The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-03
Says Japan Was Guided i'm Re-
cent Negotiations Only
by Friendship.

the territorial ambition Of the strong
to whom they applied for assistance. /
advise the Chinese to get rid OF this
deplorable custom Of counting on the
unreliable assistance of the ambitious
outsiders. On the self-consciousness OF
the Chinese depends In great part the
futre welfare Of the Far East. China
appeared to W. given a wrong in
depreciation to our peaceful and moder-
ate demands. misled by the needless
words Of some OF our countrymen who
blindly advocated the annexation OF
China. which II not Impossible would
be fatal to the existence OF Japan her
self. The very idea is to be condemned.
XIV. Ruin Comes when Courted.
The annexation of china would drag
Japan to ruin. strife only profits the
third parties. The Japanese public are
not so blind as to overlook this truism.
However powerful European nations
are. however energetic the Japanese
people are. the government OF the i'm
mense territories OF China with her
great population would require enor-
nous labor and expense that would be
totally beyond the reach OF one single
nation OF the world. The abandoning
OF an aggressive policy toward China
Is not without proper reason. The inca
pability OF a single nation to have
monopolistic control OF China leads IL
to prevent others from venturing SINH
lar attempts.
The UNFOLDING Of the open door and
equal opportunity policy IL the neces-
sary conclusion. him herself may
complain Of the needlessness Of this un-
called for assistance. which. however. Is
In my idea inevitable. in view OF her
defenceless condition due to the want
Of national vitality. The open door and
equal opportunity policy for the main
tenance OF winch the Anglu-Japanese
alliance and the Russo-Japanese En-
tente were concluded will surely be
guarded for an indefinite period OF time.
Japan opened negotiation with China
only for the purpose Of protecting her
paramount interest therein. The open
door n equal opportunity policy re-
mains absolutely intact. Foreign Pow
ers a. we'll az china need entertain
no uneasiness in this respect.
XIV. Mutual Help Ia Needed.
The same scripts and the same race"
Is he habitual complimentary phrase
quoted by the Chinese to please us
Japanese. Very good. But II IL mean
ingless as long az Chinese utter II with
out sincerely abiding by II. China and
Japan should. eliminating every possible
cause OF future MISUNDERSTANDING. get
united as n man to stand the pres
sure OF the violent competition rife
among the various nations OF the world
And for this purpose II is necessary
FOR China TO display greater adapta-
bility to the rapid progress OF human
society. Adaptability, the motor Of
evolution. the child OF the progress
sive spirit. that Is the only safeguard
against fatal retrogression.
In conclusion. | express my hearty
desire that China. by freeing herself
Of all suspicious. considering the seri-
BUSINESS of the world situation. fully
understanding the sincerity Of the Jap
anese n awakening to the futility Of
n struggle. will, in combination with
us japanese. strive for the permanent
peace Of the Far East and the general
welfare Of mankind.