Show I JAPANS POSITION DEFINED She Has No Desire or Intention to Encroach Upon th Rights Of Others SHE PUTS OUT A STATEMENT JIas Ius Gone Cane Through a 11 Bitter Experience ence mid Her Statesmen I have Hac Profited pr rit lI by b It Tokio ToI o Wednesday edn day Nov O 4 It is not Japans desire or Intention to en encroach encroach n croach cmach upon the rights of others to win a way any In n the world by swashbuckling ling This is the thc position n of oC the tho mika dos government as made mn e clear In semi semiofficial semiofficial official statements which have hayo Just been Issued d to the Ule resident diplomats here Japan the ministry frankly declares de dc declares clares has hILS gone gOho through a period of bitter experience and her statesmen have profited by b that experience The Tho clearing of the atmosphere it is be believed beloved loved will make Japans position among the nations an easier casler one ono and tends to io the thu suspicions which the of the United States and other powers have sometimes entertained enter entertained as aB to Japans International intentions in intentions Intentions I Immediately following the war says sa s the spokesman for Cor the tho govern government government ment In making clear the position and policy poll of or his hi nation there was alas a wide widespread widespread widespread spread leaven of oC bombast and the mass massof massof of oC ho tho people were inclined to wave the word sword and shout of great deeds done dono and greater deeds to follow There was no desire on an tho the part of or the ruling forces to encourage this but the senti sentiment sentiment sentiment ment of or tho the outside world was aroused arou d against Japan because of oC this chauvin chauvinistic chauvinIstic element It may be said that It took tool two years ears for tor the tho government go forces in Japan to realize reaUze fully the danger of or this spirit which pervaded the empire But haying having once como come to a 0 full fuU appreciation every over effort was made to the tho minds of or the tho Japanese and show not only to the people of Japan but to tho the people of or the ilie outside world that it ft was waa the tho intention of ot this country to develop her hor own resources peacefully to reduce redu expenditures on army arm and navy to a minimum consistent with the upkeep of or tho the present standard and to show to all aU countries that Japan has no de desire desire desire sire to encroach upon others INTERNAL POLITICS Constitutionalists led lad by b Marquis are arc in a position to command a majority In tho the house and are aro supposed ito to be independent They The hold seats while white the the next party part partIn In n strength hold 63 03 Judged by b outward appearances alone the Katsura cabinet hinds finds itself confronted by a 0 formidable majority in inthe inthe the he lower house who might quash got gov government go I eminent measures at any time But those thas In close touch with the politics of or Tokio conour concur in their that tho the session lesson will Ill bo be a quiet i on one and that tho government ment nt will ex experience no formidable opposition The Tho coming budget the gist of which h hay already alrea been given out promises a reduction of or some somo of ot taxes ta el eland and an Increase of ot appropriation for forthe tho the redemption of or tho national nation l bonds It la is therefore expected to be a pOpular one A s a political move glove ove some believe bellove that tho the Constitutionalists will willI I propose rop a resolution for tor reduction of the land tax lax There Thero Is s reason mason to believe however hoover that hat the question of or a reduction In the theand theland theland land and tax will not assume any develop development development ment that would embarrass the pres present present present ent government There Thero Is no party parl or group of ot mom mcm bers that commands a 0 majority of the tho th house of or peers Of Ot tho scats five ire are vacant and 16 10 arc aro occupied by b the tho Imperial princes The Tho present government being non nonpartisan nonpartisan nonpartisan partisan the upper house will have no cause to present any an opposition and will uniformly support the government In n tho the sumo samo way u as n in tho the last ast ees ses session sion lon slon Tho The most noteworthy feature lies in inho Inthe Inthe the ho fact tact that some somo reduction will be shown hown in fn the budget appropriations for tor tho ho army while tho the navy nav will wilt remain about tho same as s tho the previous year yearA A gradual retrenchment of or the arma armament armament ment expenditures may ma too be looked upon as is one of ot the tho principal platforms of or tho the Katsura cabinet There Thero will wilt be bo some increase of or the Im Import Import import port tariffs on somo some of or the things over which the government holds autonomy |