The Washington times., 1920-07-19

WAR FORECAST
English Expert on Tokyo For
elgn Policies Says Conflict
Is Not Improbable.
BY A. M. POoLEY.

lucootbttNg dHtftof VI SuPest ~ w.
Cross Roads" aud .'The Secret
Memoirs OF Count Hayashl" The
latter book. Which ,0as bdNned t'i
Japan, created orLd-ssnsation. In
Mr.. Pooley's oiOn tOords, "the Mem
oirs exposed IN the most vtvid md,i-
ner tho naipete Of British diplomacy
and the slimness With lohieh Hdyasht
had stimulated Downing street INTO
an alliance Nth Japan by threaten
ing IN other case to make an alliance
t0ttA Russia." k-
(The folloDing article consists Of
extracts from Mr.. Pootey's forth
coming book, "Jdpan's Foreign Poll
cies." The book Is destined to G, edts
stir both ia tho United States and
England IN piew of the impending
AngLo-yapdness auiance.)
LONDON. July 1s.-During the last
nve years the world has travelled so
far and SO fast that a complete reyb-
luton has occurred in the Far East
almost without people In Great Brit
ain knowing IT,, Events are rapidly
moving In that part OF the globe. and
what tho outcome will be lies on the
knees, of the gods. In America there
is a distinct foreboding that. in the
not distant future, another war Is
| looming up. 20
| The secular menace which over
| shifted to the Pacific. History Is a
pendulum which swings with mex
orable exactitude.
In a war between America and
Japan. which Is today proximate
| possibility. sympathies in this coun-
try would surely be with our cousins.
To what extent our sympathies might
go is another question.
But one thing is perfectly certain
| should they go to extremes, then we
should be well provided with occupa-
| tion in quenching political arson In
| our Asiatic dominions. -,
Japan's policy Is to control China,
and through China, to dominate Asia.
| The frontal attack on Asia through
China Is temporarily stopped. But
| there are back doors, and one OF them
Is India Fortunately. the Indian au-
thorities are wide awake to the dan
gers.
JAPAN's CREED ONE OF FORCE.
Britain's interest in Tibet is OF
or ancient standing and in no way In
voiyed the independence Of that coun-
Try. Win Jdpdh 10
wise. She has no ancient rights in
China nor any claims of any kind
whatsoever. Her creed is purely one
OF force. Her policy is solely one OF
grab and exclusion. Yet SO clever is
her diplomacy, so plausible her argu-
ments, that she has time and again
inveigIed Great Britain into support
ing her demands.
Sir Edward Gfey. so far as is
known, never shed a tear or blinked
lash when Korea was annexed by
Japan, "to maintain the integrity of
China and the status quo of the Far
East" Britain actually allowed a
penniless Japan to participate in the
five-power loan and then supported
Japan's demand for special rights
and privileges in eastern Mongolia
and the exclusive influence in south
ern Manchuria as the price Of her par
ticipation: and, to cap it OFF. lent ia
pan the money which made her par
ticipation possible!
To anyone who has lived in Japan
and is not blinded by a salary, sub
sidy or decoration from the govern.
ment, it is quite apparent that the
Japanese are severely anti-foreign.
In japan there is no such thing as
reciprocity. Practically a foreigner
has no rights in japan whatsoever,
although rights are nominally con-
ceded to him by treaty.
For example, a foreigner cannot
become naturalized as a Japanese,
except by marriage into a Japanese
| family and adoption of a Japanese
name. Yet japan demands from the
United States. and has acquired from
| other countries. the right of natural
| ization of her sons. No foreigner can
hold land in Japan, and ii has been
repeatedly and responsibly stated.
| both in the Diet and out of Il, that
such foreign ownership would be a
pollution" of Japanese soil But,
nevertheless. the Mikado's govern
| ment claims from America and Cam
/ ada, and has obtained from most other
! countries, the right of japanese to
/ own real estate.
FOREIGN SHIPS KEPT OUT.
No foreign ships are allowed to
carry passengers or freight between
ports of Japan, though the n. Y. X
runs services between Rangoon and
Singapore, Rangoon and Calcutta,
Hongkong, Singapore. Colombo, Alden,
Port Said, Malta, Gibraltar and the
home ports Of Great Britain. No
launch. barge or boat of foreign reg
10 altoWVu W ply III Jhpa-
, nese harbors. either for the transport
of passengers or freight, yet the nag
of the Rising sun fits between Row
loon and Hongkopg and In a hundred
other ports. A foreigner may not
even own a motorbost in his own
name
In a bill introduced into the Diet
in 1913 by DR.. okuda, the then minis
ter OF Justice, no foreigner may open
law office. though Japanese plead
in New York, London and elsewhere
Foreign labor In absolutely forbidden
in Japan, but japan protests against
efforts TO keep Japanese labor out Of
British Columbia.
My reason for dealing at length
with the Anglo-Japsnese treaty and
the Japanese attit"'e toward for
.igners Is that re both inti-
mately conne~ :" 'he two fields
of japanese Jlicies which
deserve close M an-Chlna and
America.
The immed 80 aim OF Japanese
policy Is a protectorete over China.
I say Immediate aim" because I be-
Il