The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-01-14

WASHINGTON, January b.-lne |
President has tossed a firebrand into |
the politics of the Far East.
This. is borne out by the virle terms |
of statement given out late this aft
ernoon by Secretary of State Knox,
which means that Japan must abandon
her Vaccinations against American
inter ests and Chinese sovereignty in
Manchuria.
A strict Interpretation makes it
clear that Japan has been notified that
she cannot hold sovereignty over rail-
way properties in Manchuria.
The statement further fouts Japan
openly by calling public attention to
new and startling policy of this
government, namely, that it is the
United States, Great Britain, France
and Germany that are the guardians
of the territorial rights of China.
1t points out in a way, incapable
of misunderstanding, that it is the
money of the four great monied pow
ers named which is in control of the
destinies of China.
FOUR POWERS CONTROL WORLDS
DESTINY.
The logical conclusion is that the
powers named by the President are
to control the destinies of the East
and of the world.
The position of the President and
of Secretary Knox on it's face seems
to be a reversal of the traditional po-
licy that the United States shall make
no entangling alliances. The propos-
ed pact, however, which the United
States is certain to put in concrete
form and which includes three great
European powers, became necessary, it
is argued here, when Japan fragrant
ly violated the McKinley-Hay policy
of the open door in China and seized
lines of railway as military highways.
That is the justification set up for
the magnificent political structure for
the control OF the world by the four
great military nations, the United
States, Germany, France and England.
In the language of diplomats Japan
has been asked to agree to the 'neu-
tlalization Of the railways of Man
churia' Russia necessarily has been
asked to agree to the same PROPOSE
ton. 1t is to Russia'S interest to
agree, because the agreement will
guarantee to her absolute safety for
her own railway projects which are
menaced by Japan's aggressiveness in
Manchuria.
THIS MEANS THE ISOLATION OF
JAPAN.
} The State Department is optimistic
as to the outcome of its grave move
, On the international chess board. 1t
, Is true that Secretary Knox says that
] Japan may agree, but he also shrewdly
says that all he knows at present about
Japans sympathy with this movement
is contained in some unofficial sporadic
Japanese press reading matter.
There is grim humor in the optimism
of Secretary Knox with reference to
, Japan's agreement with his views, as
Z this would be the end of her railway
system and territorial aggressions in
= Manchuria. The President and Sec
rotary Knox were, of course, fully
aware when the note was sent to the
powers that adhesion to its terms, even
in principle, would isolate Japan, CHINA
thus backed by the powers sustaining
/ the open door policy, could deal safely
and summarily with Japan.
The policy o fthis government, there
fore, as announced today, RECEIVERS for
the State Department the prestige ii
had lost in the East In fact, it has
= more than recovered this lost ground
r by the directness of the manner in
?, which II points its finger at Japan
l. and virtually demands the neutraliza-
ton Of railways in Manchuria, which
is the equivalent of bringing down on
her head the whole crafty self-aggran-
dizing fabric erected by Japan in the
most valuable commercial province Of
China, from which Japan has beer
gradually ousting the trade of the
United States.
y DRASTIC WARNING TO AMBAs'
SADOR.
The nnta OF this envarnmant raYaall