The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-15
JAPAN AND GERMANY.
A Japanese Upon His Country's Mo tiycs
I'm China.

VI suufHs
To THE EDITOR OF THE sur-Sh, The
writer, being a Japanese. appreciates
your impartial handling OF Japan's hos
tile action against the German possession
OF Kiao-chow. AS the campaign against
Germany has progressed considerably
rumors are coming In thick from the
Orient TO tell us here that II Is no longer
uncertain that Japan has intended 10
fulfil her territorial ambition and thus
create more unfriendly feelings among
the Americans. ! do not think that
Japan has been entertaining that desire
at all. and she will never dream OF such
a thing On the other hand. Japan Is
very anxious to drive Germany from the
Chinese coil and thus assist In the restora-
ton and maintenance OF the territorial
integrity of China for she thinks that her
own safety and independence can be best
secured by keeping Chinese territory In
tact To aim at territorial gain Is cold,
selfish proposition. nor has Japan any
intention TO pose before the world as
Chinas benefactor.
II is. however, not unnatural that China
somewhat suspects Japan's intention be-
cause the latter nation Is still fortified at
Port Arthur simply because Russia is 70
strongly intrenched In tho northern Man
churia, and China ought to realize this
fact. II Russia can be persuaded to with
draw from Manchuria, Japan would be
Dul 100 Rld1 10 klNe UP fOTi ArluuI,
which she Is spending more than si,50OOOO
every year TO maintain. and from which
she Is receiving no return. II is because
Japan does not want to keep up such
costly means OF self-defence that she up
holds the territorial integrity OF China,
thus hoping TO prevent such aggressive
Powers az Russia and Germany from
becoming her next door neighbors.
While Russia has been very aggressive,
Germany seized Kiso-chow in 1897 on the
slightest pretext That was the firHt
wedge driven into the decaylng structure
OF the Celestial Empire and set bad
example for the other European Powers
to follow In the wake OF II Russia Sc
cured Tort Arthur, France Kwang-chow
BAY and England wci-hai-wei. True,
England took HongkonR in 1871 But
England secured that island az the spoil
OF war. WHALE Germany had no excuse
fer SELLING kiao-chow, except that she
wanted It anyway.
or the fact that he Kaiser. hand n
hand with the Gar. arrogantly stepped
forward and bullied the Mikado out 20
the Liaotung peninsula the chief spoil
OF his war with China In lse4-9b. suffice
II to say that with his sword broken and
armor torn In the war, the Mikado knew
that he was no match for the brawny
Kaiser clad in shining steel dress he
neelly moved on to dodge the mailed
ist." But to-day, in ordering the Kaiser
to move out from Kiao.chow the Mikado
IL simply practising tho lesson which the
German war lord was good enough to
teach him twenty years ago. The moral
OF II all Is that no 'wo nations can re-
main friendly when they take bullying
attitude toward each other. do not
think IL an exaggeratlon to say that the
Kaisers plight IN the Far East to-day liz
merely a harvest OF his own sowing. 1t
Is. however fair to add that Japan would
not have oPencd ho.tlites against Ger
many mad not England asked her to act
and act promptly
SO to me Japan's motives seem as
simple as they are clear. in spite OF all
rumors to inJure Japans good intention
First and foremost she wants the world
to know that no strong nation has the
right 10 bully weak little nation as
Germany bullied japan twenty years ago.
Secondly. she wants tho world to know
that when she makes a treaty with a
foreign nation she means to be faithful
to its letter and spirit under all circum-
stances. And, thirdly. she wants to take a
step toward the complete restoration Of
Chinas territorial integrity and thus in
sure lasting peace In the Far East
SHiNzo MoRI
RocuEx-rp October II