The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-09
WHY JAP PANESE
DETEST GERMANS
MEN FRUITS OF VICTORY IN
CHINOJAPANESE WAR.

Toxic, June 12.-(Correspondence
BY her participation in the war on the
side of the entente, Japan has avenged
herself upon Germany for wrestling Ja-
pans rightful trophy--the Liaotung
Pennsuar-from her after the Japan
China war, in the opinion of Viscount
Takaaki Kato expressed in an article on
the war and Japan's position in the
world published in the Central Review.
Germany as the ringeader and author
of the famous triple Intervention, he
writes, compelled Japan to give up her
rightful gain under the pretext of pre-
serving the peace of the Orient, and not
only sowed the seed Of the Russo-Jap-
nese war decade after, but unlawfully
occupied corner Of Shantung province
on a trifling pretext. Thus the Euro
pean war afforded golden opportunity
to Japan for avenging her long harbor-
ed enmity and wrath towards Ger
many.
Besides this removal of the German
influence from the east, where Ger
many had menaced Japan's activity in
China and the growth of Sino-Japanese
friendship with her fast increasing in
| fluence, has proved boundless benefit
to Japan as well as to China, the Wis.
count declares. The apprehension en-.
tertained by some thinkers, mostly
cursed with Germanophobia, that
should the war close in favor of Ger
many Japan would be placed in a grave
situation has gradually disappeared.
Has Different Opinion.
Viscount Kato does not agree with
those thinkers who deem the Anglo.Jap.
anose alliance valueess because British
in China are constantly combating ia
pans interests there. and because Rus
sia, against whose ambitions the agree.
ment was concluded, Is now no longer
a menace. He says:
The tendency OF the British i'm China
to combat Japans interests in that
country cannot be denied. however, any
action or utterance Of those British peo-
pie in China. who are i'm nowise repre-.
sentative figures of the British nation,
must not be seriously taken as mirror
ing the sentiments of the British EN-.
pire, and what we have to take into
consideration is what opinion the Brit.
ish government and enlightened British
people in England entertain towards the
alliance"
As for Russia, the ex-minister says
it should be remembered that the pres.
ent equilibrium in the Far East is a
result Of the alliance with England
and if the alliance were cancelled some
effective substitute would have to be
found to insure the equilibrium.
Beneficial to Japanese.
To Japan the alliance will always
prove a great benefit, the statesman
thinks. For one thing, he declares. ia.
pan will be able to dispense with any
further extension Of her naval strength
which otherwise would have to be ex.
panded 10 an extent beyond the finan.
cial capacity Of the empire Viewed
from this standpoint only the mainte-
nance Of the alliance is of vital inn
portance and 1t is a great mistake to
think that the growth Of friendly rela-
tions with Russia has removed the ne
cessity OF its continuance.
He adds: Japan should strive to
further her position among the worlds
nations by respecting and adhering to
the spirit and principle of the Anglo
Japanese alliance and the Russo.Japa-
mesa conventions"
Niscount Kato declares that Germany
is destined TO meet utter defeat eventu.
ally. but thinks the war will last some
time