Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-04-04
FRENCH WRITER
ANALYZES i. S.
WORLD STATUS
Says Great Britain Certain to
Align Against Japan in
Any Struggle.
PEACE MOVE IS SEEN

PARIS, April War between Eng
land and the United States is beyond the
bounds of reason, declares Jean Rodes.
well-known French writer. Likewise, he
says, it is inconceivable that England
should lend even her sympathy to Japan
In case of war between the Nipponese
empire and America.
almost simultaneously the lower
chamber Of the japanese diet and the
American House of Representatives have
rerulsed by strong majorities proposals
to reduce ornaments" writes RoderA
"Our attention is thus drawn to the Pa-N
rife where grave events seem in prep
aration.
GERMAN PREDICTS
ANGLO-SAXON WAR.
THE recent German book by Otto
Autenreith, in which he predicted a great
war between the United States and Great
Britain, has attracted much attention.
great japanese paper, the Osaka Main
ichi, recently expressed the same opinion.
In France many people believe. also, that
war bewteen the two Anglo-Saxon ma
tons is inevitable One of our best
known members Of Parliament told me
the other day that war between Eng
land and the United States over the ques-
ton of petroleum is a certainty.
"Assuredly, all the causes, and above
all the perspective of an approaching
naval supremacy of the United States,
should explain the desire which England
might have to defeat such an adversary
while she still has the power. This
eventuality appears even more plausible
when we consider that the Japanese
American argument over California immi-
grafton laws offers England the chance
to act at the most favorable moment.
UNION WITH JAPS
HELD UNREASONABLE.
but in spite of all these appearances,
such a confagration, uniting the English
and the japanese against the Americans
is. for those who know affairs Of the
Far East, entirely unreasonable. Eng
lands interest would suffer if the an
tagonism of the Pacific would end in tho
victory Of America or Japan. 1t is GER
tainly more advantageous for her to let
matters stand as they are and where she
can play the role of arbitrator.
IF. ideed. the conflict cannot be avoid
ed. there is no doubt that a victory by
Japan would disturb England far more
than If America won. A victorious Japan
would be in a position to exercise her
ambition as ''liberator" of Asia. British
possessions IN IQe seas OIL the II dA Fast,
the Malayan Straits and even in India
would be menaced.
ENGLISH POSSESSIONS
HOSTILE TOWARD JAPAN.
There are plenty of other strong rea-
sons preventing England from support
ing Japan against the United States. One
Of the most important Of these is the fact
that Canada, Australia and New Zea-
land have taken a strongly hostile atti-
tude toward Japan. The English in
China. quite strong numerically, are like
wise animated by hatred Of the Japan
csc. Before the war citizens Of the two
countries carried on hot competition In
the Valley of Yangtse. There was not
a concession granted one that did not re-
suit in a protest to the government OF
the other. This rivalry became so Bit
ter that London diplomats foresaw the
possibility of war in the future and
changed the British naval base from
Hong Kong to Singapore.
Negotiations are about to begin foI
a renewal of the Anglo japanese treat
There Is little doubt thaS II will be
newed. for England will not neglect t
means Of preserving peace in the Pacif
But the treaty will not disturb the &c
relations between England the the UNI z&'
States. Japan will never succeed in
ducing English armies to march W $50
hers against the Stars and Stripes"