Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-09-07
JAPAN IN THE WAR.

visited America since this country en-
Yered the war. none is OF so great III
nortance as far as America ana nel
future is concerned, as the deiegation
a. Jananese headed by Viscount lsnll'
IN his address before the senate inc
Jananase envoy referred to tne
susnicion which exists in America that
Janan cannot be depended upon a.
vavs to show the friendly spirit
foward the United States that 1t is dis
nlav,nr now. He begged for fairness
on the part of Americans IN consiuea'
ing the relations of the Two soyeln'
ments, and intimated that " Is iar.n,
eat from Japan's desires or lntentiohs
10 enter into controversy, elther UP,
lornatic or military, with the unlted
States. A.h.
4 ant in spite of his assurance and the
assurances which are forthcoming
from many other Japanese quarters
as we'll as from authoritative sources
IN the United States, there Is a marx.
"A feeling throughout America that
1apan viii bear watching. This arises
mt so much from suspicion that VS.
count Ishli and the others do not mean
what they say, as from contemplation
Of the facts which are plain Tor the
world to see.
Japan has been expanding rapidly
She Yields to no other land In ambi.
ton. resourcefulness and commercial
INCONSISTENCIES, Her entrance into
the war as an enemy OF Germany,
though It was welcomed by the en-
tente. was a vast surprise. Her 1ali'
IRE to take an active part in the strue'
gle occasions no surprise at all.
The Anglo-Japanese treaty Will e3'
pire I'M a few years, and in view OF the
close relations which are certain To
be strengthened between Great Brit
ain and America as the result OF ,le
present war, there is no reason 70 oe.
liexe that Japan will be able 10 see
snny advantage for herseH IN CON
tinuing the arrangement unless sns
desires to assume a place OF secono
or third importance on the racine ~
the Encouragement which wopia loi
low a victory for the allied enemies OF
Germany In the present war. !.
obviously. Japan would be in posi-
Non 10 claim more from the other ma
Hons in the event OF victory over Ger
manv. IL she should send soldiers to
the front. Her long delay IN thus
taking an active part in the war may
not indicate a desire to bargain fol
nost-bellum concessions, but 1t is not
strange thatsst should raise the ques
zion in the minds of many citizens OF
this country.
The ideal conclusion of the war
from Japan's standpoint would be
draw. That this fact does not escape
The Japanese is evidenced by ar
article in a recent issue OF "Talyo,
.yapan's leading political mazaglne. o!
Professor SengA Tsurutaro OF k1ote
imperial university.
The triumph of the entente, he says
would result in Great Britain WELDING
the dominant power in the far east
seriously affecting Japan's CONNER
cial and political interests Japan, he
saws. would be put to serious trouble
by th4Snrrogant attitude britain may
assume after the war"
Things will not be so bad II the wal
ends in a draw, he thinks. but com
plete German defeat, might mean Brit
ish domination not only of Europe bu'
OF the far east also.
"But in that case" he says. while
Japan would be gaining PRACTICAL,
nothing, Britain would start furthel
activity in the east free from the Ger
man pressure which has hitherto beer
imposed upon her. She will give full
vlay to her political and commercial
policies in China, and as she can ac
as she pleases in India and Australia
she will proceed to obstruct the bust
ness of foreigners. and especially o
the Japanese. Japan's position In thu
east being seriously affected POLITICAL!
and commercially"