AMERICA AND JAPAN.

Manawatu Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 1941, 8 October 1921, Page 5

AMERICA AND JAPAN.

NEWSPAPER ALARMISTS. A GENTLE ADMONITION. [By Electric Cable—Copyright] [Aast and N.Z. Cable Association.] (Received Friday, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, October 7. The "Daily Chronicle," under tho beading "Press Alarums and Excursions," says: "Nothing but mischief can conic of the attempts to draw sensational conclusions from the divergent interests which perplex American and Japanese statesmen, and which both are honestly endeavouring to harmonise. At such a time, a solemn responsibility rests on the Press, and on public men, to say nothing calculated to inflame feeling or stir up fears and suspicions. Those who attempt to frighten the public by prophecies of new world wars are playing upon the credulity of the nervous. Let us rather aid in making the Washington Conference a success. The worst course is to start tub-thumping with the destinies of the nations." THE PACIFIC BASE. ■ t Received Friday, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, October 6. The "Daily Express" asserts that Guam is the key to the Pacific. While it is unfortified, Japan is mistress of the Western Pacific.. When Guam becomes an American base, the trident of the Pacific will pass to the American battle-fleet. The Navy Department in Washington in 1920 formulated a plan to make Guam a second Rosyth. It is not suggested in competent quarters that if the United States pledges itself not to make Guam and Manilla naval, Japan will regard tho promise as a proof that the United States does not intend to use a big stick against her, and be ready to arrange for a mutual limitation of armaments. According to the existing building programmes, the danger-time would come by the end of 1923. if the Washington Conference fails. If Britain is going to do anything at Washington she must do it now, otherwise the deluge. A JAPANESE DELEGATION. (Received Friday, 8.30 p.m.) WASHINGTON, October 6. A delegation consisting of leading Japanese busine'ss men will sail from Yokohama on October 21st to confer with American leaders on the financial, economic, and industrial matters, in order to co-operative understandings in future.