The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1919-05-17
THE PACIFIST PRICE

Chlna ana Japan were allies LII liic VOL
China declared war on Germany. The
Chinese coolies in France did more to-
ward winning the war than the japanese
did There was an army Of Chinese work
ers in France, releasing fighters-and
getting paid for it. There was no Japan
csc fighters or workers anywhere near
field of operation in which success count
ed for anything.
The purpose of this editorial is to point
ont few very unpleasant truths--not to
sympathize with the Chinese. 1t is only
fair to say that they did more for the al
lies than che Japanese did for the allies.
But the Chinese are "Chinks." The Jap
anese are Japanese.
The Shantung peninsula contains the
power to dominate northern China. The
reace conference has given it to Japan. 1t
was taken from China by Germany. 1t
was taken from Germany by Japan. ia
pan fought Germany to get Shantung. 1t
defied the victorious world and keeps
Shantung.
The Italians said much in Paris for
many days and they are not given Fiume
which was enemy territory. The japanese
said nothing, except for about two hours.
and they get Shantung, which Is allied
territory.
Japan is feared Italy is not China is
helpless. Japan is strong. When Japan
asks for something, the rest of the world
ascertains, first, how much the Japanese
want it, and second, how much it would
cost to keep them from getting it. Japan
usually gets it.
China is pathetic figure, we'll say. A
nation of 300,000,000 or 400, 900, O0O-so
big that matter of 50,000,000 here or
there does not matter-cannOt do any
thing other than raise a cry of outrage in
the world court because little, hard mus
cled, determined nation is imposing on it.
Japan can fight; China can only weep.
China is the giant; Japan, the killer. ia
pan is kingfisher; China is a Duzzard.
China is rich in resources and population
Japan is poor in resources and limited as
to men. But Japan has only to throw a
small shadow on the shore OF China, and
China has nothing to do except to appeal
to the rest of TIE world to keep the Jap
anese from treating the Chinese as the
Japanese have treated the Coreans. There
is an excuse for Corea. 1t is small. Chi
ma is the largest nation in the world. Blu
it is nation of pacifists.
The Chinese are not unwilling that ;
brutal nation should keep another bruta
nation off them or that strong nation
should keep another strong nation of
them They objected to the occupation o
the Shantung peninsula by Germany, bu
they could not do anything to prevent il
They were not unwilling that Japa
should declare war upon Germany an
dispossess Germany of the possessions o
the Shantung peninsula, providing Japa
having made the sacrifice in men to TAX
the fortified places, should be willing
turn the Germanized portion back
China.
China could not keep the Germans on
China could not put them out. China cal
not make compelling demand upon M
Wilson that he Offend the powerful Japs
ese by throwing the weight of the Anne
lean power behind Chinese demands.
The Chinese are right but weak. II
virtue Of their cause gets them nothin
Their weakness defeats everything.
defeats them in the altruistic court of d
mocracy. That court, at Paris, yields
expediency and to the power of the ia
anese.
Why blame the nations which mig
have war, sooner or later, with comb
alton formed by Japan if they did n
keep the strong ally satisfied, even