Show I PEA E NT w. w GR W I JINGOES 0 OUTNUMBERED IN JAPAN BY THOSE WHO WHOP FAVOR TRADE EXPANSION P t By William Philip Simms Written Expressly for th the Newspaper Enterprise Association OKIO April 23 There is a rising tide of sentiment in Japan against T TOKIO war and in favor of peace And this thin peace party is looking to the United States to take the lead and give the movement direction I The The army arm and navy naY clans are extremely powerful and Japans Japan's high position among the powers of the world is mostly the result of their handiwork a a very err strong argument in favor of their continuing con con- to carve out the destiny of the empire But a reaction has set in against this domination and if given pr proper epee encouragement particularly by the the other great Ys t q powers a new turn may be given to thin things In Japan i. a This party the party the term tenn is not used in its political sense sense- F h has as learned that war brings disaster even to the tho winners I f. f vast armaments it knows keep the country's nose to the V grindstone no matter how good its business Land t i grabbing doesn't pay as a foreign policy polley it i F I j I in r readily r-ft r admits and it t does dees f or not ot want M u. u to see ee Japan engage j Q i This is is no foxy pose ose on the a part part o of or athe th the Japanese who express express' these sentiments I 1 I have heard leard th them m from too t many sources from from men in too man many different walks alks of life s j o d y for foz it to be a a put up Job tf One of the first I heard utter this desire for an understanding understanding understanding under under- standing between the United States and Japan was none A other than a a second steward I knew who worked on a Japanese ship plying between and San Francisco I Imet met him by bv accident in a side street In SIMMS Yokohama I I hope you say something in your paper about no make war he said I after th fh the c compliments pIl of or tI th the P da day dav and introducing me to his family I a a. a little HUle gin gIrl gin perhaps iv lU years Ol om old I-a I dressed in a gayly colored kimono no noI with and clogs to match and a I little bo boy similarly though more soberly attired Why d do you say that I asked a 3 abit abit bit surprised Japanese people no want war he replied They fight if make em fight but heap rather work make money get rich There he had said it I was afterwards afterwards afterwards after after- wards to learn that there is a a widespread widespread widespread wide wide- spread desire in high circles and low to see Japan adopt a policy of peaceful peace ful penetration sell her goods all allover allover allover over the world and wax rich And what they are afraid of is ia that some other nation or nations notably the United States will block th the road by the use of greater wealth and greater power PROPAGANDISTS BUSY There are in Japan of course a class of business men whose like are in every country They would see Japan gobble up China feathers tall and all These naturally enough side with the strong policy crowd and both are desirous of having Japan declare a Monroe doctrine over the Far East and make the doctrine go the I limit as a primacy of Interests Too there are some Japanese who sincerely believe America has set sett about deliberately to get in Japans Japan's way whichever way the country turns These usually belong to the old school Chauvins to the core So there is a fertile ferUle field for anti anti- American propaganda some sincere I some pot while there is every reason to believe that outside nationalities nationalities- not nations neCesS necessarily necessarily are llly are are putting their finger in the pie le too There is a well grounded bell belief t ta a ar anong ong ng some of the Americans out h lure he fa that certain classes of people in nations outside Japan and America Ameri Ameri- ca ca who who- would not lie awake nights worrying if these two countries should go to war Both these countries prospered prospered prospered pros pros- during the war both might betaken be betaken betaken taken down a peg CREATES CREAT S DANGER If there Is the slightest grain of of truth behind this belief belief and and to behonest be behonest I honest with the readers of this paper I I must confess I have had it from sources S neither American nor Japanese Japanese Japa Japa- nese put out from most unexpected Japa-I Japa quarters It it is a dangerous situation and anel the two countries thus egged on would I do well to go slow particularly as the best opinion in both is against war I j jAt At the Japanese foreign office I 11 II I Iwas was assured that Japan has no aggressive aggressive aggressive ag- ag agI j I designs against the United States er E Everywhere where I have been the story has been the same Instead of conflict conflict with the United States the Japanese insist they are arc anxious for fora a complete understanding If we are to be friendly Viscount ich EI-Ich the Grand Old Man of Japan told me the whole question must be thoroughly and frankly threshed out This was said one afternoon at his Continued on pa page e 2 PEACE SENTIMENT Continued from page 1 1 no kawa home near Asuka Hill Hili I 1 had arrived by appointment at 2 30 p p. p m m. for a short talk and it was now 5 30 o the viscount had missed two other appointments and the conversation was still going on TOLD OF ERRORS I had told the viscount very frankly what in my opinion had been some of the Japanese errors in California California Cali Call fornia and elsewhere on the coast and he in turn had replied Just as frankly that all the errors had not been on the side of his countrymen Tea was served in the viscounts viscount's European salon and finally the conference adjourned to meet again the following Tuesday at the Bankers Banker's club Tokio at which time Viscount would have ve some of his friends present At the Tuesday conference in ad addition addition addition ad- ad to were Viscount Kentaro Kaneko graduate of Harvard university class of 78 and lifelong friend frien 1 of the late Colonel Theodore Roosevelt Roose Dr Takuma Dan director of Mitsui bank a former mayor of Tokio and a number of others The meeting lasted through the afternoon during dinner and well ll after the gist of the conversations being be being being be- be ing that the time has come when both nations must put their cards face up upon upon upon on the table meet and thresh out the whole string of differences and get back on a basis of the friendship which Commodore Perry and Consul Townsend Townsend Townsend Town- Town send Harris began Viscount has nas been ac accused ac- ac used in America of hypnotizing American visitors to Japan 1 I found him a very earnest very hospitable old gentleman gentleman he he is odd 80 but looks mErely younger merely sin sincerely desirous of brin bringing Japan and the United States AM M V to an an understanding Nothing g sinister about himI him I I 1 feel that is my one remaining mission mission mission mis mis- sion in my life he told me and ho he chuckled It if if that is then I dont don't mind how much the they accuse accuse accuse ac ac- ac- ac cuse me of It It Continuing he said I feel fECI it my mission all the more to promote friendship between the two countries because I was first eign and came through my visits to the United States to see seo my error You see I was brought up in a a. small Japanese town and was taught to hate foreigners Then Perry came and Townsend Harris then I traveled abroad and changed my mind WANT U U. 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S TO LEAD All these people they people they are mostly business men though Viscount Kaneko is a a. peer and a member of the privy council council are are anxious for the United States to take the lead for a general understanding They want America to show Japan and the world the way to disarmament They want some kind of an understanding understanding understanding under under- standing with the United States as to China and the Far Tar East generally They foresee danger If things are al allowed allowed allowed al- al lowed to drag on and they arc arp therefore eagerly waiting for President Harding to sound the key Itcy President Harding said We Wedo Wedo Wedo We Ve hold no national prejudice I do not hate We Ve do not covet We WeI I dream of no conquests nor boast of ot otI armed prowess lIe He also said Mani Mankind Mankind Man I kind needs a a. worldwide benediction of ot understanding If he can make the I Japanese understand and believe what he said about prejudice hatred and covetousness Japan and the United States will be well ell on their way to an agreement Copyright ht 1921 N N. 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