Evening journal., 1920-07-24
REALIGNMENT
INFAREAST
Britain's Colonies Urge
Her to Cut Loose From
Japan and Join u. s.
CHINA TAKES
FIRM STAND

SHANGHAI. ChiDa. July 23.-The
next - months viii be fatsfui for
permanent peace OF eventfu war in
the Pacific.
World politics in the brewing will
reach a decision befone another July
rolls around decisive. perhaps, as 10
whether the next great struggle Will
be a death grapple between the white
and yellow races.
BY extending. on July i3. the Anglo
japanese alliance for ono year. Great
Britain simply has taken time 70 de
ride. her course-with the probability
that she will cnt loose from Japan.
That Is the expectation Of. Anglo
saxon business interests in the Far
East both British and American. Il
is the outspoken demand OF Australia,
New Zealand and Canada II is the
plainly voiced wish OF China which
has recently stneneh her backbone
very noticeably against Japanese en-
cr0achment.
There are many VINO want a new al
lance formed. between the United
States and Great Britain for join
dominition OF the Pacific, as against
japanese aggression
The China Press. an English Ian
guage daily published here by Amer
tcans, spoaks the general opinion
when It says;
"An antebeIlum foundations for the
AnFhO-Japanese alliance have been
swept away. II has not served to pro-
tect China against the aggressions of
! Japan. Britain, in fact, can do some
thing to protect China as he 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 IL should be categorically re-
pudiated.
Among the latter may be mention
/ ed the general altitude OF Australia,
Canada and the United States, aside
from the chronological (racial) consid-
Grafton. But more interesting and inn
portant sull is The new and awakened
attitude OF the Chinese Government -
China, in fact has taken flrm
stand against Japan despite the laiter's
mihtarsm and China's own weakness.
| The Chinese Northern Government, at
! A|LENAN@r nIN An'u NNA nN AkA NAAsHfN"A
/ 20 Japan's note proposing discuss
iOnsH about the return Of kiaohcow.
China plainly told Japan shat there
was nothing 10 discuss; that the way
10 return KiaOchOW was 70 return y
that Iapan could lot get Out-of KiaO-
chow any time and Chinese authori-
ties would then take it over.
China's new backbone is again
shown in her note to Great Britain,
asking what she intended 10 do about
renewing the AnglO-Japanese alliance.
China plainly told Britain that
The treatment Of China merely as
territorial entity in the written texts
0f such agreements would no longer
be tolerated by the public opinion OF
| tho country and would indeed be
viewed by all as an unfriendly act y
China pointed out that although
the various successive AnglO-Japanesf
pacis had seemed "on the surface" u
be self-denying ordinances, to protect
China and other countries OF The Far
/ Fast against aggression. the alliancf
atcually had bern used by Japan as a
cloak TO gobble Korea and Grab kiao-
chow.
Great Britain fa,d the dilemma oi
angcring Japan by refusal to renew
the alliance. or, II she signed it, oi
anFering her great self-governins
members, Australia and Conada-
She took the middle course or let-
ting it run a year. automatically on
the ground that time was too shorl
for proper consideration Of renewal
for the usual or 10 years.
Australia and Canada lrave the same
racial immigration problem that oon-
fronts California.
Their hope for m Anglo American
alliance. replacing the Anglo-Japanes,
alliance. is based on this, and theii
belief that Japan's big naval program
constitutes a menace 70 American
trade and possessions in The Far East
During the 70 months breathing
spell they say that the United States
will elect a now President. who vii
be unhampered by past acts In form
ulating a new American policy for ths
Far East, doyetailing with Britain''
aims.