The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-20
kAWAkAMI TELLS WHY
.JAPS JOINED ENGLAND
Necessary Forssa Deal Between Kaiser and China Which
Would Enable Germany to Exchange KauCow For Other
Territory to Agreed On Later German Aggression Con-
sidered Menace to Peace of Japan.

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WITH the dtspatch of th~ AtkSeo.s
|uItimAtasn % the KMiser there sSSsns
L., hAvs 0ssn started In this country
~ SAoysnssnt aimed Il the alienation
|oe Amsy1can sympathy from the Jap
1890 The contentious Of those Who
|rognr4 The JapAness move with dis
|3Avor resolve into these three points:
Ytrdk Japan thrust herself into the
|wae without Engiand's invitation.
0econd--JApan has territorial ambi-
don In ChixA.
rhird-1apa wants TO get even"
with Germany.
sympAtAy and loyalty for my native
COUNTRY tmpSlls me to express myself
|Se. not only unwarranted but false
Japan did not Join hands with England
without Engiand's request. When It
bacAms evident that England must
come to the rescue Of France and Bel
gtu1n, the press OF Japan, without ex-
c6o4ton. hoped that Japan would not
- called upon to aid her western ally.
But the western ally did call upon
\ On August l. that is. the day before
BnglAnd declared war on Germany. the
B110sA Ambassador to Japan hurried
bank 70 Toxic from his summer villa
and Immediately requested an inter
vtaw with Baron Kato. foreign min
lister. AZ this conference the British
ambassAdor informed Baron Kato that
his government was compelled to open
hoettlities against Germany and de-
sired to ascertain whether Japan would
aid En9IAnd In the event OF British
interests In tho Far East. being Jeo-
pafdised by German activities Baron
Kate answered that the question be-
fore him WAS such a serious one that
NJ could not answer It on his own
account.
Oh me evening Of the same day
Count OkumA convened . meeting Of
ali the cabinet members. Bearing the
resolution Of this meeting. Baron Kato
on August called upon the British
ambassador and told the latter that
Japan would not shirk the RESPONSE
biIitiss which the alliance with Eng
land put upon her shoulders.
was on EnElaad'a Initistfve.
At this time Japan did not expect
TO be called upon to aid England for
1t least . few months. But on Au-
gust tho British ambassador sudden
Kato. and told the foreign minister
such : manner a. 70 ohlige England
to ask FOR Japan's assistance without
d6aay. On the evening OF that day
Premier. Okuma requested the elder
statesmen and his colleagues to as
sernble ~ his mansion. The conference
lasted until . o'clock the next morn
Jpn. Before II adjourned Japan's policy
was definitely formulated.
what caused Downing street to In
vito Japan's cooperation so soon, is
not clearly known to the outside world.
but the Japanese press Is In all pxoba-
bility right when IT SAYS that Japan
and England were obliged to act
promptly In order 10 frustrate the
to the Chinese government before
Germany was compelled TO surrender
IL 1T the point OF the sword. Had
Germany succeeded In carrying out
this scheme she would sfiif have en-
tcyed in virtue Of article 6 of the Kfau-
Chow convention OF 1898. the privilege
of securing at some future time "a
more suitable territory" In China This
was exactly the condition which the
allies did not want TO see established
In China II. on the other hand. Ger
MANY were forced TO abandon kiau-
chow by the arbisrament Of the sword
China would no longer be under OBJ
legation to ''cede to Germany Il more
suitable place"
This was think. what persuaded
Japan and England TO act promptly In
the Far East In the meantime = Ger
man cruiser. ignoring the rights OF q
neutral State. captured Russian
steamer within Japanese Jurisdiction;
British gnnboat chased by another
German cruiser. fled into port only
a.. Ill
ber OF British merchant vessels were
either captured or chased by German
warships: while few Japanese ships
were also Intercepted by German
cruisers These activities of the Ger
man squadron were interpreted by
Japan and England as disturbance to
general peace" In the Far East. and
10 the special interests" of the two
countries In said region.
The second point, that Japan has
territorial ambition. IL easily disposed
Of In proposing to restore Kiau-chow
TO China. Japan ID not actuated by A.
truistic motives but by motives OF self
interest. Not that she wants to In
grAtiats herself with China, but be-
cause she thinks her interests and
safety can be best protected by pre-
serving the territorial integrity OF
China.
Isoistis. IL Japaa's streagtA.
JApan's strength Hes IN her isolated
position. widely separated from the AZ
gressive countries Of tho West. A.
England Ii trying to avoid the brunt
Of German aggressiveness BY uphold
ing the Independence and integrity Of
the Netherlands, 10 Japan II anxious
to maintain the territortal integrity Of
China, making II = sort Of buffer State.
Tshts ~hnrished kteRof Ins3an has been