Evening star., 1936-01-19
TRADE SAFEGUARD,
SAYS DR.. KAGAWA
Japanese "Gandhi" Holds
Conflict With AmeViCa Is
"ImpossibIe."
BY REX COLLIER.


Commerce-which the Senate
Munitions Committee has blamed for
entangling the United States in the
World Warts Americas best safe
guard against war with Japan, ac-
cording to DR.. Toyohiko Kagawa,
noted japanese Christian leader,
economist and labor champion.
Because America is Japan's "best
customer" and because "99 per cent of
the intellectuals in Japan are for
peace" hostillties between the two
nations are impossible" the 45-year-
old Princeton educated "Gandhi OF
Japan" told a distinguished audience
of 900 persons yesterday at a luncheon
in his honor at the Mayfiower Hotel.
Stands Beside Ambassador.
Once looked on as an "agitator" by
the japanese government. DR.. Kagawa
stood beside the japanese ambassa-
dor, Hirosi Saito. as he defended his
country against published accusations
of militaristic aggression Among
other guests at the luncheon were
Secretary of Commerce Roper. Under
secretary Of Agriculture Tugwell and
Commissioner Melvin c. Hazen. DR..
Tugwell evidenced interest in DR..
Kagawas farm cooperatives in Japan,
in which millions of farmers are
participating.
The scholarly young evangelist and
crusader for the underprivileged de-
clared worldwide adoption of the CO.
operative scheme of marketing goods
in international commerce would be
an effectual preventative OF war.
Trade rivalries and jeolousies. he con-
tended, would thus be eliminated ana
one cause of war eliminated.
Hits League Of Nations.
He criticized the League OF Nations
for failing to tackle the problem OF
world economics as factor in war
making He said the League could 40
more good by studying economic
nronlems that disturb world peace
than by concentrating on the calioer
of guns" -
Ridiculing recurrent rumors that
japan intends to lick up" the Philip
pines, DR.. Kagawa shouted: we nave
no idea of doing such a mischievous
thing"
He declared the japanese people
regret Americas exclusion policy re-
garding japanese immigrants, but as
sured the audience:
I'VE are not bitter because we trust
you. You are our friends. The jap
anese people have the trait OF being
loyal to their friends"
As proof of Japan's good Will to-
ward the United States he cited
law passed by the government recently
making it an offense to express bit
terness" toward the United States.
Il wish you had that kind Of law
in America" he remarked.
Eager for Christian Movement.
He said he was eager to see lone
big Christian movement in the world"
that would practice precepts as well
as preach them.
why do we preach Christian doc
trines and then fight among our
selves?" he demanded. "On Sundays
we are Christians and on weekdays
we are pagans."
In an interview with the press
prior to the luncheon, DR.. Kakawa
discounted possibility of war between
Japan and Soviet Russia. He said
the japanese colonization of Man
chukuo was not very successful be-
cause Chinese coolies are willing to
work for much less than the japanese
laborers.
He said he found farmers in
North Carolina and Texas very
much interested" In farm co-opera-
tives and suggested that spread of
this idea would help America solve
the farm problem. He said he was not
familiar with the Inflated A. A. A.
program here.
Last night he explained in detail
the cooperative movement among
farmers, consumers, physicians and
other groups in Japan at q meeting
in Luther Place Memorial Church.
Yesterday morning he spoke on
problems of youth before students OF
American University.
He will deliver two addresses today
at Calvary Baptist Church, one at
3 pm. and the other. at pm.
The night meeting is advertised for
young people only"
DR.. Kagawas visit to Washington
was arranged by the Washington
Nodarof fior NJ Churches A1.s&s