The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-15

dtlliiif dilN lu'iu ana TblEHllbINITlF
Baron Kato declared that tho rcla.
tons between Japan and her allies had
grown more intimate than ever and
that all were perfectly frank with ono
another in their exchange of views"
When he made this statement l,aro.
Kate was well aware Of the fac, ina,
his Instructions to Dr. Uioki. handos
to him five days previously. jcppar
died without qualm or qualification
British interests in China valued NJ
more than 81. 500. 900 and assatlr1 IN
front and in flank vital british pr.r.
ciples of policy In regard To the Dc.
velopment of the Yangtsc region
II is impossible to accept I,rtn
kato's declaration to the Japanese
Diet without coming to the conclusion
that Sir Edward Grey. the british
Foreign Minister, merits im]pcachmcn,
Mt the bar OF the British Parliament.
Because. when the Sino-Japanese con.
troversy was before Parliament. ~
Edward stoutly denied that British IN.
tercsts were endangered. We have
Just seen that they are endangered 10
the extent NJ hundreds ~ millions OF
pounds sterling. Who was II failed
to tell the truth-Sir Edward Grey or
Baron Kato?
The Nation Of London declares that
the proved proceedings of Japan as.
sail the very basis Of the Anglo-Japa.
nese Alliance, that the Alliance can.
not longer continue IL Japan does no,
modify her policy before it is too late.
That In a matter which Britain and
Inpar vp,,gt .l,,fls 60. .lN....- nj
American interest is much hroader.
much bigger. 1t concerns general
principles of interest to Japan as wei
as to the rest Of the world.
Is the word of Japan to he trusted
or are the Japanese. as their critics
assert. steadily, deliberately and per.
eistently. through o~bliquely undcrmir-
ing international interest in Asia. con.
spring against China, Britain and
America In Asia, while posing ms the
friend OF China and Of America and
sill solemnly bound to Great Britain
as her ally?
In a recent magazine articl. Samuel
G. Blythe, a writer whose importantly
could not he assailed. quotes from Of.
fetal sources some secret japanese
iVl'iNo iNSdihIIiS AllN'HAASilt'''N II
China. Among other things m sr ro-
ports say: more troops may ho dee
patched from Tsing-tao in TIE fG'i~a
and brought into communicate v'h
our troops in pckin. ~ rr'
china will then he within ol- grasp"
And further on Fukuda, this Japanese
emissary. reported thus,
THE possession of each and c'r-v
strategic position below Han.ow XII
k!ang and Ta-tunG should Ice the uh-
Ject Of Japan's aim. For our m''ar"
strength in the Yanetze Nallcy We
should station many regiments 'u such
u way that they shall he in direct
communication with one another N
order TO give adequate mutual sup
port. In Hankow we already have an
ample force sufficient for any emer-
gency in the Yangtse.'
These n other documents and
rnqueSioned facts adduccd hy Mr..
Blythe certainly seem to s~ubstantia,e
with damning completeness the cate
eorical assertions made 10y George
Bronson Rea and others that Japan
aesailed China like a thief In the night.
that while talking friendship. us.rs
fair words, she was quietly ~sharp,aius
her knife and preparing AT her own
appointed moment to insert the blade
between the ribs of an unSuspe,tirg
victim. The sinister plan, however,
was exposed in time.
Harmful and vicious as are The
treaties and notes wres;od from Cl Ia
under the club Of the japanese uti-
mAtllm n Sn.n NJ To-. .Ha4r sHst
Japan, as represented ny Baron ki'r.
meditated considerably worse accr,,-
s!ons upon China. And as t. those
treaties. 1t Will be no harm { or
friends the %Japancso and others WHO
are Interested remember that '.or
power of enforcement does not Depend
entirely upon the viii Of china ur ,ho
desires of Japan. The word war "
not last forever, and when n is oyer
the great nations Of Europe WEI Nete
something 10 say To Japan. l. W. a
Japan's own fault if the vo.,,~ = H.
rope and America unite against n.-
Interpreting how far her treaties W -
CHINA c~ontravene the rights an, me
terests Of China and thos, Of other IA
tons in China.
OF still more importance =, I.r.v.
Is the effect upon the chinese 90,
{" her policy toward China W, .ro
told that the Chinese solidarity N de-
nuhclatlon of the Japauoso ,r,l F.,
mas electrified the Japanese and ca sod
japanese statesmen very grave ,.I-
Germ. Well II may. In the ir.'
analysis Japan's very existence doe
Ponds upon friendship with 9" rt.