The suspicion in which every wntravelled Japanese wraps himself when dealing with things fo next received the Foreign Minister's attention. This suspicion that lurks the breast of every Japanese is maliciously entertained, but thor the fruit of the land having been locked up for x0 many centuries:
"The lack of international know ledge that ix notorious amongst the Japanese." he proceeded, is Inrgely wible for the suspicion with they approach everything, foreign. If the United States fleet wants to have manduvres, you it nee jump to the conclusion that this ix u demonstration against Japan such iv merely the prelude ing. this Empire a dastardly blow. Should Great Britain decide t to fortify Singapore, you again Jump to the conclusion that Japan is being menaced, Can't you be mre Dbroadminded e how absurd such fears make Japan appear in the eyes of the wor To a request from your respondent ax to whether Japan regarded the immigration legislition as a closed issue, Baron Shidehara did not give uny definite reply, except to say that neither he nor the Foreign Ofice had any plan in regard to this legislation and to add that the whole affair war a "plunder" and will be rectified, "My personal opinion," he said, ix that the legislation wax a blunder and that, when America reali is, she will remedy matters, We will' not slacken our efforts to see that our point of view prevails, We have the powerful support of the President and Secretary Hughes also of several powerful organs and rillionx of Ame both here and in the United tes.
Turning og towards the Japan= newspaper men, Baron, "You don't suppose States ix going to its laws as you of The Negotiations with Moscow Reverting to the Russo-Japanese conference which hax again been resumed in Peking, the Foreign ister said he was optimistic as regards the final outcome.
"However," he said' "it is not to evacuate the Japane ison in that portion of Russian territory. It will not be possible to bring the troops home till May, Still, if an agreement is vee ached, the troops will be segregated in a certain area and all police will be handed over to the sian authorities, Such a thing fax debris the "men of—their, inadmissible. Only defeated Army permits itself to be disarm Baron Shidehara also said that the Government has virtually deeid= ed to elevate the status' of the Japanese Legation in Peking to that of an Ewbassy, and that China wag willing to do the same,
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