New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-15
Island Government Seems
10 Be Preparing for What
May Follow War
10 Merge Corea and
Manchuria Railways
Baron Goto Hopes His Coun-
try and u. S. viii Estab-
lish Lasting Friendship
lBy a Jspsaes. Correspondent


San Francisco, May 14.-Japan's pol
icy IN China has turned a somersault,
according to cable adviccs from Toxic
10 the japanese press here. Japan Is
trying to unity the Coresn and Man
ohurian railways under one control and
management. This is the third impor-
tant step taken by the Terauchi Csbi-
net in giving shape to the new Chinese
policy. The first was 10 settle the
chronic Mongoian police fracas on
basis extremely generous TO China.
The second was to give japanese con
sent for the raising Of China's import
tariff.
The Premier and Baron Goto, the
Minister of the Interior as we'll as the
president Of the Railway Bureau. are
now actively discussing the railway
unification scheme. Camper Oya, the
head of the Railway Bureau OF 'orea,
is now in Toxic. So is also the manag-
ing director of the South Manchurlan
Railway. If this scheme goes through
the trunk line railway of Corea VIII
be in the hands of the South Man
ohurian Railway Company, in all llkeli-
hood.
This plan. according 10 the Toxic
reports. meets with the approval OF the
present Governor General OF Corea.
The whole scheme will be presented to
the special session of the Imperial Diet,
10 be called in the latter part of June.
Theworld apparently does not yet real
ize the significance of the new japanese
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saving TO China: "There is one. and
only one. way to save ourselves. That
is for China and Japan TO stand TO-
eether through thick and thin. We
Shall presently be called upon TO face
a terrific competition from the people
of America and Europe. After the
Great War in Europe none OF us can
tell lust what will happen in the eco
noroic conditions of the world. CHINA
and Japan must stand or fall togthcr.
That Japan is prepared to go the
limit in this direction is indicated by
the few steps which the Terauchl Cabi-
net has already taken TO conciliate Chl-
nese sentiment.
Does this mean, then. the old rheumy
skeleton of Asia for the Asiatlc' COM
ing back to life again? Ii would mean
that perhaps. if Japan did not have
few other considerations TO consider.
For example. the United States IS
very much greater customer Of Japan
than China herself. Japan cannot al
ford 10 throw the American market
overheard TO hog the Chinese market.
Japan. with all her war prosperity, can
not afford the luxury of throwing away
a gold dollar to monopolize silver
5O-eent niece. Her interests lie rather
in the direction OF cooperation with
American finance. This she sees clear
/ liz. She is eager to go in hand-in-hand
with the American interests IN the.
work of developing the resources OF
/ China Moreover, there is another con-
sideration besides the American dollar.
In the language Of Baron Goto, who 10
the brain and the main dynamo OF the
Terauchi Cabinet:
"The era of the Pacific promises 70
surpass that of the Mediterranean or
the Atlantic. All the forces of the
West and the East will meet. VIII
thew unite or clash? | believe 1t lies
in the power Of the United States and
Japan to answer that question, on
which the future happiness and prog
ress of the world will depend. For this
reason the relations between Japan
and the United States are OF supreme
;mnortance. hope the two ma
lions will find principles on which TO
base abiding relations Of mutual trust
and confidence"