El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-04
TINE RIPEFOR
JAPAN To ACT
Siberia to Her What Bel
GUM Was to France;
Must Protect Herelf.
By n. KATO.
r,5,, Editor osaka Mainiehi,"
Japanese Daily Newspaper.


japanese Daily Newspaper.
London. Eng, April 4-Japan's spe-
cial position, both physically and po-
liticallv. IN the war made her states
man think that her hour OF whole
hearted military cooperation had not
vet struck The physical difficulties
Of sending a large army to the Eu-
ropean theater were so great that even
with her utmost endeavor it would
have been something like beating the
roof Of a high building with the top
Of a long pole.
Politically she was waiting for the
time when the public opinion. both OF
her own nation and that Of her allies
would have come to the unanimous
agreement that her military interven-
tfon was a matter Of indispensable
Importance.
east is now serious enough 10 arouse
the patriotic enthusiasm to nlgn
Mitch which spirit is most essential
for a victorious war for any nation
especially for the japanese people,
whose moral code is so much centereo
upon the love Of country.
Japan's Hour to Intervene
Suppose for a moment that Germany
could launch few submarines IN the
Pacific, using FladlVostok as her na-
val base, or send out thence a Few
l squadrons Of airplanes across the
channel to attack the defenceless
cities and towns within the range OF
such air raids, what would be the con-
] seuuence2 It would mean an enLlfe
/ uaraIvsis Of the Japanese shipping
/ now engaged in Japan's own CONNER
! cial enterprises. as well as IN the an
/ important service for the allied cause,
and. moreover, It would mean Inal the
wooden houses Of the japanese towns
would be put TO fire IKE DoA OF
! matches in a graue-
The liberation Of German prisoners
/ in Siberia is another danger Wnlcn
might happen at any moment Wnen
/ Russia and Siberia come under the
domination Of Germany
Japan's hour to intervene has now
arrived. If simply for the sake OF her
: self protection. But Japan's response
bilftv is more than her own defence
T because no one can possibly fan 10 see
the disastrous consequence Wnicn
might arise out Of German penelra-
[ lion to the far east
It is as If the front door OF a house
had been opened 70 her on account OF
I the Russian AFFECT surrender, but the
I KEY OF the back door is In Japan
hands. Can Japan be so unIaiLnIe u. 70
| the allied cause as to ABANDON ln4l
I key TO the enemy's hands even with
out a strugglez
] Free Hand Wanted.
Japan's proved loyalty TO the allled
! cause goes without saying by TINS
/ time. The western allies can very wei
! rest assured that Japan will never be
! tray their interests. even under the
Fl crushing weight Of German arms.
81 What Japan wants at this critical mo-
II uent is a free hand TO play her en-
81 trusted role IN the worlds war
Il When the neutrality Of Belgium was
4 trampled upon by Germany, did France
wait for a mandate from her allies
10 take the necessary step to defend
her own country What Belgium was
10 the safety Of France. Siberia Is 70
the safety OF Japan. To defend her
! self is to defend the allies as whole
We japanese are not going to fight
q against the Russian people: far from
3 it. We are going to do our best tc
3 save them from the German domino
2 ton, If not in Europe. at least in the