El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-02
JAPAN IS WARS BIG WINNER;
THE GODS KIND TO NIPPONESE
IAPAN is the wars biggest winner.


Without spending her blood and treasure the oriental
empire gained all she desired at the peace conference
Her participation in the negligible A small
expedition sent against the Germans the Shan Tung
peninsula and almost boodess victory After
that, aside from minor naval activity, Japan did
nothing aid her allies To be sure, she made munitions
but she paid for every pound of powder she shipped
Her financial condition, which serious way before
the war, strengthened by wartime trade. golden
stream poured into the nations Golfers, euTchng the
country and its people.
when Germany finally succumbed though Japan de-
served of the credit the diplomats from Toxic took
their places alongside those of the fighting nations pre-
pared to share in the spoils of
Aside from America, which asked nothing, Japan was
the only nation wholly satisfied with the treaty.
AustraEa's fate at Paris is striking illustration of
nation defeated though victorious No part of the British
empire rallied more loyalty to the crown when It was
threatened by the German than did Australia
Without CONSUMPTION her rushed to the defense OF the
empire and her armies played notable part in stemming
the tide Of German invasion Her losses were terrible
Australian casualties the heaviest proportion
the size Of her forces of all the allied armies.
When the time of accounting Australia demanded
annexation of Pacific islands taken from Germany. To
this demand the allies, England, turned deaf ear
So ncensed the country that agitation started
renounce allegiance to the British
France, bled white and impoverished, forced to
yield Of her most cherished ambitions. Belgium,
innocent victim of the war, denied the territorial
concessions asked Italy, after indesbable sacrifices, to-
calls herself defeated nation-defeated, not by her
enemies but by her allies And even England, whose
sphere of influence has been nestmably widened
result Of the war; counts the victory not worth the cost
America, entering the war, asked only to be per
conference Nevertheless, America than she lost
With comparatively small losses in battle with debt not
keeping with the nations resources, with quick
trade recovery the United States occupies con-
spicuous place in the world than before the war She
demonstrated proves the world and in doing
may have avoided conflict in years to So
Americas balance IS the right side Of the ledger
But what America IS Incompatible TO the material
gains of Japan Almost without cost the Nippon empire
extended its power all Asia and the Pacific It
has established Monroe doctrine" for the orient has
paved the way for annexsons in Siberia has been sane
toned seizure of German concessions IN China and
IS short mistress of the east, with to question
her authority
The Japanese played shrewdy at Paris Apparently
they made their greatest fight for declaration Of racial
equality the League of Nations constitution Having
lost this point they expected they in position
force recognition of their other and important
demands The willy orientals with diplomacy mJre
than their allies had with the sword
With Russia, Japan's only rival in the far east hope
lessly broken world power, Toxic has become the
capital of the whole orient and Japan, few years ago
regarded as second rate power, is outranked only
by Great Britain and America in the parliament of the
world.
The gods of and peace have been kind to Japan.
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The Review of Reviews ablv seconds president Wilson