Show JAPAN IN MANCHURIA Viscount Hayashi In an interview ca cabled cabled cabled bled from Japan has found it necessary to deny the stories about the unjust unfair and discriminating methods pur pursued pursued pursued sued by his country in the Manchurian trade It was promised as most pee pea people pIe will remember that Manchuria would be thrown open to the merchants and an manufacturers of ot the world The Tue Tile statement was made that Japan would not Interfere in behalf of her own peo pee people people pie or against any an other nation Yet I complaints that exactly the th opposite course is being pursued have become so frequent that they are accepted as well founded In his lila Interview Hayashi Hayas i enters a de denial denial denial nial of all aU the charges In his bland bl nd oriental way he declares it is still Japans policy to afford equal opportunities opportunities opportunities and fair fall competition to all aJl comers corners In Manchuria and that the door will very shortly be opened to all an this Viscount Hayashi proceeds to explain somewhat elaborately that unusual Conditions confronted his nation when the war with Russia came to an end en There were considerably more than soldiers and noncombatants who had to be supplied at once with food and the other necessaries Of life Japan was the nearest source of sup supply supply ply pl and it was but natural n tural that th t her het hermer merchants mer hants should take advantage adv of at their opportunity Some tradesmen n the viscount admits may have been unfair in selling to merchants goods Intended for tor the soldiers He does not explain however that this would have been Im Impossible Impossible impossible possible without with ut the connivance of the Japanese government That govern government government government ment certainly would not permit the th diversion of ot goods consigned to soldiers unless it expected its tradesmen to es establish establish establish business connections in that way and so control the trade of the country It is hardly to be expected that anybody will be deceived by talk And after all aU if it it were not for the promises that have been beert made Japan would have some color of right to n tl practical monopoly of the trade Her geographical advantages are tremendous she offers subsidies to her merchants and endeavors In various ways to promote the opening of foreign markets Besides BC ldes Manchurian soil Is i In a tt way sacred soil for the tho Japanese for It has been watered with the blood of thousands of f her bravest br eat sons The objection that the world makes make Is that Japan Jap h should not make promises if she has no Intention of fulfilling them Her statesmen should not Issue proclamations to the effect that there Is IB Isto Isto to be full fair and free competition in Manchuria when all aU the time those same statesmen are planning measures which h will Wilt give glo to their countrymen not n t a shade shad the better of the argument but all the best of It |