Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1919-12-26
Russia and Germany Not
in Condition to Form
Triple Alliance; Trade
Bond With America.
Japs Bewildered by War
Made False Steps and
Alienated Australia and
Canada.
BY FRAZIER HUNT
Cable to Great Falls Daily Tribune and
Chicago Tribune.
COpyriRht 1919

Sopsiibht A'io.
Toxic, Dec 25-Delayed Japan is
the possibility of England's refusal to
renew the Anglo-Japanese agreement
which expires in 1921. If this treaty is
not signed, it will leave Japan COM
pletely alone in the world and with every
country in the Far East hating it.
Its moral isolation is a new thought
in Japan. but it IS thing that is keep
ing its statesmen awake at night. It's
grab for Pacific islands at the start Of
the war. its crushing of China with its
Il demands three years ago. with the
subsequent forcing Of the secret treaty
with England and China permitting it to
retain Shantung and its whole general
conduct toward the allies when war was
uncertain, certainly turned Australia and
Canada violently against it.
Would Bar War With U. s.
Even California today is much less
anti-Japanese than Australia and there
is said TO be new conception in the
British empire, SO that, embodied in
Australia's and Canada's demands con-
cerning Great Britains relationship with
Japan will guide Eng!and's policy. Thou
sands of Englishmen in the Far East
who previously had been pro japanese
now are violent ants on account of the
bitter attack against England in Japan
at the very time the war looked darkest
to the pro-allies.
Australia, Canada and America would
insist that a clause exemptlpg America
from any war agreement be inserted in
any future treaty. and this would draw
the teeth from the compact.
Alliance with Foes Phantom.
Everywhere in the world, one hears
talk of some future japanese German
Russian alliance. | have pretty
thoroughly searched for even a faint
suspicion of some such affair. but have
not located it on the island. In the first
place. Russia 'just isn't today, and it
will be ten years at least before real
prosperous order is established Ger
many is bluffing big and soaring con
siderable, but it will be another ten
years before It is an effective ally to
anybody but the bolsheviki. SO. if any
body gets any chills concerning the Jap
anese German Russian combination,
they have fine imaginations.
Japan, in truth, might just as well
have access to American markets and
gain American business cooperation. We
would absorb the big end of its silk,
total of its industries, and most Of its
tea.
laps Need American Material.
Japan needs our steel. our machinery.
and raw cotton for its goods. 1t needs
American money. co operation. and help
to develop untold markets in Asia. More
and more Japan is becoming an indus
trial country, whose commercial inter-
est is gaining power within the govern
ment Every hope Of these commercial
interests demand closer and closer con-
nection with America. Younger brains
In Japan realize that the Japanese yellow
press shouting that American ambitions
in the Far East will smother Japan
and grab control of the markets in the
Orient is pure buncombe. They realize
that all America wants in the Far East
is fair and equal opportunity in trade
and Justice for China and Siberia. Even
if there were a real Russia and power
full Germany. Japans commercial in
terests would demand friendly connec
ton with America.
ENGLAND Leans More to U. s.
England too. probably feels the need
of close friendship with America, pos
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