Salt Lake Telegram | 1920-09-25 | Page 1 | Japs Propose Conciliation Meeting

JAr JAPS r PROPOSE p CON IUA Tm Desire Commission to lo Debat Debate Debate De De- De- De bate bat Proposed California Califor Calif ornia or- or nia Land Law t TOKIO B By the Associated Press Sept 25 25 Sl 5 Suggestions that a joint high commission be appointed to find finda a a. solution of ot the California problem appear to to be favored In responsible circles here Viscount Kentaro privy councillor Viscount chairman ot of the lodo Bankers Bankers' cr as association as- as and Premier liar a have been conferring frequently and tho the Impression slon sion has lias be been n gained that the proposition proposition Iton for or a joint commission wa was the outgrowth of oC m meetings of pf prominent AmerIcan Americans and Japanese e in this city last spring Details of th the plan are aie ares as s yet n nebulous bu- bu Iou lous but the Asahi Asahl of ot Alaska says ys the underlying idea Is for or President President Pres Pres- ident Wilson Ilson to name a Cl commission including the secretary of ot stafe state some I senators and representatives representation and also well qualified Japanese like Viscount Takaaki Kato former Japanese ambassador ambassador am am- amI I to Great Britain Succeeding steps the newspaper says would be I Japanese Insistence upon treaty and thie then the 1 an appeal to the supreme court of ot the United States Slate asking that operation of or California statutes be be suspended The newspapers believe bellec tho the Japanese public is generally pessimistic pessimistic pes pcs over present negotiations in I Washington an and has lies a tendency to toI criticise tho the cabinet for a adopting what I Is Ia declared to be a lukewarm makeshift makeshift make make- shift policy i FEAR WAR RESULT Unnamed peers peels are ar quoted by the newspaper O Chu-O Shim bun of oC this city as counting the government to exercise the greatest patience In dc dealing deal deal- lIng l- l ing lag with America as the they are arc positive positive positive tive on any other attitude y Would be hI dal They point out that if It she re resorted ro- ro sorted to arm arms Japans Japan's fIrst step would woul be necessary withdrawal of or Japanese In America which they as assert ert would greatly erE please Americans Suspension Suspension Suspension sion of ot commercial intercourse Intercom KO e would ouM have hae the most l dire lre consequences to Japan they declare and if IC Japan should succeed In landing troops on Ameri American n soil soli the tho Americans would not suffer as much as the he Japanese They point out that should Japan suffer defeat at her fate rate would be scaled and therefore It would be the wisest favorable ta In the situation situation situa situa- 1 to await lt a turn tion placing full confidence In the character and principles principles- of or the American Amer Amt r-I r ican people A Ii series rles of or articles writ writ- t tn n by General Kojiro Sato In fn which I he discusses the tho military possibilities If It Japan should go to war with America Amer Amer- lea ica aro arc being given n wide Ide publicity I