PROPAGANDA WORK.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16570, 1 November 1921, Page 2

PROPAGANDA WORK.

AGENTS IN WASHINGTON. c jr By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright, e Australian and N./ foul* Asaoeiation. NEW YORK, October 31. The Washington correspondent of the l * New York Times ” says that the advance guard of propagandists, representing nations which emerged from the Paris Conference dissatisfied with the terms of the Versailles Treaty, is beginning to arrive. It is expected that Washington will be flooded with fully as many agents of these movements as those coming with the earnest purpose of solving the problem of armaments. Hotels will be filled with individuals without official standing, attempting to inject their views into the disarmament Conference and. failing this, to air them in the Press. Sailendra Nath Ghoae, spokesman of the Gandhi movement in India, has arrived and issued a statement regarding t-he movement to establish a republic in India. JAPANESE AND THE CONFERENCE NEW YORK, October 31. The “ New York World’s” Washington correspondent says it is understood that Japan has withdrawn the original qualifications in connection with the acceptance of the invitation to the Disarmament Conference, namdv, that she would not approve discti»cion of , matters already settled, or concerning only an individual nation. This represents the biggest progress in American diplomacy since the Conference was onI nounc«d, fc and in some quarters is considered a 6 removing the greatest danger to the success of the Conference. The correspondent understands that President Harding agrees that the large and increasing population of Japan must have an overflow outlet. Since the United States and British . dominions have closed their doors a ' door must be left open in other directions. THE PHILIPPINES. NEW YORK, October 23. The ‘"Chicago Tribune’s” Manila correspondent interviewed the retiring Japanese Consul-General, Kurusn. who said :—” Japan fears Filipino independence. It wants the Philippines opened to Japanese capital and landowners, but hopes that the United States will keep the islands. Independence of the Philippines unprotected by the United States would bo just one more problem and disturbing element in the Far Eastern situation. The Filipinos can exclude immigrants with impunity as long as tho United States backs them, n but thereafter it is difficult to see how they can keep the islands for themselves. If the United States grants independence with protection, well and good. We would be delighted to trade with them, and help in defending them and maintaining order, but independence for the present- would merely add to our worries, of which w r e have enough already.”