Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-03
DOMINATION OVER
ASIA ITS PURPOSE
A Monroe Doctrine, With Japan
as Protecting Power, Is
Suggested.
EDITOR DISCUSSES MATTER
Success of Imperialism Declared
to Be Proof Of It's
Necessity.
EDITOR DISCUSSES MATTER

TOKYO. September Am Asiatlc
monroe Doctrine. with Japan as the
protecting power. forms the role which
many prominent Japanese politicians
believe their country should prepare to
play In the immediate future AS con-
ceived In Japan. however. the doctrine
goes to extremes never postulated nor
implied by President Monroe
Protection is the purpose of the
American policy. Domination, accord
ing to it's latest exponent is the aim OF
the Japanese.
We mean that the Japanese should
manage the affairs of Asia. since there
Is no other race in Asia which can dc
It at present" writes Mr.. Tokutomi
editor-proprietor of the newspaper.
Kokumin.
House Of Peers. Il powerful supporter
of the Military Bureaucratic party and
OF Count Terauchi the leader Of that
party. who expects TO be the mex;
Premier. and is one Of the leading pub
licists Of Japan. lie begins by point
ing out that. though they all love
Japan, this country Is not necessarily
the paradise of the world nor the fore.
most health resort. This is very funny
reasoning. for Japanese. but its aim
is TO show that expansion is neces-
sity.
Japan. continues MIR. Tokutomi. does
not feed her own population; she is
not self-contained like America. I'm
perialism was adopted because supplies
were lacking At home. The success OF
imperialism is n proof of its necessity
Our mission" he continues. us to
extend our hand as far as possible
But we should not dream of unifying
the world AT present. That is too diff
cult task for us at present. We must
hrst'trv TO maintain the balance of
power between the yellow races and
the res, Of the world. Japan is not
yet in position TO establish
hegomony over the world She had
only just secured her Independence and
begun TO be treated as an adult by
other nations.
WHITE MANS INFLUENCE
Is SEEN EVERYWHERE
The influence Of the white man is
everywhere around US. what about
China. India, Persia? East of Suez
the white man has established his
power in every country except Japan.
Under these circumstances. how can
we expect TO obtain equality? The
Chinese often seek the aid OF the
Americans OF the English or the Ger
mans. Japan's mission is to establish
a Monroe Doctrine for China at least
BY the Asiatic Monroe Doctrine we
do not mean 20 drive the white nan
out Of Asia We mean that the Jara-
neSe should manage the affairs of
Asia as there is no other race in Asia
which can do II at present We must
see that Asia does not have TO depend
upon the white man. and that she
prevents him from overrunEing the
continent"
There follows some good advice
about seeing that tic japanese cure
their orfn shortcomings. SO that they
may worthy of the mission before
them
The article represents = view OF
Japans role in the world which is
gaining much recognition. and is pos
sibly not far distant from some form
of official definition. II is unnecessary
to point out the difference between
the Monroe Doctrine of pacific, non
aggressive power like the United States
and a strongly armed and avowedly
imperialistic nation. What is in. the
one case a guaranty against external
aggression may amount in the other
to claim for domino ton. the political
and military domination Of an expand
ing imperialistic power being again
different thing from the moral domi-
nation Of a pacific and self-contained
democracy.