Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-04-17

tage of her. The minimum any ma
ton will ask for will be its fair share
Of business.
Clash of Opinions.
What would be, for example, ia
pans "fair share" in China, and
what Americas "fair share?"
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ference of opinion right there. AS
a matter of actual truth a wide di-
vergence of opinion already exists
between the two countries over this
very question-just how wide re-
mains to be seen.
Japan, of course, justifies her
presence in Shantung; opinion in the
United States is directly opposed to
the whole Shantung occupation.
Viscount Ishii, in Washington in
1917 "rather suggested that there
should be a Monroe Doctrine for the
Far East" according to former Sec.
retary of State Robert Lansing,
and out here at least, opinion seems
to construe such a doctrine as mean
ing primacy, or a paramount inter
est. Here, again, America interpos-
es an objection.
Then there are the 81 demands
which Japan made on China in 1915,
Had they gone through as intended
China, it is generally admitted,
would have become, to all intents
and purposes, a Japanese protector
ate.
Here, there is room for violent
clash of opinion between the Unit
ed States and Japan and perhaps
worse than a clash of opinion should
the demands, or their equivalent, be
insisted upon.
There are two clans struggling for
control in Japan today. One the
militarist crowd, the other is the III
dustrial, or capitalist crowd.
Both are sincere. The mllitarlsts
believe .Japan's future must be Sc
cured through Japanese domination
in Asia while the industrials are
equally emphatic that prosperity lies
in peaceful penetration"
Parties in Balance.
The business men of Japan say,
"the less said about the u demands
the better" They admit a mistake
was made and indicate the demands
will never be revived. The military
faction, however sees the situation
in a different light and contends
that a strong policy" in Asia is es-
sential, not only to Japan's prog
ress. but to her safety.
The two parties are now in the
balance. Events must decide the
winner. Both have strong argu-
ments to support them. But for the
military, Japan would now be sec
ond-rate power, Russia would be IN
Manchuria and Korea and stronger
nations would still be enforcing the
principle of extraterritoriality here
as they are now doing in China.
But the business men claim the
day for militarism all right in its
time - is over and that it is an
expensive luxury now. The occupa-
ton of Chinese territory and the eX-
petitions to Siberia have been cost
ly. re-
The supplementary budget recent
ly passed by the Japanese house in.
creased the army-navy appropriaF
tions to 811,184,190 yen, which is
so per cent of the total. n
Japan wishes to become the Great
Britain of the Orient, that is, she
wishes to become. an. Industrial and
commercial nation because nature
will not allow her to become an agri-
cultural one.
Her business men look upon the
four hundred millions of Chinese as
prospective buyers and urge indus
trial and commercial expansion as
the empires hope. They want to
make goods in quantity and put them
on the Asiatic market a little cheap
er than the business men Of other
countries can, and so make the
wheels of industry hum.
"The question of immigration is
important, but not VITAL" l was told
out here, "and Japan's ambitions are
directed toward Asia rather than
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