The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-07-07
JAPAN AvENCES
OLD SORE AGAINST
GERMAN EMPIRE
Joining Entente In Wa,
Squares Teutonic Move
For China

Toxic, July by her participa-
ton in the war on the side of the
Entente, Japan has avenged herself
upon Germany for wrestling Japan's
rightfu1 trophy-the Liatung PENN
sula-from her after the Japan-China
war, in the opinion of Viscount Taxa
aki Kato expressed in an article on
the war and Japan's position In the
world published in the Central Re-
view.
+ Germany as the ringleader and au-
thor of the famous triple interview
ton, he writes, compelled Japan to
give up her rightful gain under the
pretext of preserving the peace of the
Orient, and not only sowed the seed
of the Russo Japanese war decade
after, but ,unlawfully occupied a cor
ner of Shantung province on a trif-
ling pretext. Thus the European war
afforded golden opportunity to Jap
! an for avenging her long harbored
enmity and wrath towards Germany.
Besides, this removal of the Ger
| man influence from the East, where
Germany had menaced Japan's activ-
| ity. in China and the growth of Sino-
japanese friendship with her fast in
creasing influence, has proved a
boundless benefit to japan as we'll as
! to China, the Viscount declares. The
apprehension entertained by some
thinkers, mostly cursed with German
ophobia, that should the war close in
favor of Germany Japan would be
placed in a grave situation has gradu-
ally disappeared.
/ Viscount Kato does not agree with
those thinkers who deem the Anglo
Japanese alliance valueless because
British in China are constantly com.
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because Russia, against whose ambi
lions the agreement was concluded
is now no longer a menace. He says
/ THE tendency of the British IL
China to combat Japars interests IL
| that country cannot be denied. How
ever, any action or utterance of thost
British people in China, who are il
nowise representative figures of thu
British nation, must not be seriousl.
taken as mirroring the sentiments o
the British empire, and what we hav,
to take into consideration is wha
opinion the British government an,
enlightened people in England enter
tain towards the alliance
AS for Russia, the ex-minister say
it should be remembered that tn,
present equilibrium in the Far Eas
is a result of the alliance with Eng
land. and if the alliance were can
lcelled some effective substitute woul'
4 have to be found to insure the equil
ibrium.
i To Japan the alliance will AWAY
prove a great benefit, the statesmal
thinks. For one thing, he declares
Japan will be able to dispense wit
! any further extension of her nava
strength which otherwise. would hay
, to be expanded to an extent beyon
J the financial capacity of the Empire
Viewed from this standpoint only tn
maintenance of the alliance is of. vi
tai, Importance and it is a great mis-
, take to think that the growth O
friendly relations with Russia has re
moved the necessity of it's continu
. ance.
II He adds: Japan should strive t
further her position among tn
worlds nations by respecting and ad
!. herring to the spirit and principle G
the <Anglo-Japanese alliance and tn
, Russo-Japanese conventions"
Il Viscount' Kato declares that Ger
many is destined to meet utter defes
eventually but thinks the war wi
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