Show JAPANESE ENVOY i DISCUSSES CHINA CHINAI I I Denies Intent and Says Shantung Issue Is Up to Peking New ew York March 3 Japans Japan's Japans Japan's course courso toward the Shantung Shantung- question will bo be pursued unswervingly h. no matter I what action China tal takes s K tho the now Japanese ambassador to tho United States declared at aL a dinner given b by the tho Japan society In his honor hero here tonight It was his first appearance appear ance before a 8 largo large audience In n this country since Inco his arrival Assorting Asserting that Shantung can not be a 3 source of ot difficulty between the United States an and Japan Mr Ir said that It remains for or Chinese statesmen to to decide which of ot two alternative courses would better bolter serve servo the tho truo true Interests of their country countr and tho the world I Ambassador hara declared that no nation could bo be more deep deeply Interested Inter inter- ested than Japan In Iii the preservation of the principles of or tho the territorial In Integrity integrity In in- of or China and the tIme open door for tor foreign trade there We Wo have o time the common sense and clear vision to p perceive the time sheer madness madness mad mad- I ness of an any attempt at a aggression or economic monopolization In China ho Imo said We e e only c expect that c we shall not nOl be denied time the chance chanco of our OUI natural na on tural expansion In tho time field of or commerCe commerce com corn merce and industry nation 1 Is b expanding and I Is seeking to expand commercially and Industrially an and Japan claims what other nations equally equal equal- ly h claim I We e are not afraid of foreign competition corn com petition In Jn the Chinese e market if it only we are arc assured of fair and equal op opportunity op- op I port unit At AI th tIme the same time wo WI glad glad- 1 ly 1 wt welcome the co of or vanous various van vari arlous ous nations in such economic act activities IvIn Iv- Iv In tho the interest of all parties alike Including China herself There Is nothing at pre present ent to warrant warrant war war- rant tho time apprehension that the Immigration gration g-atlon question ml might prove pro a source of or complications between the United States and Japan Mr said adding that it is chiefly with re regard to the treatment of Japanese immigrants immigrants grants grantA lawfully n to this countrY country country coun coun- try that questions IU have havo occasionally been hen presented and are arc III likely to arise arlee t tJ I J am however howe confident the these questions will tilh b he be satisfactorily adjusted ad- ad on the tho basis of ot Just and nd nd hu- hu mane malic principles an and In a n. manner Continued on jage 2 2 I JAPANESE E ENVOY VOY I b. b DISCUSSES CHINA CHINA t 1 7 Continued from Crom Page Pagel 1 traditions traditions' of our worthy orthY of ot the best mutual relationship he ho declared I 1 n In the press of or extensive world re rc- rc construction on Jet us determine that th tho re-I re chief scene o of a grand brand harmony of ot peace and nd fulfillment shall be l laid ld on the Islands and shores of or the Pacific I oc ocean an Mr said adding It rests with us that it shall be e so The he ch Is before us not us-not not between better and worse bUt wore but between tho the heights of ot noble achievement and tb the bitter depths of or hopeless sg entangled misery I am m sure suro that wo 0 shall make I I the he right choice that America and Japan Japan Ja pan Will each realize the desire of tho the I I other ther to work ork in operative co-operative trl friendliness friendliness friend friend- nd liness for tor the progress ss and the welfare welfare wel wel- fare tare of or mankind Let us have hR a real sober tion that the other nations of or tho world orld arc ore In the bulk good likable people whose whoso affairs are managed by men who are sincerely sincere striving to do their b best st t not only onh for their particular lar countries but for the thc common Jo good d of or humanity Let us have a firm confidence in caca aez tl other other other-a a rational and justified belief that we have c to todo todo I do neither with pirates s 's nor burglars burglar nor swindling Ip speculators but with people whom we ve can trust and believe be be- lieve liev In a ass as fellow tellow workers in the thc great reat cause of making this globe lobe a 11 happier happler and a a- lovelier r place for the existence of manY mankind |