Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-12-30
WORLD LEAGUE WINS
FAVOR OF JAPANESE
stand ~ President for Cv~ation of
prgnni,aiiun ilnds Much Favor
WIN Newspapers
INDUSTRIAL LEAD SOUGHT
NipIpn Wiiiing Ia Dissolve Army, Hut
Vim ke-p Navy Inicss Allies
Discard Theirs.

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'EN Work. Tee - Tho serious
ne Nspap"rH NJ Japan are uuirpokeu
IN advocacy ~ President Wilson n
Id ~ an urtecmcnt hctweru lhs
gr"tt powers mat viii prevent futur"
~ and guarantee safety ~ smhll
nni.p typical statement NJ
larhn.s attitude appeared la th"
TO jn kokumlu one ~ the most IN
flu' ntial Journals ~ nippon. \ trans.
lsilin ~ the editorial issued N'st"r.
d. through the EaH aud Wes' \'Ws
bureau M this city. follows IN part
Japan rhuuld take an nciiv. part
IN he movement Tor the formation
of league ~ nations Japan. which
fou shi on tho tide ~ the allies
should o-opersi~ with'thcm In SUP
prrssing lnhunan nCtivi'irs of self
ish nations after the war II she
fails Ia do this, her position In wr"ld
polifics viii be- hs humiliatlng u thl'
NJ G"rmany whether or not she iH
ambitious ~ territorial asgr and kr-
moui az Germany was
when President Wilson. In mn N
dress on September ~. mad. uuhlc
his IDEAS concerning IA" formation ~
league. he asked the Japnno~ gov
eminent TO critlc.so the view he eN-
pressed ana also rrquesied n To- sta =
frankly JRpan's opinion regarding a
league ~ nations Niscount I Chila' v
semi official statement. made on &c
iohcr T. IN which hr described tho
general principles ~ the govern
m-n'u foreisn poilcv was interpreted
ny the public NJ his answer 10 the
Rtaaf1anI ~ Tho fRlfaI AIUt.a 1Ia
certainly had no reason lo oppus'
tho idea ~ President Wilson. hut hn
refr1lned Nom making any definite
statement regarding the pticucal
prohlrms relating 10 IA" plan. - n
IN s,ill unknown whether or not
Japan viii take an active paN N the
moveinrnt
"t'nduubi.dly tho main in'rnt ~ a
league ~ nations IL ~ realize por-
manrnt peace IN the world tho uri.
Versti dcslte ~ an Mankind IN tn
present ag. There have been ~ nv
wars In tho pl@ bat me- war has
hrouasht such misery 10 mnnkiri as
has the present one The great nus.
sian empire has heen ruined. Austria
Hungary IL totally disinicgrl'ci and
Germany IN nu the brink u hestruc.
tlon All the allied countries al
thourh now victorious, arc also sui.
fcrinu from the horrors the war has
brought. and II IL natural that an
earnest desire 10 obtain peace. per.
manent and real universally prevails
among all nations and races Il the
world
Judging from this u " almost
safe 10 say tina, n league ~ nations
which guarantees n permanent world
peace should he an inevitable cut
come ~. IN. war, sr no nation op-
poses the general principle expressed
hy tho American president Japan,
II she IN really deslrous of hecom.
Ing one ~ the leading powers ~ tho
world after the war. shout deter
mine to take nm active part In that
mobile movement We say this not
only for her sake, but for the sake
Of Asia.
when We take M the question,
we find number of practical prob.
lemr must be solved hrforr \ .norf ~
union ~ an nations ~ effected The
most lnportnnt nrohlem which Japan
~ especially Interested In, ~ that tc-
niing To- the conflict % races A
league ~ nations which dncs not
guarantee enunl opportunity ana
equal treatment Tor nil races and ma
'lonalltiea II hv no means perfect
n tho American president II rca llv
dcsirous " making his plan succ"~-
ful he should have courage Ia ihol-
ish all the laws and regulations NJ
his country which discriminate
against races other than white IL
prsridewfAv ilson determined to 40
this7 Japan has IN" right In ask
him for a definite answer
Secondly. the problem Rotating 10
the reduction ~ nrmamen'S IL car-
ininlv one ~ the most important. Rs
well ~ the most difficult questions io
hc solved ~ the coming peace CON
fcfrnce Thr powers ~ Europe and
America may dispense their armies
when the war II over, and their hugo
runs aud tanks may he conver,ed in;o
machinery, Hut have they the deter
winRtlon 10 carry out the reduction
of their great nhylrsf IL they de-
mand of Japan TO dissolve her great
nruv. vhue maintaining their naval
forces entirely untouched. Japan has
no reason ~ obey their dictates
"CeriRinlv We do not insist on tho
present military system Of Japan, The
war has taught us that Il II un-
necessary TO maintain huge stand
inr army In the DAYS ot peace Rus
Hia's failure ~ the war " 10 he at
trihuted chiefly TO her industrial un-
preparedness Americas great sue
cess IL ~ ~. attributed. on the other
hand chiefly to her industrial pre-
plredhcss. although rhe was unpre-
parcd from the military point OF
yicw Therefore, tho first thing to
hc done by the japanese people after
the war IN TO make the empire one
ot the greatest industrial powers IN
the world This ~ indeed, the tut-
dtmrutal and real preparedness both
tur war and peace.