Evening star., 1920-02-01

! of Germany to % a high degree OF
Imperialism, (2) scientific brains. CD
body to overcome the odds of envi-
ronment. The Germans have always
got ahead of the allies because of the
latter's tame and docile doctrine of
Gentlemen and Wait and see.
Later in the article a comparison is
made between Germany mad Japan in
parallel columns as follows:
GERMANY - Popu- IapaN-poruI.t tto,
lation. 81. .00O. 900 ra- 81. 600 600. including
ito OF increase. past Koreans, ratio of in
and present, 1.5 Ger crease. past and pres
man people -,oo0 years ent, 1.5 Japan :. 500
Old years old
United 80 years ago
by the wise policy of Changed herself 30
the old emperor. years ago by virtne OF
She fought thrice IN, ia.s Emperor;
and ,ro, IT; II. ~ countries fhrice and
glory Of tho cou,trv won thrice TO the glory
FUTCRE.
India, Australia. FUTURE.
Canada and South Az II one possesses
n.Ca aii veionG torreat even crust of bread.
p.ai1' hi1' NhiSh helps we'll and good Far
herseI 10 the main from crust our new
e p1i .h uoh or 'he oresd gains are a dust Of
Oh the World dust
Germany's portion is
nothing but its crust Mariana. Caroline
and its Dust. How and Marshall Islands
should Germany pro- are what picked up.
vide for herself in the How should Japan pro-
~ ure? Words of vide for herself in :he
Irietschke. cause of future:
the present great war;.
Then follows this comment:
Such is briefly the position in which
we are. We Japanese should bear in
mind the fact that we must not lose an
inch of what We have acquired on the
continent. Now We never can tell how
the political clouds of Europe may shift
even for the next moment Remember
Tsingtau is a landing place TO the con-
tlnent which We have newly acquired
with sacrifice. All the japanese in
Shantung'. particularly at this juncture.
should rouse themselves once. nay a
hundred times, to brace up our author
tiles and watch over the steps they take
Yours for the welfare of Japan
Prof J. SHIGA"
AS regards opportunity for the graf
ihcation of imperialistic ambitions. it
is to be noted that Japan's neighbors
by reason of their weakness have Of
Tered a most promising field for con-
quest. There was Korea, and now
there is China, which has long held
the unenviable record of an invariably
defeated nation. Then there is the
argument that disorder and inefti-
cheney make Intervention necessary.
IL was the constant protestation of
Germany that powerful enemies in
the east and west made necessary
the maintenance ola strong defen-
sive army. No such claim can be
made by Japan. but the way is open
to her to utilize her military supe-
rfority for territorial expansion, or
the extension of her spheres of in
luence.
National Pride Hurt.
Another source OF imperialistic am
bition in Japan is a deeply seated
feeling that her people have not re-
ceived the recognition from the occi-
dental nations which they deserve. A
declaration of racial equality was de-
MED at Paris. Every measure for the
exclusion of Japanese emigrarts
awakens the keenest sensitiveness.
To existing manifestations of discrim-
ination must be added a record of ad-
vantages in treaties reaching back
to the years of earliest contact with
the outside world. The cotton goods
Of England and other countries were
admitted until 1899 upon payment of
the very low duty Of per cent This
postponed the development of the tex
tile industry in Japan. The principle
of extraterritoriality in the trial of
foreigners accused of crime and in
civil cases in which they were de-
PENDANTS was maintained until the
same time. So long ago as 1881 an
article appeared in a leading Ameri-
can monthly. entitled 'The Martyrdom
of an Empire" in which the unfair
ness with which Japan had been
treated by more civilized nations was
clearly Set forth.
N To the credit of our country it must
be said that the United States was
ready to relieve Japan from these
handicaps long Qbefore others, but we
were prevented from taking friendly
action by provisions for uniformity
in all the treaties. There are still
other factors in the situation which
assume very substantial importance
arising from the survival of ideas of
a military regime of feudalism only
very recently discarded, to which
must be added an inability to COM
prehenI the motives of the United
States and the more liberal minded
widespread that every other country
is bent upon a policy of expansion.
territorial and commercial
When 1 told very intelligent Jap
anese that the Monroe doctrine did
not contemplate advantages to the
United States over other nations in
the extension of trade or in obtain
ing mining concessions II was only
his politeness that kept him from
laughing in my face His ideas of
foreign policies were such that he
thought the statement a joke. They
make frequent reference to the Mexi-
can war of 1S461S4S. and the result
ant anneXations. What, they ask.
could Cuba do if she wished to adopt
an independent foreign policy? Is it
consistent with her independence that
the United States should possess q
great naval station within her terri
tory?
Every action Of ours in dealing with
foreign nations Is viewed from the
standpoint Of an ambitious people
bent upon enlarging their influence.
There is a prevalent opinion that
economic progress depends upon mill
tary strength AS stated IN a Jap