The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-08-21

THE RICHMOND PAL
Chino-Japanese war during which Japan seized
Port Arthur which she was later forced to turn
over to Russia, and which she won back as part
of the fruits Of victory In the recent Russo-Japa
nese war.
Japan, now that Germany is engaged in a
death grapple with the other great powers Of
Europe, seizes this as the opportunity to de-
mand that Germany release Kiao Chau to her to
be held in trust for China and to be turned over
to that country at some later date. As the Justl-
fcation for this demand Japan urges that it is in
line with her fixed policy of Asia for the
Asiatics.
Down the Chinese coast few hundred miles
from Kiao Chau is Hong Kong, the great forti-
fled post that Great Britain seized from China
many years ago and from which she waged her
successful war to compel China to permit the i'm
portation of opium from India Not more than
hundred miles north of Kiao Chau is the strong
ly fortified harbor of Wei Hal Wei which Great
Britain seized from China at the same time that
Germany seized the former port.
Still further south of Hong Kong is the har-
Dor of Kwang Chau Wan which France seized
from China when everyone else was helping
himself.
To be consistent with the high ethical attitude
she adopts, Japan should demand the surrender
of these ports held by other powers to her to be
held in trust for China. Being practical, how
ever, Japan contents herself with picking these
ports up one by one as the opportunity offers.
Having thrashed Russia, she took Port Arthur,
the key to the important Chinese gulf known as
Pe-chi-li, and the entering wedge into the rich
Chinese province of Manchuria. She also an
nexed Korea which was formerly under the
suzrainty of China. In the former with
China she seized the rich island of Formosa.
Now she intends to take Kiao Chau from Ger
many and "hold it in trust" for China!
No sensible and practical minded person is de-
ceived for moment by Japan's high sounding
pretensions of doing these things in order to
keep Asia for the Asatics. When the Japanese
taons sink into any Asiatic territory they re-
main there. Japan aims to obtain Asia for the
Japanese. Being manufacturing nation with a
large and constantly growing population she
aims to secure exclusive control of Asiatic mar
kets and territory for her expanding products
and surplus population.
And right there is where Japan finds her
interests conflict with those of the United
States. We stand firmly for the "open door,
policy in China believing that the products of all
basis This does not fit in with the wishes of
Japan's manufacturers who desire China exclus-
lively for themselves.
And when commercial interests conflict, look
out for war!
| The United States conflicts with japanese
interests in several other quarters. For instance
we are determined to maintain in our country
the white mans standard of living To do this
we are compelled to prohibit the immigration of
Asiatics Unless we did this, in the competition
between the white and the yellow standards of
living, the latter being the lower, the white
standard of our country would in few genera
! lions come to the hut and howell level of japan.
China, India, Persia and the other Asiatic
nations. That fate, we as a people insist, shall
| not come to our future generations. Conse-
quently we exclude Asatics
This policy wounds Japan in two ways. First
it prevents her obtaining foothold in the North
American continent for future millions of her
surplus population, intensifying her present and
future domestic problems. In the second place
| it is severe blow to her national and racial
pride.
And when increasing population sets up a
constantly growing pressure which is accompan-
led by feeling of insulted national and racial
honor look out for war!
What power Japan gains at the expense of
Germany now will later be used against this
country in the great struggle that is inevitably
coming between that nation and this. Therefore
further manifestation of the Japanese spirit of
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