Show Thomas Discerns Hope In U. U Japan S.-Japan Picture WASHINGTON Nov 10 UP Senator UP-Senator Senator Elbert D. D Thomas D. D Ut Utah h former missionary to Japan and considered the senat senates senate's senates senate's sen sen- at ates ate's s 's lading expert on Oriental affairs Monday injected hope into nto the tangled Far Eastern situation Thomas expressed belief the wisdom of mature statesmen both bothin in the United States and Japan might prevent a war in the Pa Pa- elf ic His opinions fitted into a thought which has been expressed in some government quarters quarters-I the helpfulness which might result re re- re- re suIt sult from Japans Japan's highly hl developed industrial system and her fler large merchant marine if it she were won over to the cause of peace and and away from dependence on aggression aggression aggression sion as a part of her national policy Praises null Hull I think Thomas said in an interview that as time goes on we are going to find that the bigness bigness bigness big big- ness of such men as Secretary of State Cordell Hull and the Japanese ambassador and the wisdom of ot such men as Kurusu Kurusu Ku- Ku Saburo Japans Japan's special special special cial envoy now n route to the United States are going to bring some light into the Far Eastern situation Japanese ability In the Far East is needed and if It we look into the big factors underlying the Far Eastern situation we will discover that if we think of those factors and not about what some person may be quoted as having said we will find that the situation is by byno byno byno no means hopeless Stresses Red Influence Another thing to remember Is the influence of Russia in the Far East This is the first time since the Boxer uprising of of 1900 1900 that our great country and Russia can enter a field of ot discussion on the same side Then too we have the experience experience experience ence of the treaties with our neighbors to the south and Canada Can Can- ada We are cooperating with China New Zealand Australia and the Dutch East Indies and we weare weare weare are not in a state of belligerency with Japan It is the first time In our history history history his his- tory that the entire Pacific area can become articulate as a whole Coincident with Thomas' Thomas observations observations observations it was learned government quarters here are giving careful attention to the forthcoming visit of ot According to information information information tion from Tokyo and in Washington Washing Washing- ton he is bringing new compromise compromise compromise compro compro- mise proposals based on Japans Japan's almost desperate need for a revival revival revival re re- re- re vival of ot trade with the United States |