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Show U. S. AND JAPAN MUSTN'T FIGHT' Island Kingdom Wilt Maintain Strong Fleet to Teach Lesr'r Elm son If Needed ToKlO. Sept. .1. i Correspondence of the Associated Press) That the H diplomatic relations between the 1 I'nlted States and Japan arc far from IdBSS satisfactory on account of a lacH.pX H mil' i. mid' i standing Is one of th' BSNS i temcnta made by Vice Admiral Sato. iIe9 in an article In the "Tatyo," an in- H fluent la I Japanese political magazine. IMgsM under the caption of "Relations he- H tween America and Japan from the standpoint of Japan. Admiral Sato H aaya thai the politicians of both H Hons have been acting like 'high- minded individuals.'' and that neither H one has thought it proper to "bar" H to the 'This Is reall the case with Jap- jkW m. rl. n kit mns ' states the H vice admiral, "and unless both nation' H mutually agree to bare their heart' H in each other mlaundersiandlngs wii: IH . ret i .m on both udea, and every little P3S Irritation will lie grosslv exaggerated..' 1 Mil BlILITARISnPIf NBb?W The vice admiral then (oca on to answer the chaise made against Jap- H an that It is a mllltarlatic and chauvrrr- I . H 1st nation America thinks that Japan H I ti a . I., n1 f ntilltAflam V I Mt I Admiral Sato. "A glance I however, the history of Japan will H ompl show this Is a mistaken H Vii ihruuRh the history of Jap- H then one case In which ag- H with truth, be attributed H to Japan, tnu ws.i when Toyo- H Hldeyoahl dispatched an expr-dltlonary expr-dltlonary force to Korea. In 1877 there were persons in thLs country Who H Btrongly urged Intervention In Korea H ih. ili-pat. h expeditionary force there The opposi'ion were so I H determined to prevent this that civil H war This shows that the H Japanese ,rc great advocates of peace. H "The wars that Japan fought against China and against Russia." continues j the admiral, were tor the prcscrY.i- 1 tlon of the peace of the Far East H i She had no territorial ambitions to t gratify when she waged these wars. H i Hut. as a result of those two war? H 'Japan has been Ijbeiled as a countr H Of militarists Then whai country can I I lie said io be non-militaristic?" H SHOULD NEVER FIGHT B ' To e frank," goes on the vice ad- H inlral there is greater fear of Ameit- H i with other nations, nut bscauai America will be compelled c .defend her national existence, but oo account of selfish traits in America. 'one thing Americans should rcmem-I rcmem-I ber is that it is not gentlemanly to H reason and proof." "1 am one of those who is flrml.v H convinced that Japan ami America H should fight concludes the H vice admiral, "but t am also a strong I H advocate of Japan being prepared to H meet an.v contlngenc) and I think thsti H this will he the sorest means of Pf'l- H erving good relations between Japnr, i ml merii and the peace of the ltir . H i- no need for Japan to H havos mlllta.v machines superior to H 1 1 .-. ( America, bat Japan should H have enough lo convince the United H thai It would be an extremely H i cpi ami risky matter to take UP H against Japan In a word to In- H peace between the two countries. J it be well if both have sorm-. ,H ubderstandiue ncir'Hns their mllltarv H preparatleni and thus disarm useless H '" K.'-l |