Show HP JAP LEADER URGES FORBEARANCE IN ORIENT I Claims Japan Owes Debt of Gratitude to I United States TOKIO Oct 23 3 Correspondence of or orthe the Associated Press Not by war can Japan Tapan a accomplish the alms she she seeks In connection with American problems I but by y friendship and intelligent diplomacy diplomacy dip dip- wrote Viscount Kentaro Kaneko Kan- Kan eko president of t the e Japan American-Japan society in a special contribution dealIng dealIng dealing deal- deal I Ing with American relations The I article was the leading feature of the j I special English edition recently pur- pur by the Japanese newspaper Yo- Yo I Sixty-four Sixty years ears ago he continued Commodore Perry greeted Japan with I the message that it would not be bo good for Japan to be confined forever in inI I their islands and later the United States sent Townsend Townsend Harris to this I country lie Ie guided and taught the Japanese with the care jare of a father f I When one day a group of or reckless Japanese Japanese Japanese Jap Jap- anese burned his consulate Harris believed believed believed be be- that this and other outrages had been committed only because Japan had not advanced far along the road to modern civilization and instead of venting venting venting vent vent- ing h hatred tred upon Japan he her America went on the viscount was wasI I j I simply patient waiting for tor Japan to waken vaken to her own accord JAPAN REPAYING Because of or her gratitude for what Americans did for her in those days i Japan has harbored no Ito grudge against the United States although of or recent II I years in the United States S ates there has I arisen an Japanese anti agitation beginning beginning be be- i ginning with the San Francisco school I incident then the taking of the right I of ot land ownership away from the Japanese Japanese Jap Jap- I anese the restrictions on the leasehold of ot land the restriction of photograph marriages and other Incidents Instead I of ot showing resentment Japan has of or her own accord restricted the immigration immigration i gration of her laborers into the United I States by means of the gentleman's agreement Japan Japan- is now taking to toward toward toward to- to 1 ward the United States an attitude similar to that taken by America to toward toward to- to ward Japan sixty-seven sixty years year ago to-I to an attitude of patience and Japan is now paying the debt of tolerance tolerance tolerance toler toler- ance that she contracted sixty-seven sixty I years ago To be more specific America America Amer Amer- AmerI I ica i is now receiving repayment on the I capital that she invested in I Japan in the time of Commodore Perry and Townsend Harris I History shows that Japanese Amer lean ican can relations are inseparable Yet to today today to- to day to m my great sorrow Japanese Japanese-Arner-I there are some Americans who disregard this history misunderstand the mind of the Japanese and try to destroy the friendly friend friend- ly relations between the two coun coun- tries FRIENDSHIPS NECESSARY I Viscount Kaneko held that for the the peace of or Asia Asla Japanese-American Japanese friendship w was was S 'S an absolute necessity I yet in spite of this some people talk of yet f war r. r sPite He went on Even so-called so I intelligent classes fear a drift toward war in the near future I am firmly I convinced that such talk is indulged in merely to attract the attention of other i I people Suppose that the two nations I were at war with each other America jwill will have haye to base her operations in inI I I Hawaii and the Philippines No mati mat- mat i I how great the economic advantages advantages advantages and how great the military and andI I naval strength which she may comi com com- i mand she will wilt not be able to do more i than titan hinder hindera a portion of Japans Japan's shipping ship ship- I ping from operation or devastate th the shores of Japan temporarily She will wm not be able to deal decisive blows to Japan nor land a single man on the i soil of Nippon The Japanese nation j will never permit such a thing to pass I Never has Japan has Japan been invaded by foreign foreign foreign for for- I eign hosts since history recorded her birth Mongolian invasions were twice I attempted but in vain Since that time Japans Japan's national strength has In Increased Increased increased In- In I creased many fold On the other hand suppose that Japan Japan Japan Ja Ja- Ja- Ja I pan shou should d attack America and that i she should bo ho able to land marines from her powerful fleet Cleet in San Francisco How will Japan transport the million soldiers needed to make the landing of ot marines effective How will she send provisions provisions' It is altogether an imI im- im I I possibility Moreover even if it Japans Japan's i army should occupy a portion of or the I i Western Vestern coast of the American continent continent continent conti- conti I nent the body of or the United States I will not mot be greatly hurt Quite possibly I New York and Washington will pay no j j attention to such a trivial incident Thus it is plain that a war between I Japan and America cannot accomplish its final object and because of its very uselessness will never be waged I |