Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-07-28
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\ and insrsstins arguments are advanced
4 TO Support this viewpoint.
The question Is asked whether. in
reality. Germany or Japan Is tho
4 greater menace to the future peace
Of the world.
& Germany has just suffered crush
tnssdefeat. Her army is dispersed. her
has been sunk and her b ns9ple
seosemic experts. will so impoverish
the anation' for at least quarter Of
Of any maEnitude on her part is out
4 ofths-questton.
9%inE to the loss ,s OF isrE 5os, psr,s OF
millions of her population ard. i is
sstimated; Vii od lose in the neishbor,;
the inability Of the country. with lis
sxAtinE resources. to sustain me Pre-,
psSs Franes
thought it necessary for her absolute
sssSri'y 20 obtain treaties with the
whereby these two nations obligated
themselves TO go TO her defense in
3 the event OF future German attack.
japan Is Now Strong.
ION the other hand. Japan has come
out Of the war with far greater wealth
nsSy i, fG ntae, and she IS t addns to
tetfifery Of great strength to her do
minion and greatly increased her
Ss hsf Is
she made made with Great Br fh p3 and
ton in the war by which she was TO
get the GERMAN rights in Shantune !
sions in the Pacific indicates an am
Pti9p .G be ne dom pant pG pow In
m 10 nj
the peace conference and threatened
70 take her ou;, Of the conference and
unless the secret pacts which agsran-
died her in territory we're ratified.
pans amS i ITO Be INC 10 th he' Eas, what
Great Britain is TO the West"
japan Seeks Dominance.
:, She seeks dominance in the Pacific.
10 the UneG States pc She psS
sists in the policy which she has been
g iaiss NAV eo Gnms WIN VIII The tniied
and Frenchmen al the peace confer
ense did not hesitate TO say that the
one Most probably would be Between
the United States and Japan
Now II there is a basis for this, view.
United States bind itself to go TO the
aid OF France in the not very probable
contingency OF an aggressive move
have a. reciprocal obligation on the
part of France and Great Britain 10
event Of a clash with Japan brought
about through Japan's persistent poll
Icy OF aggression in the, Far East.
Great Britain and France. in violation
OF It's solemn agreements with the
Gni1 {Ii, States. the Root Takahira and
the 1Shii- Lansing agreements by which
Japan oblieated herself not 10 seek
territorial rights in China. and 10
maintain the status quo in the Pa
81
made by Japan against the interests
Of the United States.
Made Pact With Russin.
In 1915 Japan made pact with Rus
laa',-June y and July "a, 1910. and
juno % and July s, 1912.
In this pact with Russia il was set
forth that tho vital interests of Japan
and Russis require the safeguarding
ofrany third power whatsoever. having
hostile designs against Russia or
Jassn" ~,
Sa hs one 's % ss Hur rssaTed TO n
with which Japan was allied in the
shsn IN. psSi WAS made Tha,
ds.!iaE q Ire mes, Ssss sort '
rested sss!ns, one OF the central pow
srs- because Japan was then at war
"4 II. ne he. eenI5si p sH,,r 49,.
e;secieG against the United states, and
Ms entered into because Japan rec
cEn:se6 The United States as the ma
tson most likely TO withstand Japan's
demands in Chins.
IN ,he event yei thai Japan might not
own objection She wished to be in i
pos!iion 10 add 10 the American APP
rr 3S,f,a by ann anne that RussiA
United States in enforcing her claim.