The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-08-09
"CUT LOOSE
FROM JAPAN"
That's Demand British Colonies
of Mother Empire; World
Politics Brewing Decision.
(By JACK MAsoN.)


asShanghai. China. Aug. S.-The next
twelve months will be fatefuI for per-
manent peace or eventual war in the
Pacific.
World politics in the brewing will
reach decision before another July
rolls round-decisive, perhaps, as to
whether the next great struggle will
be death-grapple between the white
and yellow races
BY extending, on July IS, the Anglo
Japanese alliance for one year, Great
Britain simply has taken time to de-
eide her course-with probability that
she will cut loose from Japan.
f, That is the expectation of Anglo
Saxon business interests in the Far
East, both British and American. 1t is
the outspoken demand of Australia.
New Zealand and Canada 1t is the
plainly voiced wish of China. which
has recently stiffened her backbone
very not.ceably against japanese en-
croachment.
There are many who want new al
ffsnce formed, between the United
STATES and Great Britain, for Joint
dominance OF the Pacific, as against
Japanese aggression.
The China Press, an English Ian
guage daily publication here by Amer
leans, speaks the general opinion when
it says;
"All ante-bellum foundations for the
Anglo-Japanese alliance have been
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tect China against the aggressions of
Japan. Britain, in fact, can do some
thing to protect China if she is not
allied with Japan, but as a partner of
Japan she has not been able to move a
finger.
There is. in fact. no one reason why
this alliance should be renewed, while
there are many important ones why ii
should be categorically repudiated
Among the latter may be mentioned
the general attitude of Australia, Can
ada, and the United States, aside from
But more interesting and important
still is the new and awakened attitude
of the Chinese government"
China, in fact, has taken firm
stand against Japan, despite the lat
ter's militarism and China's own weak
ness. The Chinese northern govern
ment. at Peking, surprised all by her
answer to Japan's note proposing dis !
cussions" about the return of Kiao- |
chow.
China plainly. told Japan that there
was nothing to discuss; that the way
to return Kiaochow was to return it: |
that Japan could get out Of Kiaochow |
any time. and Chinese authorities |
would then take il over.
China's new backbone is again |
shown in her note to Great Britain, |
asking what she intended to do about |
renewing the Anglo-Japanese alliance. |
China told England plainly that
THE treatment OF China merely as
a territorial entity in the written texts
of such agreements would no longer |
be tolerated by the public opinion of !
the country and would indeed be |
viewed by all as an unfriendly act"
China pointed out that although the |
various successive Anglo-Ja panese |
pacts had seemed ION the surface" to
be self-denyiny ordinances, to protect
China and other countries Of the Far
East against aggression, the alliance |
actually had been used by Japan as
cloak to gobble Korea and grab Kiao- |
chow.
Most Significant OF all was Ch;na's |
declaration that as a member of tie !
League OF Nations. which she as
sumes was crea.cd in good faith" SIC |
is advised tElt = contrect regarding |
her affairs between other members OF |
the League britain and Japanl can
not be entared into without her prior |
consent.
Great Britain faced the dilemma of /
angering Japan by refusal 10 renew (!
the alliance, or, # she signed II, OF an
gering her great, self-governing mem
bers. Australia and Canada.
She took the middle course Of let |
ting it run for year, automatically, |
on the ground that time was too shcrt /
for proper consideration of renewal |
for the usual eight or ten years.
Australia and Canada have the same
racial immigration problem that con-
fronts California.
Their hope for an Anglo-American /
replacing the Anglo-Japanese |
is based on this. and their /
belief that Japan's big naval program /
constitutes menace to American trade
and possessions = the. Far East j