Evening star., 1935-10-06
BY Mary.CarferRObe

BY HlroSi Saito. Boston: Marshall
Jones Co.
"HIS book by Japans Ambassa-
dor to the United States ought
to be widely read. Coming as
it does from the chief repre-
sentative of the japanese government
in America, it naturally has an official
character And Mr.. Saito substantiates
his statements by official documents
by statesmen Of other nations In a
most interesting manner.
The book is made up chiefly of ex-
cerpts from papers or speeches which
Mr.. Saito has presented before various
groups They deal with the vital qGes-
tions of peace, trade and Japan's in
tentions in the new state of Man.
chukuo.
In regard to peace Mr.. Saito re-
iterates that Japan has no desire for
war and that her attitude toward
ornaments is based on such considera-
tions of national honor and dignity as
Western nations demand for them
selves as matter of course. He out
lines the japanese formula for dis
armament, aiming at as low max
inlum strength as possible for all
powers concerned and at the total
abolition of aircraft carriers and capi-
tai ships. The latter provision ought
to be significant to alarmists who see
Japan as a possible aggressor by air.
But perhaps the most enlightening
section of the book is that devoted
to the Manchukuo question. 1t has
been the general feeling that Japan
played an unduly aggressive part in
the formation of the new state, and
there is considerable body of opin-
ion that holds Manchukuo to be no
more than dummy" controlled from
Toxic. Mr.. Saito by no means denies
the japanese part of the creation of
the new country, nor does he say
that Japan does not play very fun
damental part in maintaining peace
and order there now. What he does
make clear is that Japan had fought
two wars to keep Manchuria under
Chinese control and that-even as
England feels about Ireland-Japan
has to be assured that the Manchu-
rian region will not fall into the hands
of a hostile power. In brief, for
Japan, Manchuria must needs be
buffer state against Russia. If China
cannot hold it, Japan must.
AS to the present government in
Manchukuo, it is so peaceful and con-
structive, says Mr.. Saito, that a mil
lion Chinese are immigrating there
yearly. The promise is made for ia
pan that when Manchukuo is self
maintaining, japanese troops will be
Withdrawn.
Miscellaneous papers published in
the book include excerpts from the
diary of Baron KikkaWa, who was
sent to New England to be educated
in 1871. He toured the country and
one entry in his diary (Which he
wrote in English, because 1T is the
easiest language') reads as follows:
Such was the imperfect condition
of the Union Pacific Railroad at the
time that we were snowbound and
compelled to stop three weeks at Salt
Lake City. There we put up at a
hotel with the high-sounding name of
American Hotel which was kept by
q Mormon, assisted by his three wives
and Is children"
The book contains much informa-
ton on the current relations of our
country with Japan, which every one
interested in the situation ought to
have.
WAR OMORROW W-WILL WE
KEEP OUT? Edited by Ryllis Al
eXander Goslin. New York: The
Foreign Policy Association.
THIS is a simplified text covering
- the following points: How Amer
lea became involved in the last war;
factors that always make for war;
what may cause another war, and
keeping America out
Naturally the latter two points are
Of greater interest to a nation which,
as this book says, does mot like war"
At time when the troops of a Euro
pean country are invading the terri
tory of potentially wealthy back
ward" state. Americans may be par
ticularly concerned about the factors
that may cause another war of world !
wide proportions.
These, says the present book, are
the Versailles treaty, economic neces-
Stiles OF various countries, weak peace |
machinery and rivalry in arms. Any
one OF these, or combination, might |
cause spark that would set off the
whole world again.
Under the heading, Keeping Amer
lea Out OF War" the book takes up
various plans, such as preparedness
Qt has never worked, cooperation in |
world affairs (it has not been fairly
tried, and isolation Git is against our |
interests). The reader will find them
all pretty justly examined. He can |
take his choice.
] LIVE IN VIRGINIA. Julian r.
Meade. New York: Longmans
Green g. Co.
ROCKS about the South have been
coming for some time in such in
creasing numbers from the presses
that no one who reads at all can help
being aware that that tabled section
Of our blessed land is in fair way to
become Current Literary Trend. In
deed, any one with tender feeling for
tradition-a feeling that it can exist
In integrity only when it is not men,
tioned-inust more or less tremble for
the future of that section which saw
the Towering destruction of the only
indigenous social culture which Amer
lea has yet brought forth. For the
South now seems to be facing sec
ond reconstruction, this time to be
accomplished by our bright young
writer's. And, as the first dreadful
period followed on the heels Of
physical invasion, so this one would
seem to be the aftermath of de-
termined prying and examination into
minds and spirits.
The lure of Southern lands is, Of
course, an older phenomenon than
knowledge of the Western Hemisphere.
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