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Show JAPS NERVOUS OVER 0, S, PLANS, VISIT! SAYS Bishop Declares His People ; Are Willing to Amalgamate Amalga-mate With Others I NEW YORK, March 22. Bishop I Yoshl Ya?u fXira-Iwa,, of tbc Japanese I Methodist church, now n this city, d-I d-I clared today that while he was in I Washington Count Shid'diura. Japanese Japa-nese ambassador, had expressed to him boHoi that the Harding admin is -! tration would adotit the Morrls-Shlde-1 hnra agreeirievt in final eettlement of th- Japan se situation in Callfor-, Callfor-, nla "The Japanese dubllc is anxiously rtwalling news to this effect,"' said the churchman. "Tho Xforrls-Shldehara agreement will be eat ief.ictoo to the Japapese people, but Is leaves unsolved unsolv-ed the problem of racial expanrlon which is pressing i,ooki(; to vi:st, "The Japanese still look toward the western hemisphere as the only logical log-ical ground for immigration. But, contrary1 to the belief in this country, tliej are willing to amalgamate with th people among whom I hey settle "Japan does not want Hawaii or tho Philippines, The present friction has been greatly augmented, ho -ever by the suddenly Increased garrisons garri-sons and lnr' extensive fortifications being erected there. ,rIAN VERVOUS "Frankly the Japanese people are eviremely nervous over the possibilities possibili-ties of aggression from a nation of such powei and wealth as the United States. They do not contemplate beginning be-ginning any trouble of their own accord. ac-cord. "There Is a strong movement In Japan Ja-pan for reduction of armament because be-cause the present military nnd naval i-xpense.s consumed more tlnn one-third one-third of the yearly budget and the, people arc burdened with heavy taxes Any action by the United States to-ward to-ward such an agreement would find 8 hearty response in Japan, oui i must originate with your country " GROWING Ari'lM in.NsiON. TOKIO, March 22. (By Thi Associated Asso-ciated Press). Orowlng apprehension among the Japanese because of unfavorable un-favorable criticism Of Japan abroad is believed lo have been the reason for, thp founding of the Now Internatlon-j a! Peace association by three hundred t.romlnenc .lupanisp who Included the. foreign minister, Viscount Lehlda and VlsOOunl Takkakl Kato, leader of the Kensel-Kai, or opposition party. The1 j principal object of the society W8S ! decided by Its spokesman at its ln-j ilthil meeting as hclng to dispel misunderstanding mis-understanding of and prejudice against 'Japan in foreign lands and In Japan laalnst other nationals. The Impera tlve necessltj of promoting a happier relationship hot wren Japan and the 1'nlt' d Statt;v and b. tw... n Jaf in md China was especially pointed out, and to achieve these ends the association will send representatives abroad. JTJDGKD BY 1ACLTS. Viscount Kato and Takeshi Innueki, leader of the Kokumin-To. or Nationalist Nation-alist party, complained that Japan had unjustly been accused of being aggres-sive aggres-sive and mllltorlstic. Viscount Kato declared: . All peoples have merits and raults but we are Judged by our fault alone " |