The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-08-13
Japan's Imperial Ambitions Cast Black Shadow
Across Pacific to Shores OF the i. S. A.

Plans Of Asiatic Junkers EN-
brace Autocratic Realm to In
=: clude China, India, Philippines
Hawaii, and Dutch, French and
British Islands.
Written Especially for the Tribune. J
BY DR.. ARTHUR J. sELwYN
BROWN.
Famous Economist and Financial
Expert, Traveller and Student of the
Orient.)
New York., Aug. l3.-The black
shadow Of "Pan-Japanese" plans to
seize and dominate the Pacific is fall.
ing across the world Modelled exact
~ on Germanism, the plans OF
the Japanese junkers are exactly as
dangerous to world peace.
Japan is planning an Asiatic EN-.
pire covering 100000 square miles
Of territory, with population of near.
ly 1,O00,000,OOO Asiatics. Its bound.
aries will include British India, Thib.
ct, China, Siam. the Dutch colonies,
many OF the South Sea islands, Ha-
wall and the Philippines. Already
the first part OF the gigantic plan is
completed.
The dream of "Mitteleuropa," dom
mated by German militarism, caused
the European war. Asia for the Ash
attcs and Japan over All'-the war
cry Of the Japanese empire builders
may thrust us into another and more
terrible war.
While the rest of the allies have
been flghting, Japan has heen making
millions out of war, saving her army
and navy, "cOl0nizing" captured Ger
man islands in the Pacific, extending
her claimed spheres of influence in
Mongolia and Manchuria, selling
Ktau.Chau, organizing seized Korea;
and peacefully penetrating" the
Dutch colonies, the Philippines and
Hawaii.
The end Of the present war will
find Japan stronger than ever in ma
val, military and financial resources.
For the week Of June 2, the Bank of
Japan showed a balance of So, OOO, 900
in deposits, compared with 1921, O0O,.
900 last year. The foreign trade in
1913 was 1851, 900. 900; for this year it
is estimated at $l,25O, O0O, 900. =, ". II
Japan, according to her junkers,
wants sources OF raw material par.
ticularly wool, cotton and pig iron.
Her birth rate is very high, the in
crease In population running between
100000 and 100000 annually. This
gives plenty of incentives to seek ex.
pansion of territory at the expense
of other nations
Since the beginning of the Europe
an war in 1914, the Pam Japanese par.
ties have been aggressively pursuing
their policy of cynical expediency
along German lines.
The national character of the Jan.
anese is similar to the Prussian. The
Tartar blood in many of the Japanese
binds them racially to the Prussians, |
In whom there is predominant Tar
tar strain, as the fierce aspect,
strange little head, and Tartar eyes
Of Hindenburg clearly show.
= The Japanese lack religious re.
stratnts to serve as ethical standards.
Like the Germans, the Japanese place
might above right. The government
rs In the hands of an autocracy;
wages are low and hours long for the
worker the cost of living is increas.
Ing. The governing class is dominat.
ed by the same principles as Ger.
many's with all the recent Prussian
developments and notifications of
those principles. :,
Japan entered this war because OF
the Anglo.Japanese alliance, but has
taken an Insignificant part, except to
further her own aims In con junx ton
with Great Britain, she reduced tho
German fortress of Kiau Chau, and
her navy, assisting the Australian ma.
", patroled the Pacific, and enabled
Japan to seize and occupy several i'm.
portant groups OF German islands.
Peaceful penetration by colonial.
tion of these islands has followed az
part OF the plan. The islands lie near
NAA"ou WOW GUINEA, the northeastern
coast of Australia. and the important
Dutch colonies in Borneo, Sumatra
and Java. Some Of them strateeical.
" menace the Philippines.
One OF the main reasons japan is
sending her present commission to;
America 10 to obtain President vii.
sons assent to Japanese retention of
the South Pacific islands she has
taken from Germany.
e As Australia and New Zealand will
not consent to this, it offers a, basis
OF disagreement between the United
states and the British empire.
SUCCESS In this plan means event.
val eniort to secure China, British In.
aia, the Philippines, Java, Sumatra,
borneo and Hawaii-complete domi.i
nation of the Pacific.
Ihls In turn would mean another.
mad war for world conquest,
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