The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-12
BREAK Wilt
MEAN MUCH FOR ]. 5.
Concrete Blow Dealt Gcrmany's
Aspirations to Future Far East
Business,
AMERICA TO GET TRADE.
Hint of Alliance Between United
States, China and Japan--Mongo-
lians Already Helping Entente to
Fight Kaiser.

Paris, March 26--(By mail to New
York One of the greatest diplomatic
feats of the WAR las been accomplish
ed by the United States tn persuadtng
China to break of relations with Ger
many and expeil the Teutonic minis
ter from that country and seize Ger
nlany's concessions. At the same time
the most severe and concrete blow
Germany has received tc her aspira-
tions and after-the-war trade In the
Far East has been dealt by America.
Naturally. I believe, America will
benefit greatly by the result which.
after all has been brought about by
Germany's determination to carry out
submarine warfare TO the utmost and
which has alienated and sent into the
camp of the kaiser's enemies two of
the greatest republic on earth.
l say a concrete blow has been dealt
by America, because so far the en-
tente allies congress for the discus
sion of trade restrictions on Germany
In the Far East after the war has
done nothing but discuss. But
China, at the instigation of the United
States has peremptorily closed the
door in Germany's fac.
Had Large Interests In China.
1t must be remembered that Ger
many has built up enormous interests
her prestige there ranked as high as
that of the United States and Great
Britain. The limitless possibilities of
China for trade appealed Immensely
to enterprising German merchants
who were, in addition, better backed
UP by their government than any
other traderA-
The Far East in fact, was one of
Germany's most coveted FL Dorado's.
1yu 11aa IAnn
utterly shattered md is not the least
part of the price. Germany will pay
for her ill-advised submarine cam
paign in the loss of all she had gained
in the Celestial Empire. And the
measure of her loss is the measure
of the gain OF the United States.
Already American engineers. finan-
ciers and merchants had obtained an
Invaluable footing in China but now
that Washington ID going hand in
hand with Picking in the anu-German
campaign, / do not hesitate to say
that the profit to United States trade
lat Germanys expense viii be enorm-
Gus.
But that is not all. Germany has
also lost the Bismarck Archipelago
and her other islands in Oceania and
the East and the propects for eastern
trade for the kaiscr's empire after the
war. even without any allied restric-
tions. are far from bright.
Maximilan Harden N he Zunkunst
recently pointed out that an even
more astonishing turn OF events might
shortly be witnessed in the Far East,
comprising nothing less than a de-
finite alliance between China, Japan
and the United States.
As far as China and the United
States are concerned the alliance Is
already practically an accomplished
fact. While j never care to make
proph estes. / think such three
cornered alliance 10 not only possible
but probable. 1t must be remembered
that the japanese are a very inte1li-
gent people and such an alliance would
undoubtedly be for their advantage as
we'll as the mutual benefit OF the
other two parties.
1t would libecate Japan from any
possible embarrassment rom both OF
her commonly accorded enemies. the
United States and China. and at the
same time give her an absolute free
dom in the pursuit of her affairs she
could not otherwise enjoy.
z. s. would Also Benefit.
The United States would also benefit
Blu such an alliance. For instance
the benefit might easily be seen in
the case that has recently arisen after
the visit of Judge Gary to China In
the interests OF the international cor
poration and the new railway and
canal constructions 1t Is projecting
in the Kamsu province of China and
the Shantung province.
Upon the conclusion OF the granting
of the rights by China, protests were
entered both by Japan and Russia
against the concessions. The former