decide. And just be-
cause Of this, the matter is of great
Importance. If it were up to the
United States Government to remove
this restriction, people in Japan may
say that it is mere political gesture
on the part of your Government. But
if the Congress amends the law and
ANAhSfCo tAlC CASA0oAOAA aNIy IAlC OdPd-
nese people would consider this as a
friendly gesture of the American peo-
pie toward the Japanese nation"
Few Japanese to Come In.
When the exclusion act was
passed by your Congress, Mr.. Saito
added, "the immigration law did not
exist in the United States. There
may have been then a danger of
thousands of japanese coming into
this country and settling down. But
now you have very strict immigra-
ton law. Japan, If put on a quota
basis like the rest of the countries,
would be entitled only to 100 immi-
grants every year. Furthermore, your
consuls are required now to give visaS
only to immigrants who are self-sup-
porting and cannot become a public
charge. I am certain that there will
be very few japanese coming into this
country under such circumstances.
But, with the japanese people, this
is a question Of pride. They resent
being singled out and considered as
outcasts when Afghans and Persians
are theoretically permitted to come
to this country at the rate of 100
year."
II consider this question of endeav-
oring to liquidate this question" the
Japanese Ambassador concluded, "as
one of the most important things in
my career. I am sincere in saying
that a change in the immigration
law, putting Japan on the same foot
ing as the other countries which have
a nominal quota. would do more
toward an improvement of relations
between the two countries than any
thing that has been done in the last
decade l am nositiYe that bY such