The sun., 1919-02-09
'CHINAPRESS' SEES
PAN-JAPAN MENACE
Editor Says Gag on Peace Del
egatcs Would Make Nation
a Nippon Colony.
FAR EAST PROBLEM OPEN
Maxine in Paris Says MikadO
Possesses No Territorial De-
signs OH Ncighbor.
FAR EAST PROBLEM OPEN
Hv thc Associated PISS.


SHANGHAI, Feb. s.-The China Press
prints an editorial to-day attacking the
policy Of Japan toward Chinas delega-
ton at the Peace Conference. as re-
,ealed by demands made by Yuklch,
Obata, japanese Minister at Pekin. CA
lekin despatch under Wednesdays date
quoted semi-ofllcial Chinese sources as
declaring that attempts were being made
by the Japanese to induce the Chinese
Government to disavow the action Of it's
delegates at the Peace Conference for
the reason that they were seriously en-
barrsesng JAPAN
Minister obata's startling demand
that China gag it's delegates at the
Peace Conference has done great SER
VICE the newspaper editorial says. 1T
has posed effectively and opportunity to
The whole world the issue of the Far East
The issue is whether or not this hem-
sphere is Jspans domain or IL China is
stl an independent nation.
Since August 1914, the issue has been
gathering. From Japans ultimatum to
Germany 10 what Minister Obata calls
his friendly visit to the Wal Chiao Pu
Chinese Foreign Offlce) its development
las been thoroughly and ruthlessly the
Tsingtao the widening OF that wedge
until it included a large part Of Shan
lung, the sinister twenty-one demands.
the japanese contribution to the undolng
Of Yuan Shi-kai, the steady encroach-
ments in Manchuria, the secret Russo
Japanese treaty, the blocking OF China
entry into the war except under Tokio's
aegis. tho underwriting of the corrupt
northern militaristic party. the series OF
..Fz t,N,- 4
sources of an Eldorado for a song, the
setting up OF a civil administration in
Shantung, the arms alliance of 1918. all
tine other secret agreements. the Lansing
lShii paramount interest agreement
Until now we have the naked question,
Is China a Japanese colony?
Would Be japanese Dependency.
Can there be any other meaning Of
Minister Obatas demand? If China Is
denied the right to present its case be-
fore the Peace Conference, II it's dele
gates can speak only by and with the
consent Of Japan's delegates. then it has
10 identity as a nation. Then it is a
Japanese dependency.
ut is for the Allies to answer. and the
answer will be implicit in the spirit that
shan dominate the Peace Conference and
IN the form of the peace treaty. II
President Wilson's ideals are really to
prevail II Old World politics are to GO.
II the league be vital force. then now.
once and for all, We must Sc; our face
against this sort Of imperialist Far
East.
ut Is for the Allies to accent Japan's
challenge. The whole noisesome Chino
Japanese relations of the last four years
must be aired. The Chinese delegates
must be fully heard. The twenty-one
demands must be reeXamined. the secret
treaties scrutinized the illegitimate ones
cancelled That TO which Japan Is justi-
fed by the test Of the new international
ethics, for which millions of us died, let
it have-nothing more.
"Chiaa's .rteros: IS 70. the primary
concern, II Is the future peace OF the
world. Baking pan-Germany will avail
us nothing II pan-Japan raises it's head
IN Asia. Japanese dominance of China
would create a new Balkans, a Balkans
IN which half continent would be the
theatre of intrigue. diplomatic jugglery
and commercial rivalres. The key TO
the world peace is the integrity Of China.
rs complete independence of Japan, as
Of every other Power
Such an independence is impossible
unless the Powers assembled at Paris
freely examine every question affecting
china. Such an examination is impos-
sible unless Minister Obatas demand re-
ceives A fiat and unqualified negative.
not from China, but from the world"