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Show JAPAN'S PLE1GE TO lEfflSBE Is Not a Monroe Doctrine But a Promise of Japan to Be, Fair. NEW YORK, Oct. 2. Japan's pledge to China that she will not vlolato her political independence or territorial Integrity, In-tegrity, was reiterated and given especial espe-cial emphasis last night by Viscount Ishii, head of the imperial Japanese mission at a dinner given by Oswald G. Wlllard. Tho distinguished guests explained that his original utterance had been improperly termed a "Mon-roe "Mon-roe doctrine in Asia." He requested that his words tonight bo "transmitted to tho people of this country." "I want to mako it very clear to you," said Viscount Ishii, "that the application of the term 'Monroe doctrine' doc-trine' to this policy and principle, voluntarily vol-untarily outlined and pledged by me is inaccurate. "Thero is this fundamental difference differ-ence between the Monroo doctrine of the United States as to Central and South America and the enunciation of Japan's attitude toward China. In the first there is on the part of the United States no engagement or promise, while in the other Japan voluntarily announces that Japan will herself engage en-gage not to vlolato tho political or territorial ter-ritorial integrity of her neighbor and to observe the principles of the open door and equal opportunity, asking at the same time other nations to respect those principles. "I ask you to note this with no suggestion sug-gestion ,that I can, or any ono else does, qifestlon the policy or attitude of your country, which we well know will always deal fairly and honorably with other nations. "As you must have noticed," he continued, con-tinued, "I have persistently struck one nolo every time I have spoken. It has been the note of warning against German Intrigue in America and in Japan intrigue which has extonded ovor a period of more than ten years. I am 7iot going to weary you with a repetition of this squalid story of plots, conceived and fostered by the agents of Germany, but I solemnly repeat ihe warning hero." A'iscount Ishii declared he is confident confi-dent that Japan and the United States "from this time forward will be able effectively to co-operate in all mat ters tending to secure a victory in the struggle and that throughout through-out all the years to come, differences of opinion, or difficulties arising between be-tween out two countries will be settled set-tled as all such questions and difficulties difficul-ties can be settled, between close friends and partners." oo |