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Show NEW ERA OF OPEN DIPLOMACY HAS ARRIVED TOKiO, Saturday. Sept. 27 (By the Associated Press,) "The 6d of .'Machiavellian diplomacy is past and a n w era of open diplomacy is arrived, ar-rived, with international affairs van-aged van-aged b co-operation of the powers I whether old school diplomats of Japan I like it or not, declared Premier Hara loday at a luncheon given ln( honor of Baron Makino, former miuis-I miuis-I tor of foreign affairs and one of Japan's delegates to the peace conference confer-ence in view of the struggle going on between the militarists and lib erals of Japan, considerable Interest has been aroused by 'he premier s words M. Hara praised Baron Makino and his colleagues for obtaining approval of all Japanese contentions except that relative to equality of racs, add ing: "The fact that some mlsundrestand-I mlsundrestand-I ings existed in foreign countries concerning con-cerning the real intention of Japan (made thf task of the Japanese delegates dele-gates more severe." The premier said the m-'v postwar era means that "militarism has boen absolutely discarded and that the powers pow-ers will work conjointh for world peace " M. Hara expressed the belief that, the treaty of peace with Gercr.an I would be ratified by the powers at no distant date, although he thought it j probable the operation of the trtaty would bring up new problems which would require the exercise of care and consideration. In replying, Baron Makino said Japan Ja-pan must "fall in line with the ncv. order of things if she wished lo main tain her position as one of the fiv creat powers " |