| Show I JAPS ARE PLAYING DEEP GAME AT GENEVA V Vy j 1 By y H. H N. N RICKEY J 1 Newspaper Enterprise Association I I Staff Correspondent V j GENEVA Switzerland NoI Nov No 22 I The Japanese came to this first sea ses- ses-j ses j I sion slon of the league of or nations' nations assembly assem- assem f I bly with the evident t idea of creating j I II I a gr great at impression They rhey have sue sue- suet t but not in the way they i I hoped t j The impression is that of ot all aU the delegations the Japanese seems to be bp under the most general suspicion as to its motive This is not because of ot an any action the Japanese have taken up to now 1 but ut because of the quite general fear tear that the Japs are prepared to raise ver very embarrassing questions which I might cause dissension in the assem- assem j I bt bly before the assembly is old enough to absorb any sort of ot shock I JAPANS JAPAN'S PURPOSE 1 I I I I I I I Exactly what the Japanese are up tp even the best Informed students of Japanese diplomatic pol policy Ie are Unable unable unable un un- able to fir ure out but all are are agreed agreed I that their attempt to to take and hold 1 I the center of the stage at Geneva Genea is isS part of a a. carefully devised plan b by S the Japanese to xo accomplish some same selfish purpose It is estimated that the Japanese have two or three times as many people here litre as any other nation In n addition to the three delegates who sit in the assembly they have dozens dozens doz dos ens o of minor officials and newspaper correspondents from ever every section of 01 Japan Of Ot course ever every one of the V latter is under direct Influence of his j I government and part pant of the ge general generali eral eralI i I Japanese plan whatever it may be I I I i I I I I I i I I I JAPANESE EVERYWHERE Ii Japanese are everywhere In fact tact the they have e quite taken possession of the cit city Besides the hotel which the they entirely occupy as their general headquarters ever every other hotel accommodates accommodates ac ac- a number of oC them Eyer Every building that houses a Japanese Japanese Jap- Jap lanese anese displays a Japanese flag flag flag-al- al ali always al- al ways the biggest est flag on the build build- ing Automobiles under Japanese charter for the he duration of ot the conference conference conference con con- ference each one flying at least t one Japanese flag fairly block traffic at atI congested points I One cannot walk alk a block or step into a cafe without meeting one or a group roup of correctly dressed sphinx faced face little brown men who ho have come half halt way t round the world for some purpose which obviously ob cannot cannot cannot can can- not be explained by their desire to further world peace At least if this is their only purpose no one here gh gives s them credit I One Ope explanation is that their a ad admission admission ad- ad mission to the league of nations on onI onan onan an equality with the white r races has pone gone to their heads beads and affected I them in the same wa way that newly gotten riches often affects the white ma man S RACE QUESTION Another is that by this great display display display dis dis- play they hope to Impress all the theother theother theother other Asiatic peoples with their Intention in intention intention In- In to dominate the Far East A more widely widey held view Is that Japanese are determined that noth noth- ing shall be done b by the assembly to force torce them to comply with their promise given at Paris tv t give Shantung Shantung Shantung Shan Shan- tung back to China and that if this question is raised In the assembly rather than have any action taken they will try to break up the show by introducing the explosive subject of ot race e equality It Is possible but not lIkel likely that the Japanese ar prepared to initiate the subject of race equality if they get the chance whether or not the Shantung question comes up In contrast with the attitude of 4 I 1 I j I I i I I the Japanese the attitude of the Chinese is interesting The latter are as modest and unassuming unassuming un un- un assuming as the former are bold and arrogant MAJOR COMMITTEES The Chinese delegates and attaches have earned everybody's respect Their chief is Wellington Koo many years eals Chinese minister at Washington Washing Washing- ton and a man of great ability His election as vice chairman of committee commit commit- tee No 1 of the assembly which is isI isto Isto to deal with many marty highly important matters was a great compliment to I him and to the Chinese people I It is significant that no Japanese was elected either chairman or vice chairman of one of the six commit commit- tees Each ach of the the theother V other three of the four great powers and three of the small j powers got a chairmanship Coans Coans' Coans a Japanese got one vote yote for chairman of one of the committees When the Chinese new newspaper paper men I heard of Koos Koo's el election and one vote ote the they were wild with joy I They declared that voted for forI himself and that when the they cabled I this to China the whole nation would give sive the laugh |
