Evening star., 1941-10-27

ordnance manufacturers to greater
and greater effort by awakening
them TO impending dangers so he
told them that America and Japan
might any day come into collision"
with each other. But whatever the
motive. the Japanese are not likely
to read such an important message
from a member of the Presidents
cabinet without coming to the con-
clusion that the United States does
not really wish TO see diplomatic
conversations continued.
When the new capnet came into
power in Toxic, it was not clear
what Japan's intentions might be,
but everything that has emanated
since then indicates plainly that the
Japanese government wants to keep
on discussing basis for peace.
Whether the routing Of American
ships to Russia via the Atlantic was
or was not intended as a means OF
removing japanese suspicion about
shipments via Vladivostok and
Siberia. it so happens that the
American action has made favor
able impression in Toxic. The truth
is the shipments are going via the
Atlantic because it is quicker and
the United States cannot very we'll
give up the right to send shipments
by way Of any ocean or route. Yet
the diversion of such shipping
makes 1t easier to convince Toxic
that the United States is not max
ing any offensive moves that are
directed toward Japan.
Delicate and Vital Task.
To remove the present situation
from its atmosphere of mutual sus-
picion is delicate but vital task.
What is needed is new approach.
Unquestionably Secretary Hull and
Admiral Nomura, the japanese Am
bassador, have discussed every angle
of the problem until the subject
matter has grown stale. Likewise at
Toxic, Ambassador Grew has can
vassed the ground thoroughly. But
the history of diplomacy reveals all
too often when the documents even
tually are published that there
might have been successful result
If some basic principle could have
been applied in the first instance.
Also, it sometimes happens that the
channel of communication used isn't
always the most effective
Thus, it is telling no secret to
say that Admiral Nomura, the Jap
anese Ambassad dor, doesn't speak
English very we'll and has difficulty
understanding it. vet many of the
most important conversations he has
carried on with our Government
have been without an interpreter
In order to preserve informality.
1t is also telling no secrets to say
that Ambassador Grew-able man
that he is-in Toxic has difficulty
with his hearing, and that on one
occasion al least, the Toxic gov
ernment felt that one of its impor-
tant points was not conveyed to
Washington.
Should Send Mission.
What ought to be done. of course,
is to send a mission of three Eng
disappearing japanese statesmen,
preferably those representing the
japanese military party, TO WASH
ington with Ambassador Grew as
their escort so that round table
conference with President Roosevelt
and Secretary Hull might be held
here.
It might be asked what such a
conference could accomplish that
has not already been covered. The
first and most important principle
to establish is whether tho japanese
Emperor is willing to supersede the
Rome -Tokio-Berlin treaty with a
new agreement in which the United
States and Japan shall lay the basis
for permanent peace in the Pacific.
The next important principle to
determine is the extent to which
Japan, China and the United States
can agree on an economic partner
ship for the development of Far
Eastern resources and communica-
tlons. American capital can bring
a new order in the Far East which
will make secondary and less i'm
portant the question of how SOW
erelgnty shall be distributed.
Everything else can be approached