El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-02
Monroe Doctrine For Fm.
East Believed in By Mp
por1's Politicians.
TO APPLYIT TO
CHINA At LEHSTl
Adopt Imperial Policy Be-
cause Supplies Are Lack
ing at Home.
By HUGH BYAs,

/ "OkIO, Japan, sept Am Asiatie
| 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 ru-
ture- As conceived IN Japan, however.
| the doctrine goes 10 extremes never
postulated nor implied by president
Monroe
Protection is the purpose Of the
! American policy. Domination, accord
| ing TO its latest exponent, IS the aim
| Of the japanese.
Japanese Would Manage.
We mean that the japanese should
| manage the affairs Of Asia since there
| IS no other race in Asia which can
editor-proprietor OF the newspaper.
kokumin- Mr.. Tokutomi is q member
OF the house OF peers. a powerful sun
porter OF the military bureaucratic
party and OF count Tarauchi, the leader
of that party who expects to be the
next premier, and is one Of the leading
publicists of Japan.
he begins by pointing out that
though they all love japan this coun-
try is not necessarily the paradise Of
the world nor the foremost health re-
sort This is very funny reasoning.
for Japanese. but its aim is to show
that expansion IS necessity
Imperialists for Food.
- Japan. continues Mr. TOkutornk.
is not self contained Ike America
imperialism was adopted because sun
plies were lacking at home The sue
cess Of Imperialism is a proof OF its
Our mission" he continues, is TO
extend our hand as far as possiblA
But we should not dream OF unifyinS
the world at present That is too diff
ficult task for US at present. We
must first try to maintain the balance
OF power between the yellow race and
the rest OF the world. Japan is nor
yet in a position to establish q hego-
mony over the world. She had onIv
Just secured her independence and be-
gun TO be treated as an adult by other
nations
Influence Of White Man Ever~her-.
The influence of the white man il
everywhere around US What about
CHINA, India. Persfa2 East Of Sue1 tha
white man has established his power
IN every country except Japan Under
these circumstances how can we expecr
10 OBTAIN equality The Chinese often
seek the aid Of the Americans or the
English OF the Germans. Japan's mis-
sion IS 10 establish Monroe doctrine
for China at least
BY the Asiatic Monroe doctrina va
do not mean to drive the white man our
OF Asia We mean that the JAPANESE
should manage the affairs of Asia as
there IS no other race in Asia which
can do it at present We must see
that Asia does not have 10 deDend
upon the white man, and that she pre-
vents him from overrunning the CONT
nent"
Way Mean Military Expansion
The article represents a view Of
Japan's role in the world which a.
gaining much recognition and is nos
sibly not far distant from some form
Of official definition. It is unneces-
sary to point out the difference. he
tween the Monroe doctrine Of a pacific
4 a ~ sir
States and a strongly armed and avow
eddy imperialisttc nation. What is IN
the one case a guaranty against ex-
rernai aggression may amount in thu
other to a claim for domination. the
political and military domination Of
an expanding imperialistic power be-
nS again different thing from the
moral domination of pacific and ssIf
contained democracy