Evening star., 1918-05-06
FRENCH WANT JAPAN
GERMANY
Consider Americai as 0niy Ma
tion Blocking Offensive
by 0rientaIs:
BY JOHN F. BASS.

BIZ JOHN r. bASS.
Especial Correspondence Of The Even
ing Star md the Chicago Daily News)
PARIS, France. April THE sanguin-
ary drive organized by the German great
general staff on the western front alb
serbs the feverish attention of all French
men, but does not prevent the heated
discussion of Japanese intervention in
Siberia. On the contrary, the solution OF
this problem is considered the more i'm
portant on account of the military stua-
tion which the German offensive has
brought about in the west. 1t is thought
here that force of the German drive is
due not only to- the Russian military
feature in the east. but that the con-
quests which the central powers have
made there will enable them to return
time after time to the charge with re-
doubled strength and fresh forces.
1t is for the purpose of relieving
France in a measure from the crushing
strain of resisting these attacks that the
help of Japan is thought necessary. 1t is
believed here that there is a difference Of
opinion between America and the allies
on this question. In all the discussion OF
this subject America is the principal
topic. One of the most remarkable writ
ers on foreign affairs, the historian Jo-
seph Reinach. who is in position to
know the ideas of public men, writes in
the newspaper Figaro
Fears U. S. Will Be Late.
"It is no secret that the intervention
Of japan in Siberia meets with all sorts
of objections in the United States. Just
so it was in England yesterday about the
unity of command. | do not discuss this.
being certain that as i'll the former case
England did, so America will also over
late. or at the most favorable hour. per-
haps. among SO many hours already
passed and gone?''
The writer further expressed his
opinion that the decision in this affair of
such tremendous importance Law in the
control of Washington. 1t depends on
America whether another army. which is
rightly feared by our common enemy
should disembark in the rear of the Ger
mans at the other extremity of the mi
mense battlefield.
No matter what we Americans may
think of this state of public opinion.
we cannot, in the interests of our fu-
ture International relations, overlook
the hegemony which Germany has es-
tablished at present in the east of
Europe and the dangers which newt
ably will follow the undertakings of
German Victory Means Iron Heel.
1t is now pretty CLAIR from the saw
age battle in which the Germans have
engaged on the western front that
Prussian militarism is following its
idea to the last logical victory. There
is little doubt concerning the fate of
our democracy in case of a German
victory. Just so the treaties of Ger
many with Russia, the Ukraine and
Rumania. and the prospective treaties
with the Baltic states. are the first ap-
plication of economic pan-Germanism
in the orient. We ought to examine
with care the spirit of these treaties.
Germanys aims in these treaties
seem to have an economic character.
The political clauses in these treaties
appear framed for the purpose of at
tanning economic advantages. The
economic object seems double. First, the
immediate need of the central powers
in food and raw materials was consid-
cred. Second, Germany's terms seek
the division Of Russian territory into
small states. Having attained that end,
the central powers by treaties which
hold these states apart are establish
ing their economic dominion over each.
Won kuehlmann in these treaties Is
endeavoring to put into execution the
doctrine of List. For it was he who
first conceived the methods of economic
pan-Germanism. This idea was the
formation around the solid military
and tariff union of the central powers
Of girdle of secondary states. These
states would in name be Independent.
In fact they would be vassals of Ger
many. Their economic life would be
wholly at the mercy of the central
powers because of the Overwhelming
force which. the economic and mill
tary power of the "mitteIeuropa''
would exercise over them.