Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-10-04
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improve conditions. Finally in 1898
congress voted $2,500.0G0 and 9 few
weeks later authorized d call for 3d.
900 volunteers.
"One Of the main sources OF modern
German policy is her narrow access 70
the sea. The Russo-Japanese war had
its main impulse on the part OF Rus
STA to get an ice-free port.
SO much to illustrate the struggle
: of nations to have unhindercd access
TO the sea as a cause OF war. But the
prime cause Of wars in these days is
the passion of the nations for secur-
ity:so with Japan against China IN
1894, and later against Russia.
THE sole difficulty in ending the
present war in Europe is the problem
of security.
Security Big Factor.
Mr. Mcclure saws that the Far East
ern question, like any other intcrna-
tional question, involves the three Lac,
tors Of security, access to the sea ana
territorial ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. All mod
ern international relations deal only
with one or the other Of all OF these
basic factors, he says.
He shows how China and the Unit
ed states, both with large territory
access to the sea and natural security
are almost parallel. This natural Sc
curity Is the main cause OF Chinas
lack of armament In the same way
the United States would not bring her
self to arm until the present war com
PEELED her.
GAS a corrollary of this inherent Sc
curity China is naturally unagGresslVe.
The world does not fear China as
disturber of peace" he declared.
"Now as to Japan. There has been
considerable talk as a possible dis
turber of peace. Some compare Japan
to Germany as an ambitious military
nation determined on conquerlng py
force of arms her place in the sun
II is useless to deal with the motives
1,of men Ilp nations. The policy OF a
nation Is determined by its needs ana
power.
Japan Needs Atty -.
i Japan possesses a less degree Oh
natural and commercial security thah
anv other first class nation in the
world today. Her industrial life and
military power depend on her unnind-
cred use Of the seven seas. For gen
erations to come the strength OF the
Japanese empire will be in the island
of Japan. Her island position rend-
era her security and military power
possible only If she is allied with great
naval powers.
without such alliance, at the out
break OF war japan would lose her
ships and commerce. She would at
once become industrially bankrupt
Physical geography-the tyrant OF po'
litical history-decrees the utter I'M
possibility Of Japan duplicating the
history of Germany, even il the Jap
anese people were SO minded.
Aslatlc Monroe Doctrine
Mr.. Mcclure was questioned as TO
the Asiatic Monroe doctrine which
yiscount Ishii recently proclaimed In
America.
"Insofar as the possibilities In China
threaten the national security OF
Japan. he says, Japan has an IN
terest In China greater than anG otner
country, and this solely on account
of her physical proximity to China
In the same sense the United States
has a peculiar interest in Mexico.
ain the sense that the situation and
the possibilities in China concern
Japan more than they do any other
nation there Is certainly room for an
Asiatic Monroe doctrine. But this
doctrine must be limited solely to the
becurity of Japan. =.
Japan could not look with indif
ference at foreign nation establish
ing herself in China in such a fash
ION as to be able to use the resources
y of China TO the hurt of Japan. Thus
She could not permit Russia to es
tablish military and naval forces II
Korea. -.
"Allied with. great powers japan
counts in international affairs. With
out such alliance aggression on tht
part of Japan is impossible" he SAID
japan's Navy Useful
without her ornaments Japa1
would be useless as an ally. JapaI
would be helpless There would b'
no alliance between Japan and Grea
Britain but for Japan's ornaments
This war illustrates the value o
Japan's navy to Great Britain and he
allies, and also the value of the JAP
anese alliance to Great Britain. Sup
posing Japan had been allied will
Germany, her armies, would have in
vaded Russia, and her navy woul'
have wrought great havoc in the Pa
cifc. II Japan had no navy and re
manned neutral the situation In tn
Pacific would have been very differ
emit. Japan's position as an ally o
Great Britain and all the benefts tina
such an alliance involves is possibl
only because she has a navy.
"The world is full OF Monroe doc
trines. Almost all nations have pol
cies, involving their security that ar
identical in nature with the America
Monroe doctrine. 1t is when Japa
. claims special privileges in economi
and Industrial matters in China the
the world at large becomes suspicion
and hostile. The hostility of tn
world caused by the q demands i
IDstrates this point"
II As to the possessions in China b
foreign powers, Hongkong by the Bri