The Washington times., 1920-05-30

Automatically made her mistress OF
the Far East and had amazingly en-.
riched her economic life. Every sue
ceeding month OF hostilities had seen
the white world grow weaker and
had conversely increased japanese
power.
The above outline of japanese for
eign policy reveals fundamental
continuity. Whatever may be its ui-
innate goal. Japanese foreign policy
has one minimum objective: Japan as
hegemon OF Far East in which white
Influence shall have been reduced to
vanishing quantity.
Though the unexpected ending OF
the European war was blow to jap
anese calculation, the skill of her
diplomats at The Versailles conference
enabled Japan to harvest most OF her
war gains.
.Japan's territorial acquisitions in
China were definitely written into the
peace treaty. despite China's sullen
veto, and Japan's preponderance in
Chinese affairs was tacitly acknowl-
edged.
Japan also took advantage OF the
occasion TO pose as the champion of
| the coiored races by urging the for
NAL promulgation of racial equality"
Japan now owns the whole island
chain masking the eastern sea 'front.'
age of Asia, from the tip of kam-
chatka to the Philippines, while her
acquisition OF Gcrmany's Oceanican
! islands north of the equator gives her
| important strategic outposts in mid
| Pacific.
Her bridgeheads on the Asiatic con-
| tinent arc also strong and well To-
| Gated.
From the Korean peninsula (now
an integral part of JAPAN she firmly
grasps the vast Chinese dependency
! of Manchuria. while just south Of
! Manchurla across the narrow waters
of the Pechili Strait lies the rich Chi
| nese province of Shantung, become
| Japanese sphere of influence as
result of the late war.
| Thus Japan holds China's capital,
Peking. as in the jaws OF wise and
can apply military pressure when-
ever she so desires. In southern China
lies another Japanese sphere Of influ-
ence. the province Of Fukien. opposite
the japanese island of Formosa-
Lastly. all over China runs a veri-
table network of japanese cDnces-
sions like the recently acquired con-
troll of the great iron deposits near
Hankow, far up the langtse river, in
the heart of China.
One thing seems certain--future
white expansion in the Far East has
become impossible. Any such attempt
would instantly weld together Jap
anese imperialism and Chinese ma
tionalism In a sacred union" whose
result would probably be. at the very
least the prompt expulsion of the
white man from every foothold in
eastern Asia
China's possibilities OF race expan-
sion in the colored regions of the
Far East are excellent. The same
cannot be said. however, for Japan.
The Japanese. bred in diStlnctireiy
temperate. island environment, have
not the Chinese adaptability of cli-
matte variation.
Thus, for Japanese migration,
neither the empty spaces of northern
or southern Asia will do. The nat
ural outlets lie outside Asia and in
the United States, Australasia and
the temperate parts of Latin America.
But all these outlets are vigorously
barred by the white man, and nothing
but force Will break those barriers
down.
There lies a danger 10 the peace of
the world Fired by fervent patriot>
ism resolved to make their country
a leader among the nations the Jap
anese writhe at the construction OF
their present race-bounds.
In short: Japan must find lands
where Japanese can breed by the
tens OF millions ir she Is not to be
automatically overshadowed by China
in course OF time. even assuming that
she does not suffocate or blow up
from congestion before that time ar,
rives.
This IL the secret of her aggrcs
sIve foreign policy, her cxtravagsr
dreams Of conquest md world d
m'nion"
Tho longing tn heck n path
greatness by the Samtrli swo
turks ever In the back of JapanJ
minds The late war has Of coo
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