Evening star., 1919-04-21
WILL ALLIES THROW JAPAN
INTO ARMS OF GERMANY?
Must Move Cautiously " in Settlement Of
Far-Eastern p Problems-Trust of Ma
tions Nippon Great Desire.

with a view 20 eventual restoration to
China"
japan is manly striving for recog-
milton OF japanese influence in China
Her influence was recognized. say the
Japanese. in tho Ishii-J.ansinE treaty
and if the league of nations covenant,
as drafted. becomes International law
the clause pertaining to the Monroe
doctrine recognizes that old existing
regions of influence" of various pow
eTs shall not be disturbed. Japan un-
doUbtedly will insist on her rights in
the far cas-. as she interprets them.
In discussing the Japanese Chinese
relations Baron n, Maxine. member
of the peace delegation in Paris. said
Japan has repeatedly announced
: that she has no territorial ambitions
i in China, but desires to live in ami;y
with her neighbor. The acquisition
of territory belonging to one nation,
! which it is the intention OF the coun-
try acquiring to exploit to its sole
advantage. is not conducive to amity
or good will. 1t would therefore be
folly on the one hand to say that ia
! pan seeks to live in amity and good
neighborhood, when on the other hand
she takes that from which she Sc
cures the sole advantage to the ex-
ciusion Of the original owner.
IN desiring to secure from China
| right of concessions in the province
oe Shantung. Japan does not seek
more than a fair division of co-opera-
! ton with China. Surely il is not TAX
| ing advantage Of China to ask that
We be permitted on the same basis as
other nations to have equal oppor-
tunity for development purposes
China has raw material; we have need
! for raw material and we have the
capital to invest with China in it's de-
! velopment for use by ourselves as
, we'll as by China.
Il somewhat elaborate this point be-
cause we are accused of aims in ex-
actly opposite direction to those of
! fair cooperation and partnership as
well as being accused of the folly of
| making deliberate and obvious effort
/ to take advantage of our neighbor
I'VE realize the great change that
has taken place and must take place
/ in and among nations in their deal
! ings with one another. The old day
| of exploitation or days of the Argo-
naut from other lands have surely
F, passed
| Let me emphasize that neither in
Shantung nor in Manchuria does ia
! pan seek to take improper advantage
| OF China She seeks equal opportu-
nifty. an open door, and peaceful CO.
operation between the two nations of
! the lar east.
Japan Asks to Be Trusted.
| Protestations that Japan has no ul-
| terror motive in China have been
! given during most recent years by
Baron kato. Count Okuma- Viscpupt
Chinda. Ambassador Ishii and states
| men in every country of the world
Japan asks that the word of her lead :
ers be trusted and that in any agree
ment regarding the far east Japanese
| interests be considered fairly and
| sQuarely.
In further explaining the position
OF Japan with reference to her claims
in the peace conference, an attacha
i of the Japanese peace mission in
i Paris. declared to me:
| BY virtue of the spirit and terms
of the Anglo-Japanese alliance Japan
! entered into the field of the worlds
! titanic war without the slightest idea
of serving selfish interests OF her
! own, and has done her bit with every
ounce of her power during the past
four and a half years. thus proving
her fidelity, straightforwardness for
the sake Of common interest Of civ
! ilized nations.
| ION December 's1, 1918, at Hev
| York, Baron Maxine. the Junior dale
! gate from Japan to the peace con.
iefe fenCe' pruy explained JapanS s aims
and her position. In part, his state
ment says that. Japan as one Of the
: participants of the great war was
able to clear Germany from her bases
and the seas of the far east and to
keep the door open for commerce in
the Pacific. We have insured contin-
! ued peace in the orient. Peace and
| open door is our policy in the far
! east. In the maintenance of such fixed
policy we will welcome the co-opera-
| tion of our friends
Iano,a,e DE-. DAT L. 1H..