Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-09
CRISIS EXPECTED
OiuOsS LsN IVi-S -
WHEN DELEGATES
MEET IN PARIS.
Chinese Delegates Declare
They Are Awaiting Ar
rival of President.
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MILITARISM THE SPARK r
FOR ANOTHER BIG CLASH
Oppose Being Dominated by
Military Power of Near
Neighbor.
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PRACTICALLY CONTROL FUEL
Japan Now Seeking Control of Rail.
road From Port to Min
ing Region. =.
MILITARiSM THE. SPARK r..
FOR ANOTHER BIG CLASH
PRACTICALLY CONTROL FUEL
japan Now Seeking Control of Rail.
road From Port to Min
ing Region. -.

PARIS. March s.-China has asked
the peace conference to curb Japanese
mflitarism and restore China to the
Chinese. Unless this Is done the Chinese
say another war will break forth which
Will again encompass the whole world
The Japanese-Chinese crisis is eIs
pected to reach the breaking point at
the peace conclave upon the return ct
President Wilson to the French CAPT.
tai During his absence Chinese states
men have been preparing exhaustive
data to prove their case. y
From DR.. Chingting Wang. one of
the two Chinese delegates at the peaS4,
conference. the chief reasons for the
Chinese belief that Japan menaces the
world peace have been obtained. IN
an interview which was later sub
mitted to DR.. Wang and revised by him
he said: 81 'at-f
'The fundamental principles OF ius-
tice for. which the liberty-loving PEG.
pie OF the earth shed their blood must
be applied everywhere. The world
must be made safe for democracy In
the East as we'll as in the West.
The Balkans were the source of Eu.
ropeah war. In the Balkans the spark
was struck which set the world sfirs.
In the Far East there is; another cour.
try which will furnish the spark for.
another world! war unless steps are
taken ss,n now to prvelt It This country
nent of Asia Inhabited ng for f taou sands
or years by the Chinese. And the PROB
lem to be solved ts thh--shail China be
dominated by the military power of
Japan? "a
DECLARES MILITARY PLANS
OF JAPs MUST BE CHECKED
Unless IS the military aggression. of
through the peace conferences or tie
league OF nations, restores China to
the Chinese. Japan will continue her
Japan is already engaged inIthe eco.
nomtc subjugation Of China, and she
Is nn preparing to re.enforce her financial
arms IS necessary. During the war
Japan has been ausmenting her navy
taken It tbs ranks third Japan has thus
the 1or aeaus hs,a e of G tse
t German islands Of the Pacific north Ct
sne tEqus ste Japan will possess sttil
Through the concessions which
Japan Japan wruns from China through the
.~GntyIone demands at the pointiot
the Shantung Peninsula in addition 10
Shina.s Liaotung Peninsula. Japan has
m neen siIght rasn her grip on enormous
some. OF the richest coal regions in the
world. According to j. Ellis Barkers
Economic statesmanship. the United
states ranks first with coal resources
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canada SECOND. with 34,26S, 000, 900
tons. and China third. with 9s5. 5S7. 900 !.
goo tons. In Europe. Germany. as she
was bounded before the war. was esti-
mated to possess 423, 1856, 900 900 tons
FEAR JAPAN'S DOMINATION ~
OF IRON AND COAL REGIONS
"China's iron deposits are also vast.
Hitherto they have not been properly
developed because OF lack of trans
Por,tation facilities. According to afr.
is able to dominate China and obtain
possession of her vast iron and coal
resources, the Japanese will be able
10 , ngnt another great war. for they
tlon as the Germans at the outbreak
or the present world conflict Japan
may well be likened to Germany even
aggressive military and imperialistio
policy. -. =. -.
Japan has offered to surrender the
shantung Peninsula which she took
away from Germany, but she would
give up only the shell OF the oyster
after taking the oyster.
Japan desires to control the rail-
road from rom the port Of Kiauchau to tho
and Tientsin with Shanghai Japan
would also retain coal and other min.
ing concessions which she claims UNI
der the twenty-one demands
THE Gulf Of Pechili separates thu
ShantunE Peninsula from Port Arthur.
in Manchuria. which has been in tha
control OF the Japanese since the
Russo Japanese war. Accordingly, IL
VIII become really a Japanese gulf
and powerful strategic base in time
or war. In accordance with the
tWenty-one demands Japan is 10 have
a ninety-nine-year extension OF the
lease of Port Arthur and DaIny. the
South Manchurian and Antuns -Mukden
railroads. -
HEART OF CHINA EXPOSED
TO JAPANESE AGGRESSION
II Japan is permitted to keep her.
hold upon Shantung. Picking and the
heart OF China are doubiy exposed to
Japanese aggression. The Japanese
would be able to close in on the China
capital as with pair of pincers, ono
Jaw between Shantung and the other
Manchuria. BY railroad in twenty
four hours Japanese armies could ba
rushed to Pekdng from either Shaptunsl
or from the other side of the Eui2
OF Pe-Chili. ~.
The Chinese coast is practically uns
projected against tho Japanese navy.
SO that any land movement OF troops
could be completely protected and res
enforced oy naval operations wherever
found necessary. With the possession
or the Island OF Formosa and the for
!ner German insular colonies north Rof
the Equator, Japan's control OF 5thS
western Pacific Is predominant ~
iron and coal are the chief reaus-.
sites for modern warfare WIth6tt
ehem. as matter. Of fact. It is impossl