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Show ANTI-AMERiGAN SPIRIT IN JAPAN TOKIO GOVERNMENT TOLD OC CUPATION OF I8LAND CANNOT BE RECOGNIZED. Empire Pawing Through Another of He Periodical 'Crlie" In Her Re-latlone Re-latlone with the United Statei. Toklo.Tlie Jnpunese Kovernment Iiiih received a coiaaiunlcatlon from tho United .States pointing out, iiiiiiMiR other thliiKs, that Amer-lc Amer-lc In unable to recognlr.o Japan a occupation of the northern north-ern half or the Island of Snghallf n. Tho Mchl Nlchl anj-M of the nnturo of the protest, however, that the Impression exists here that the coniinunlcatlon In not really a protest, hut rather an exposition ex-position of the American viewpoint on occupation of Uusshui territory with boinethliitf of America's attitude towards to-wards the territory to be occupied. It Is apparently felt hero that any publication of the details of the note Hhoiild ciiiiitinto from Washington and not Toklo. Meanwhile It Is considered likely that Japan, after inaturo deliberation, delib-eration, will forward an answer to Washington In im attempt to clarify official opinion there and remove any iiilsunilerstandliiK f Japan' position. Appearances here Indicate that Japan Ja-pan Is piUMliiK through another "nerv-ous "nerv-ous crisis" concernliiK her relations with the I'nlted States. Numerous In-torpollallons In-torpollallons have been made lu tho diet about the American attitude and while the Important newspapers aro coiniHellliiK their readcra to keep cool, It Is apparent that a certain amount of apprehension oxUM concerning the result of the coiiBrenslonnl Inquiry In California. Tbo Japanese, however, fccem convinced that It Is being conducted con-ducted with tho utmost fairness, nnd ut ten! Ion Is being culled to Htntoments that a number of Americans have romo forward spontaneously to testify In favor of the Japanese. Among tho Incidents whlcli have tended to fan antl-Amerlcan feeling was the publication here of tho re-porta re-porta that tho hurtling of Japanese stores In Marysvllle, CM, was possibly possi-bly the act of antl-Japaneso elements. Articles also have been printed declaring declar-ing that Americans were engaged In attempts to steal Japanese maps and these Iiiivb resulted lu Increased sur velllanco of American tourists. |