The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-04-05
THE WARNING BY JAPAN.

THE WAKNlNG bf JArAN
Baron Maxine head Of the Japanese delegation at the
peace cons renee again sounds the warning hit Japan
cannot be expected 70 jim the league OF nations on
b.ss of acknowledged inferorty Now that the qnes-
ton Of racial equality has beer raised it cannot be set
tied unless it is settled right.
Japan is justified in taking the position that the ma
tons if they league themselves together must treat one
another upon a basis of equality. There must be not
only good will which might be mere temporary feeling,
but the foundation of good will, namely: justice and
equality.
The Jananese statesman distinguishes between the de-
sired recognition of racial and national equality and
tona policies affecting immigrants He states clearly
that japan has no desire to thrust her aborers upon
other nations and will scrupuousy observe the gen
tlemens agreement existing between the United States
and Japan whereby Japan prevents her laboreHs from
coming to the United States by denying them passports
The question raised by Japan goes much farther ha
ho roclatcn of immigration important that matter is
1no, s;tion illustrates the practical impossblity of
creating an effective league of nations-we say effective
because the drift of events at Paris indicates that
league will be created which will be utterly ineffective
That is not what the world wants, but is probably
what the world will get. The obstacles to the creauof
of an effective league nsumountabe, taking humar
nature and the grouping of nations they really arr
and not what they would be under ideal rearrange
g ment
Obstacle No. 1.-The Monroe doctrine. If that is sac
riced at Paris America will sacrifice any league create
l.. at Paris The people of this Union will not toerat
imperialism in this hemisphere, will they trust Euro
pean empires and monarchies to enforce THIS doetfh
against themselves Yet the Monroe doctrine cannot
accented by the nations creating universal league 10
the simple reason that if accepted, their league woul
not be universal.
- Obstacle No 2-Racial equality Japan cannot join
league which discrminates against her. Therefore tf
nations must yield to her just demand or leave her OF
O fhe league If they yield every nation must yle
is jurisdiction to the league over immigration II they
H. fuse to YIELD Japan is oucas and potential ehem
and there is no universal league.
Obstacle No. Enemy and bolshevik nations. If NJ
ii admitted into the league they oucasts and potent
y enemies If admitted they split the league apart fro
the inside In either the league is not universal
Obstacle No. 4-Commercia equality. The point
commercial equality having been raised 1t must be Sc
tied by establishing league rules for commercial equa'
Some of the leading nations will not agree to CONNIE
cial equality The nations constituting the Brush ef
h pre are preparing to put into effect mperal Pfele
ence" Canada is to give and receive preferential COZ
mercial treatment in dealing with England Yet IN I
at league of nations Canada is treated as an INC
Of nendent nation with separate VOTE and therefore
is bound to grant all nations equal commercial tre
ment The same dilemma applies to Australia NJ
of Zealand and other sef-governng British domnons'
ted Obstacle No elf-detetrmnation That point nj
let ing been raised it will not down until it is settled II
Irish question should be turned over to Great H'u
nth nv the peace conference purely domestic ques
md the friends of Ireland in America will oppose the eag
ore Their name is legion The self-determn0ton OF Nj
tenegro. Armenia, Egypt northern Mexico, Germ
Austria Poland China, Persia Korea and other peol
presents in each case probability of set of nat
va in the proposed league driven to war against OF
" groups in or out of the league.
There are other obstacles. For the present 1t IS
cient that the peace conference should ponder the wa
, ling of Japan.-Washngton Post
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