El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-07-08
Japan WILL NOT MAKE TREATY.
OF ALLIANCE WITH GERMANY

THERE has been and apparently still is some uneasness
among Americans lest alliance should be formed be-
tween Germany and japan, union which admittedly
would be aught with the gTavest possibilities for the
United States.
Partly this fear Is based on the fact that both Germany
aud japan autocades their systems Of government
beur similar deliberate cOncenraOn Of national
power partly the yellow per propaganda Of German
agents in the United States which has caused many citizens
TO look on Japan with isrust and partly the fact that
in japan there actually has been discussion Of such
The discussion so far as it has been published has
been Of negative sort That is to say premier Terauc
foreign minister Motouo and the leading pubcss Of the
japanese empire have said alliance with Germany would
be impossible that there not the slightest for
apprehendinE such development, and that Japan
and would faithful her treaty obligations Back
Of the last clause the fact that Japan linked by often
Sre and defensive alliance directly with Great Britain
Indirectly through the circumstances Of the war; she IS
linked with the allies OF Great Britain It was thus that
the erstwhe enemies Russia and Japan found themselves
the same side Of the world conflict
But in considering theoretically, the possibilities Of
alliance between Japan and Germany, let be assumed
first that Japan would desire alliance and second
that Great Britain the other entente countries would
allow Japan break her present relations without punish
men Let it be assumed IN the third place. that the end
OF this left Germany with power sufficient to be Of
world influence Viewed under the most favorable condi
the alliance would be Instantaneous for Japan be
cause Japanese aspirations directly conflict with
those Of Germany German ambition looks TO the east as
vel as 70 the west Germany would dominate the Orlent
well the Occident. Germany is pushing through
Siberia well through France and Belgium Germany
rcng through the Caucasus regions IN the hope Of
reaching India.
Japan aspires be the dominant power in Asia. That
ambition has been realized by means Of the driving Of
Germany Of China, the conquest Of German insuar
possessions in the western Pacific and the highly favorable
treaty with China Treaty no treaty, Germany would
break into the Orient and TeutoniEe everything in sight
Wen has It been said BY writer Of no less authority
than Barrett Wendell that Of all existing powers Germany
the most uucoupToisngly hostile to any national
stence but its So any IN this would
for Germany, the establishment Of tremendous power
opposed TO the expansion Of Japanese colonization and IN
uence even the unrestricted independence Of Japan
g
original IS colonies population of between 100000 and
T5ooooO0- This sharp conflict Of aims therefore, would
inevitably lead to d conflict Of
For Of political policy, then it Is apparent that
German japanese alliance would be impossible More
ever It would not be welcomed BY the japanese people
is true that Japan is autOcracy. But there has
been evidence Of the workings Of the japanese auto
racy Of any desire to dominate the world Japan has
strongly centralized government the best Of