The Alaska daily empire., 1921-10-26
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 -~.-----.---..- = J Y ..--------- eighths of all of Japan's exports, con sisting of articles wholly manufac' tured or manufactured for further use in manufacture,
 Thus.sit is that sJspanese leaders admit that the iiaplealate question of }ifps and dealhi iih fgft ancel to their co(4tsy s. to ipcFsSe its lndustrial rr3llGtion and toSsfaad new markets. Right here comes. the anastipn Of raw resources. so important to the Far Eastern situation. .,.. M
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 The Japanese empire does not pos sess the necessary fundamental ele- ments that go to make up industry sufficient in its greatness, ito com pete with the rest of the world. With the leadership that steel has taken Japan feels perhaps her greatest sources of weakness in that direction. Of iron she has so Little and oe such roor quality that whatever Japan pos sesses counts for practically naught. Of coal the same may be. said. Japa- nese coal is of such lo-.' r~:r9a'a .hat it is none too good for even steaming purposes It falls far short ot siielt- ing requirements. Likewise, is Japan poverty stricken as regards suffi- cient supplies of the right kind, of timber and the various metals used in modern industry. st 2 As the world counts great, nations today Japan is overrated She has sprung into aposition that she is not entitled to when comparison is mad with her rivals. A, strong army, ana a wonderful navy, in addition to 8 tremendous man-power, arc not suffi- cient of themselves to make for a well-rounded country 4s d
 It a is in recognition-~of this very fact that leads such statesmenf IS Vice, Minister Hanihara to declare that Japan cannot exist as great nation unless permitted to enter the markets of the world to obtain a1e- quate supplies of raw materials"
 MT Hanihara's admission to me continues: "My country has not one fundamental element required for in- dustrializxtion in sufficient quantities. Therefore, we must ohtain practical iy everything abroad. To this end we favor economic freedom and free trade over the entire world. . .t'In the first place, my country must trade on an equal basis with all others; and, secondly, she desires free trade" 9i't Open Confession
 This is not only an open confes- sion of the inherent Japahese weak ness, but it is also statement of policy that the rest of the world would desire to come in irrevocabie form from the leaders. of the mill. tary
 For how reassuring it would be to know once and for all that Japan is willing to remain economically ce. pendent. as all other nations are, and that she is not intent upon policy 9t tCIi iLoi idi aSS CSoiOh'
 Indeed, it is comforting to hear MT Hanihara say that eff Japan can trade without discrimination she will be satisfied to go into the world mar kets in open and fair competition with her commercial rivals" But such statements are not convincing when the Japanese methods of eco homie domination flash into ones mind. For constantly Momataros policy of "go and, conquer another country" occupies it's place of prom. thence in any analysis of policy and method the student of Japan at, tempts
 Thus, is shown the desperate ne cessity the government. at Tokyo faces. .Of equal interest dad import. ance for. an understanding of the sit uatio1 that has developed in the Orient is the source of the Japanese policy.
 Japan, of course. is well known as the last of the great world autocra- cies. The significant feature of au- tocratic Japan is the fact that there is such a slight chance of reforming the government along nDeral lines that it is almost hopeless. Civil war. fare alone could bring about a change ss, ,e.- 1s
 / This is matter of transcending on in the East, and. therefore. I justify a repetition of what is already a well known, fact -ss 4
 The government of Japan is con a militery government. lt cannot be anything except what the military officials dictate. The power of the general staff Is com nl0tel