Show I 10 I I fRICTION lAmI LAND lAm I TO ACU VIBES Of Chairman of Nipponese Mission Mission Mission Mis Mis- sion to to America in Salt SaltI I Lake T Tells of f Feeling I Aroused Before the War HAT former anti anti- Japanese anti Japanese THAT 1 L feeling in ill parts of the United States and especially the Pacific coast was the result not of the natural emotions of the people of the United States but of I an insidious German propaganda that foresaw the probable developments o othe of f the war for which Germany had been preparing Is the belief of T. T Masao chairman of the Japanese parliamentary tary mission which arrived in Salt Lake today on the way to the Pacific coast Mr Masao is a graduate of Yale Tale formerly adviser r to the king of Siam speaks perfect English Is witty and a bri brilliant ant talker He is well known in Japan as an authority on state affairs Other members of the party are T. T r Shimada who for more than twenty i years has b been en a member of the Japanese Japanese Jap Jap- Jap-I Jap anese parliament and is an authority on international affairs M. M I. I I a doctor of medicine who is in this country studying in hygiene K and E. E The mission is different from the mission headed by Viscount Ishii which was sent direct by t the e govern govern- ment meat The Tho parliamentary commission govern I under the direction fo of Mr f Masao is of the people le sent bythe by bythe I the Japanese counterpart of the American American American Amer Amer- ican house of representatives It came cameto to bring the good will cf the people of Japan to the people of the United States It arrived in San Francisco and since has visited Los Angeles New Orleans Atlanta Washington NewYork New NewYork I York City Boston and Chicago It came here direct from rom Chicago It planned to leave today for Seattle and go from there back to Japan There was considerable ill feeling existing in some parts of the United States before the war between the I Japanese and American laborers Mr Masao said but since the exposing i of various a German spy y schemes t that I were er In existence i even b before the e beginning be be- beginning ginning of the world war the whole blame for the misunderstandings isnow is isnow isnow I now generally attributed to its work To divert the attention of the two nations na- na nations nations na na- from the war about to begin an effort was made to create strife be between between between be- be I tween the United States and Japan This was also d demonstrated when Germany offered an alliance between I Japan Mexico and Germany which could could do nothing but work hardship on America Not only in Japan but in the i United States I 1 have observed a complete reversal of that feeling In Japan this country was always re regarded regarded regarded re- re I as a friend although at times there were some who were more I frank than others in their expression i of t at the attitude taken i I toward their fellow tellow countrymen inthis in inthis I this countr country That feeling is gone I however and not only in Japan but I In this country I notice the sentiment I I of companions in arms and brothers I in the righteous cause It will take I I generations I 1 believe to break the I I Ii i Continued on page 4 4 I U. 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S JAPANESE I Continued from page pan 1 I great bond of ot friendship that has I I I sprung sprung- up through trough these countries I because of ot the war I Mr 11 Shimada an authority on in international International In- In I affairs and ad for twenty years a n representative of the people in the Japanese government is eloQuent eloquent elo elo- do- do quent in his praise of the United States Staten and its Is motives in the war Italy wants Trieste and surroundIng surround surround- ing int territory France Fance wants want Alsace- Alsace Lorraine Russia wants want Prussia surround surround-I and anda a seaport England has material haI motives mo mo- mo- mo three tives Japan Japa already has ha a German island and Tsi Chau which it I has I already captured This is all aU just i because the war was wa brought on by Germany with the Idea of ot conquest I and other nations might rightfully have these by right of ot conquest But Dut the United States has no territorial territorial ter ter- territorial ter- ter desires desire nor financial object It I stands alone among the nations as the supreme protector of ot right and justice Its It only reasons for tor entering entering entering en en- en- en I the war were principle peace justice and humanity So enthused was wa he with wih the sub sub- of ot Americas America's Americ's entrance into the war and the lofty lofy motives that prompted it i Mr Shimada said sad that no language lagage of ot his could express his appreciation of or this thi country Never before he he said aid has any nation naton set such a beautiful example Never before has ha a mass mas of people in a country so large lage as one man risen in the defense of ot right It I was wasa a beautiful a noble idea and put puti put this nation naton before tho the other nations as 3 an example of ot righteousness I All AU members of the party paty expect a i long war It is just a matter of time tithe j they tey agree age when the allies ales shall shaH be II victorious but with the German Geran advances ad- ad adI I vances s-ances aces ji a Russia and ad Italy Itly no one can cn tell tU just how long the war will last lt Ov Over r two-thirds two of ot the population wi tion ton of that country are arc already cx- cx ex ex- hausted and it Is not a matter o o. o advancing Into German Cerman Gera territory bu bl 0 just holding all aU lines and preventing them from obtaining supplies supplies' r v which t. t to t refresh themselves The mission w received in this city by a committee of ot local Japanese headed by R. R R T. T secretary of ot the tho Japanese Association of Utah Uth I |