The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1915-03-25
Japanese Aims in China.

dental minds to fathom. But the goal
at which the Japanese Empire, is aim
ing. in all her devious negotiations, is
plain enough. Japan wants TO gobble
= China, and q the o,her powers
-.l. sc, basy aithoat delay. Japan
viii either succeed in her ambition.
or else precipitate a big war in asia
to add to the general unsett!ement OF
the wollds
We do not want to think III Of Japan.
We have always admired the Japa-
nese, and liked them, until recent
clashes in California and elsewhere
rulflcd our traditional friendship lit
tie, and increasing japanese cockiness
began to get on orr nerves. We want
10 believe in Japan's good intentions
and rate her word at 100 per cent.
Negertheless. we are forced to rccog-
n4ze once more ihal Oriental ways are
not our ways. and that underneath the
elaborate courtesy Of Japanese inter
course there are intrigues and eyas-
ions far removed from the usual blunt
honesty Of the Anglo-American.
When Japanese statesmen take such
pains as they have taken in the past
lew months to assure Americans of
Japan's pacific and honest intentions,
it is natural TO suspect that there's
a niger in the woodpilc' The
hidden Ethiopian is nof 50 obvious
that he can't be overlooked. We are
pretty thoroughly convinced that ia
pan doesn't want tie Philippine at
least doesn't want them badly enough
TO fight for them Why should she
when she eau grab eastern Asia. near
at hand and more hoalthful for Japs
and richer in commercial and natural
resources?
The first hint OF broken faith came
in Japan's surprising reputation OF
her pledges TO The world regarding
Kiao-Chap Japan attacked and cap
tured that military and commercial
stronghold Of Germany with thc'pco-
fessed intention Of restoring Il to
China, from whom Germany had
forced II as o 99,year concession,
Count Ohuma, the premier, declared
on August "a, Japan has no Interior
motive, no desire to secure more ter.
ritory. no thought of depriying China
or other peoples of anything which
they now possess" He said that the
promise 80 restore Kiao-Chau would
be "as honorably kept as Japan al
ways keeps promises"
Now it is given out in Tokia that
l[ioo Chau and the adjacent Shantuna
peninsula viii not be given UP until
1.-THE expiration of Germany's 99-yea
lease. which has about so years more
to run
But Japan's recent demands on
J China, together with be" apparent du-
plicity in putting them before The
iworld are far more serious. AS pro
scented to The Chinese government
these demands numbered u AS OH
cially reported by TOXIC to the Other
powers, including the United States
the list included only eleven demands,
and even those were more moderate
than they appeared IN the Chinese
text The powers awoke after III
/ tie with n start 10 discover the real
. hAtu4b VI VIC iitiisNoA'NNAta dhl'''i H''hhN
to lay upon China, she demanded
, many concessions for railways and
mines, transfer OF all Germany
rights at Shantmg a stipulation that
China should not alternate or lease to
other countries ports, harbors OF is.
lands on her coast, guarantee Of Jap
anese control over China's foreign
loans and worst of an, Chine's cen.
sent 10 employ Influential Japanese
SUBJECTS as advisers for conducting
administrative financial and military
affairs In short. she asked china TO
sign away her sovereignty ana admit
a Japanese suacramiy over the emp'ro
recently wres,ed from Manchu control
by the republican, reyolptionisiis
In this, Japan seems plainly 10 h&yc
broken Faith with the United States,
la official "notcs" exchanged by An.
a