The sun., 1919-08-04
MONROE DOCTRINE J
ENEMY OF PEACE
World Some Day Will Chal-
lenge 1t, Asserts Japanese
Statesman.
PEACE WORK REVIEWED
Wilson Praised-U. 8. Called
Too Narrow for Real :.
Patriotism.

Japanese assertion that "if the Monroe
Doctrine embodies desire to preserve
the American continent for America Il IL.
OF course. against the interests Of peace.
10 contained in q remarkable summary Of
Japanese press comment made public
yesterday by the East and West News, q
publicity organisation which announces
itself devoted to promoting better un-
derstanding between the United States
and Japan.
This assertion appears over the name
OF Ryukei Yano. a retired diplomat with
large following in the widely read
Ntoht-Nicht of Toxic. Throughout the
article, which plays steadily on the
themes OF international peace, disarrns-
ment and international tribunals for the
settlement OF all questions, run frequent
illusions to the necessity of Japan con-
sdering herself world Power and not
a mere factor in the Orient.
IL japan Fundamentally takes her
pelf to the forefront of the countries
working for the preservation Of the
worlds peace the sympathy OF the Pow
ers will be with us; our prestige will be-
come International; our enterprises win
be welcomed everywhere, and It may
appear that the territory OF other coun-
tries, in sense, IL not much different
from ours" the article concludes.
Praise for the President.
In the midst of fulsome praise of Presi-
dent Wilson its author asserts that II Mr..
Wilson had had his way at Paris the
League OF Nations would have included
an international general staff. interna-
tional army and navy and an interna-
tional course of Justice. He says that
this was prevented by the Republican
Senators. who opposed Mr.. Wilson for
selfish reasons. He characterizes these
Republicans as "repulsive'' persons whose
narrow concept of patriotism will be q
blot on humanity's record.
Color to the suggestion that the shan
| tung decision was Mr.. Wilson's own. or
at least Is believed In Japan to be his,
| IL seen In a paragraph in which Ryukei
Yano compares the President with Glenn
enceau and Lloyd George. to the disad-
vantage Of the latter two. To the Shan
tung settlement itself there are only two
references In the press summary. One
is a quotation from viscount Uchidn, the
Foreign Minister. in which he says that
negotiations with China will doubtless
be entered into" The other 10 an edi-
toriai In the Toxic JtH with reference TO
the refusal Of China to sign the treaty,
l Z
Government to assume such an attitude
! toward matters Of supreme international
| importance for no better reason than that
| Of saving Its face"
Raps United States Patriotism.
| An artitle in an american number
Of Jitsuoyono-Nippon industrial Japan)
| Prof. Ukita OF waseda University says:
| I'm Japan one may talk OF patriotism
| as the fundamental principle Of the coun-
/ try, but such q principle is too narrow
for the Americans, The. principle of
simple patriotism does not lead to the
development of America which en-
braces a medley Of different races
He says that the American tendencies
| toward internationalism, humanism and
| fraternity have been compelled by the
necessity of keeping peace among Amer
ica's sixty component peoples.
Nichi-NtoM In an editorial quoted on
the same sheet predicts failure for the
project Of the American bankers con-
sortium for a China loan on the theory
that Japan and England will mt submit
tho enterprises Of China to be subjected
/ to this new influence.
| Ryudei Yano was Japanese Minister In
| China in 1s97-es. He is quoted In
Nichi-NicM as follows:
TT is true that the present League OF
Nations is still a half matured scheme
and, Of course. Is not perfect, but a great
change has come over the worlds sit
uation as the human Intellectual has
made great advance. certain section