The Washington times., 1920-07-19
tents, the latter for use among them
selves.
SEEKS CONTROL OF PACIFIC.

dents. the latter for use among them
selves.
SEEKS CONTROL OF PACIFIC.
The idea of guardianship of China
Is quite common in japan. 1t is
freely spoken of as Japan's mission.
1t has been preached by the Tokyo
statesmen and clamored for by the
Tokyo press and mob. The late
Count Hayashi expressed 1t In the
cohmn of the Jill Shimpo; the late
premier. Mr.. Hara, is champion
of It..
Shortly after my arrival in japan
in 1912 / had a conversation with the
late Captain Brinkley, for SO many
years CORRESPONDENT In Tokyo of the
Times. We talked OF Japan and
China, and Captain Brinkiey assured
me that the near future would see
Japan possessors of Manchuria and
the more distant future masters OF
China Brinkley was SO Japanophile
that I then inclined to believe he ex-
aggerated. / fully believe him now.
After a careful study Of Japans
foreign policy. 1 have come to the
deliberate conclusion that Japan aims
politically at a guardianship OF China
at an active Leadership of Asiauc
peoples and at the maritime control
of the Pacific Ocean. And I am fur
ther quite convinced that IL the
necessity arises she will not hesitate
to fight to obtain these advantages.
The verbose talk and multitudinous
promises of maintaining the integrity
Of China and the status quo in the
Far East mean nothing. They are
not altogether intended as lies.
Japanese has by instinct an intense
dislike to saying anything which he
thinks will be disagreeable to the
person with whom he Is conversing.
He is inclined to make rash prom
ises./ which to him are not rash nor
promises, because he has no intention
of keeping them. To him they are
merely polite interludes In converse
tion. ...
OPEN DOOR ONLY FOR JAPAN.
The history of Japanese policy in
Korea, Manchuria, and China is elo-
quent proof Of the same primitive
state of mentality among her states,
men. The Anglo-Japanese alliance is
revered and respected in Japan so
long as It can be used as stepping
stone in China.
The student of Japan's foreign poll
icy after the Russo-Japanese war will
find his task much simplified IL he
early realizes two points. The first
is the Japanese comprehension OF the
open door" policy. 1t means open to
Japan and closed to everybody else.
That this is so Is amply proved by
reference to Korea. Manchuria, east
ern Mongolia, and the industrial and
tariff policies Of japan within her
boundaries.
The second point is the Tokyo In.
depreciation Of rights" interests
and spheres of influence" When
Japan was only an island nation she
had--or, rather. she claimed that she
had-rights and interests in Korea
When, after the Sino-Japanese war,
she acquired Formosa, those rights
spread as fast as the mumps to Fu-
kien, on the opposite shores of the
Formosa Channel. when she absorbed
Korea the rights and interests auto
matically expanded to Manchuria and
Kwantung.
As these districts fell into her
hands, the rights and interests went
still further afeld to Mongolia, Chill
and Shantpng. IL Is definite claim
in Japanese foreign policy that Jap
anese rights and interests are not
confined to territory in her occups-
ton or within her exclusive sphere of
influence, but extend to all territories
abutting on or adjacent thereto.
Japan's China policy can only be
likened to cerebro-meningitis. It has
no visible origin: It spreads rapidly:
8. ultra-infectious; tho mortality is
high. and there Is no cure unless
taken in the earliest stages,
II other nations affected the same
standard OF morality-and II seems
TO have taken quite q hold at the
Versailles copference--there would
be a world war every twelve months.
Great Britain would demand big
slice OF France and Belgium and In
a few years would be In course OF
swallowing the rest OF those two
countries. Russia would long ago
have absorbed Turkey. Asia Minor
and most OF the Balkan States. not to
mention sweden. Norway and Dem
mark.
II will be remembered that Lord
Lansdowne. In his apologize for hand
ing over Korea to Japan, alleged that