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Show quality Demand 01 Japan i I Voiced By Baron Makino I I'AItIS, Frnnco. llaron Mnklno, head of tho Japanese delegation to the pence conference In a statement recently on tho position of Japan, said: "You ask mo for a platn and frank statement of the position of Japan. Well, I am tempted to aBk you a question in reply "Do you think It psBlblo for me to say anything that will not bo wilfully wil-fully distorted and misinterpreted by thodc who have so long and so persistently per-sistently sought to clog the efforts ot my country, to ascribe to her motives sho has never had and to malign her at every turn? Let us sec. "As to tho United States, Japan has a very slncoro, abiding and at-fectlonato at-fectlonato regard. Wo owo to her our place In the world, that Is to say, Uiti civilized ttorld. Perhaps I should not altogether agree to that phtnse, bccniiBu you know nnd ever one should know, Uiat Japan linn enJoed n civilization nil hor own for many ages It was n civilization boiu ot the highest sense or honor, If tho senpo wl(loJi tho wbst could not uit-dciHtuiid uit-dciHtuiid nor nppiecfhte because we had lived opart as u hoimlt nation "When through tho expedition of Commodore Perry and tho efforts ot Townscnd Harris, wo Joined, If I may .bay fo, tho loagno of nations of tho world, wo took on a new ambition, which wus to lntoiprot the clvlllza Hon of tho western nations wliluli wo had Kindled and recognized a a buter, although not ull weio more honorable than our own. jSSSB insaoclnto nations In such a leaguo, because by no other policy can tho H leaguo of nations succeed. H "No Aslntlc nation could bo happy H In a leaguo of nntlons In which aliarp H racial dlBcrlmlnnton Is malntancd H .While wo fool very keenly on this H point, our precise position must not H bo mlsundorstood or misrepresented. H NUT TOO lMtOUD TO FIOUT H "Wo are not too proud to fight, H but wo aro too proud to accopL a H placo ot admitted Inferiority In deal- H ing with ono or more nssoclalo na- H tlons. Wo want nothing but slmpto H Justice. Wo aro glad to Join tho H leaguo of nations and do our full H (Jiaro In tho maintenance of' tho' H world's peaco and - order and tho H reign ot justlco for all peoples. M ' "Wo do not wish to Impose our la- M boilng clnss ns Immlgtants upon nny U of ottr nRsoclnto countries. Wo rcc- H qgnlzo that this question is ono with H which each nation must deal Indlvl- H dually and wo have voluntarily uhown H our good'fnlth by our nbHprvnncu. ot M tho so called guutlomenfs ngreonlont with tho United Statjvs ujuj this not- H withstanding that the pilnclplo Ik dl- H led coutraontlon or'tliQ mynsuioi H ndopted by, thp veHternpowers In H forcing tho door of our hermit king- H I ''Wo do not object to the provision H (suswtea by Ellhu Root afeguard- tIng his countiy on the euhjeet ot In- H teiiml ndmlnlHtrutl.on. Ill ptopuid- lon applies alike to nil coutrlwVc M ynnt no special pi Ivllegea. M |
