The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-05-20
JAPAN IN TIE FIGHTING.

Some, perhaps, while at hoart
grateful for Japan's help. may be
somewhat apprehensive Of the weight
or Japan's voice al the peace confer.
ence; but be that as it may, the value
of the Japanese sword right now, up.
on either front and upon the sea. is
far greater for good than the Japan
ese influence can be baneful after
victory is won. And at any rate. win
ming the war is one thing. and of
first consideration; the settlement,
quite another Each is chapter in
itself. and to be treated in turn. says
the Atlanta Constitution.
There is much that the Nipponese
could do; and TO date they have done
little to Justify their belligereney.
Japan declared war against Germany
on August 90, l9l4--just twenty-six
days following Austria's declaration
against Serbia which started the war.
Since that date she has devoted
herself to Influencing the direction Of
affairs i'll China. keeping tho Pacific
clear OF German raiders, to the driv.
ing of tho Germans out Of their col.
ony in China, and. presumably at
least, to tho munitioning Of Russia,
but TO what extent the world does
not know.
The Toxic government has been
backward throughout the war In two
respects; In not sending troops To
Europe. and in not placing her ship
ping at the disposal of the allies. 1t
has risked nothing; but is understood
to have been building materially
strengthening both it's naval and it's
military ARMAND should by now be
prepared for the supreme test, in
either aggressive action or in rests
lance.
One of the objects sought In the
Forthcoming visit OF an official Japan
ese commission to Washington is de
clared to be the working out of plans
whereby to assure greater coopera
ton on tho part of Japan and the al
lies: and this probably contemplates
tho use of Japanese shipping to aid
in the transportation of supplies. and
perhaps men, from tho United States
to Europe. across tho Atlantic; and.
II may be, too. across the Pacific.
Why not?
That tho Japanese government has
dispatched warships to the U-boat
zone, as Is reported, may be taken as
the forerunner of precisely such an
enterprise.
Japan has powerful navy, and IL
would seem to the layman that the
combined navies of the nations array
cd against the central powers ought
10 DO able TO solve tho U.boat or any
other marine problem with dispatch,
but all of them combined can never
do It lying at anchor.
AS to troops. good strong. sea.
soned and well'eQuipped force OF
Japanese soldiers would be mighty
helpful just now upon either tho east
ern or the western front--an idea OF
how helpful may be gained by reflec.
ton upon Japanese soldiers past per
fotHaUhNco III Noi.
There is no valid reason apparent
why, so long as Japan stands as :
belligercnt, she should not bear her
share of the brunt of the war, and
take a place commensurate with her
power, Too. there il nothing like
bleeding in common cause to draw
people or nations closer together In
friendship; and for that reason alone,
il for no other, the United States
should welcome the Japanese hat IN
the ring. Japanese warships in the
danger zone and Japanese troops on
the firing limo.
All in all. with Japan burning gun
powder, the horizon looks brighter.