Show SENATE OF AMERiCA SAYS OKUMA Japanese Statesman Derides Attitude of Controlling Party in Chamber Ho HONOLULU May 14 Coure Coure another another another an an- other is Japans Japan's answer to certain Americans Americans' Americans Americans Americans' Amer Amer- charge that the flowery kingdom is the Prussia of th the East At least that's th the f Retort of Marquis Marqus Okuma tor former er premier o of Japan who wh is Js Is quoted In an illuminating article on American and Japanese se rel relations by the here hete with accusing the United Un ed States of trying t to dIctate to dictate to the world Judging from th the attitude altitude of the United d States sa says a p the e sJ sage of Wa- Wa seda edal we fear tear America will invite ca calamities calamities calamities ca- ca of pf a more more serious nature than those which Germ Germany nr provoked n The marquis styled the attacks made by United States senators upon hIs hia country country country coun coun- try following the peace conference outrageous out behavior lor and Counters with the accusation that America Amerla has shown ag aggressiveness ag ag- in the taking of ot Texas from Mexico and the Philippines and other from Spain that give her no license li- li li license cense to charge imperialistic ambition against his land tand WANTS PEACE The premier ex-premier prays pras that that a a. speedy dY end may come to recriminations between th the two nations and that through a r real al understanding of the mission of or e each ch chot ot Other er the possibility of future conflict shall shaH be removed forever Says Saja he heThe I IThe t The whole world arrayed itself against again t Germany that tried to rule the world with iron and arid blood Japan for the sake of humanity and Justice stood by the allies and wrested from the Germans She sent her warships to the theM M and to the tho south Pacific ocean and Hawaiian waters to protect t the e allies from the Hun menace l She j protected trot ethe the merchant ships of her allies alies and and ind sent her sons to the Hie Siberian front to I n fight The h the United Germans States r and 0 on Austrians the h other ll r hand observed neutrality in the beginning and I. I devoted dE herself to trade Only when her trading ships were sunk by ruthless German boats U-boats boats did she finally stand up FEELING CHANGED The The United states States and Japan made common cause against a common foe The L agreement was conI concluded con con- con concluded eluded with the object of guaranteeing peace in China and on the Pacific with I Japanese warships protecting AmerIcas AmerIca's s Island territory The friendship of th thI the two countries was probably at Its zenith But as Germany fell felt on her knees knee the I American feeling toward the Japanese suddenly changed At the peace table l in id Paris America merica and China stood together to slander Japan With the exception of ot ofa ofa ota a few the American papers papers and magaz magazines magazines maga maga- z vigorously attacked Japan the yellow yel- yel ellow el el- ellow low Journals particularly hurling unbearable unbearable able InsInuations insinuation Not onh the pr press ss but responsible statesmen in the sacred halls of the senate senate senate sen sen- ate chamber boldly denounced Japan They called Japan an aggressive nation a w warlike nation the fhe Germany of ot the orient and an oppressor They even went so so far as to call caU Japan a robber who ought to to tobe be punished by by force o o of arms t of Their outrageous behavior I was t that of or statesmen who knew no international Never in the history of the world have I 1 seen an Instance where senators senators senators sen sen- of a country denounced a a. foreign country more vehemently vehement than did the senators of of the United States in their th r speeches against Japan J JAPANESE RIGHTS As s a result of her participation in the world war German rights rights rights-In In In the East ought to fall Into the hands of Japan The Sino-Japanese Sino treaty and th the peace conference recognize Japans Japan's right to acquire acquire acquire ac ac- quire German rights In The world d reco recognizes the decision as regards th this Japan has announced many a a. time that she would restore to China the former former former for for- mer German possessions In and that this restoration will be only a matter of time But to return to China Just on account of threats from the United States would be humiliating to Japan Ja who iWho can and will solve voluntarily the question que without any outside en ence There Is jio 10 o good reason why the United States should be be- bethe the only country suspicious auspicious of ot Japan |