Consul-General in New York Explains to Rotarians New York, Sept, 9. -The Japanese Consul-General Mr. Kanamewa Kasugi, to-day told a meeting of the Rotary Club that the Far Eastern situation was unfortunate for Japan as well as China, "But if anyone thinks the trouble was made by the Japanese alone for the object of conquest, he is entirely mistaken," Mr, Kasugi declared, The Japanese Consul-General reviewed the fundamentals of the situation, including the presence of foreign troops and warships in accordance with the Boxer Protocol.
"The fact that foreign troops are still maintained in China explains the necessity for the protection of our nationals by our own forces," Mr. Kasugi stated. "It is not our business whether China is organized or disorganized, but it is certainly our business to look after the safety of our nationals and to protect our legitimate rights and interests against wanton attacks by unruly elements and uncontrollable forces."
Reason for Local Settlements He blamed the present trouble in North China on the July 7 Chinese attack on the Japanese garrison at Lukouchiao, He attributed the Shanghai trouble to the murder on August 9 of Oyama Saito.
"We have been frequently told through a Chinese spokesman that Japan purposely created and utilized these incidents as a pretext for territorial aggressions," Mr. Kasugi remarked, "If Japan had so intended, why should she strenuously attempt to effect peaceful local settlements?"
The Consul-General clarified the Japanese opposition, saying that, firstly, they were not fighting the Chinese people but were compelled to use emergency protection for their nationals as well as the troops themselves, and secondly, that Japan had no territorial designs on China.
"We do not want territory," he declared, "but friendly ce-operation in the supply of raw materials and the developments of natural resources,"
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