WANTS OF JAPAN.

Taihape Daily Times, 29 April 1919, Page 6

WANTS OF JAPAN.

!■ ''NOTHING BUT JUSTICE." 1 " PARIS, April 2.' • Heritor's correspondent at the Peace | Conference telegraphs that the Amcviean Associated Press has interviewed •• Baron Makino. the head of the Japa- ! ihso delegation at (he Conference. "No I Asialic nation, could b happy in any ' T .:i : gue or Nations," sr.id Baron Ata--1 kino° "in which sharp raesal diftinc-

tions are maintained. "Wc want noi.Mrig but simple jv.SUce. We do not wish to impose our labouring classes as immigrants upon anv of our associate countries. We recognise that this question must be dealt with by such countries individually. We want no special privileges "What we feel is tins—that we arc entitled to frank and open •jrlmissioi by 'the Alios, with whom, we have fought and will fight, for a five am civilised world, and that the principa . of equality and justice is a fundamental, tenet of the League of Nations This, of course, applies only to ih conduct of Governments, and caiine govern the likes or dislikes of indus trialists, which arc their own. "We see difficulties in the way of permanent successful operation of tl: League of Nations unless the contra tinf parties, 'enter it with mutual r spoct. "Marriages of convenience too ofti breed dstrust nad dscord rather ilrs contentment."