NO DESIRE FOR WAR

New Zealand Times, Volume LII, Issue 12040, 19 January 1925, Page 8

NO DESIRE FOR WAR

JAPAN AND UNITED STATES RESENTMENT USED AS WEAPON FOR BIGGER NAVY. JINGOISM DEAD. By Telegraphs—Press . Assn.—Copyright. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received January 18, 11.5 p.m.) • WASHINGTON, January 17. Mr Frederick Moore. American Advisor to the Japanese Ministry of Foreim Affairs in. Tokio, addressing the Federation of Women’s Clubs here declared that thq Japanese Foreign Min-; ister after the passage of the. Exclusion; Bill notified the American Government and public that the. idea of wax- was entirely:outside-the minds of Japanese official?. ' Nevertheless, the supporters of the Big. Navy .idea in the United States used the popular resentment in Japan as a reason for furthering naval pro-: jects, and the popular feeling in Japan was that this attitude was pot only insulting but menacing. ' “NO JINGOISM.” Mr Moore claimed that “there has been no jingoism in Japan since the putting down of the military party, except among those who feel that Japansbould be prepared against the possibility of the United States forcing waV upon them. . “The Japanese Government understands '■ the 'situation, lniows that it lean- neither 1 compete’ with nor go to war with a country like Abe United States which is overwhelmingly powerful and trbe dominating factor in the Pacific.” ' ; ■ ' Mr Moore quoted Admiral Kato as saying that: ‘ ‘No ’ power, ‘ no' possible combination of powers, could-make war ’em; .the United States.” ’ He added that- the sayings .and writings of the American Navy Leaguers ’• had caused considerable anxiety in Japan. l