The Alaska daily empire., 1921-10-26
JAPAN LACKING IN RESOURCES ... !.
 NEEDED TO BUILD UP INDUSTRY

Ill lllG VI edAlkdtiOA fOt l NIOihCt thC ministers of war and of the navy must come from those respective branches of the military service, So that in case of apy serious differ .snces in policy the Military Party has the power to upset any cabinet merely by an act of resignation on the part of these ministers. The i'm pcrtaIee, of. any such resignati6ns is clearly seen when we recall that be- yond the Mikado himself stand the Elder Statesmen, at the: head of whom is "the venerable statesman and .Genro," Yamagata, who in turn is the head of the Military Par.y.
 Here, then, is the power answerab'e tc no authority, that decides Japa- nese policy.
 And this forge is active. As an in cident witness the, recent statement from Tokyo that the Siberian expedi- tion Would be immediately with drawn, statement emanating from the foreign office. Within the time of few hours the statement was contradicted and the general staff made it known that Japan's military forces in Siberia would be maintain ed until peaceful and settled con- ditions were established there.'
 The particular danger that comes from national program given birth in military hearts is clearly indicated in the point of view military officials hold, as well as by the great care taken by the military to maintain its power @,..a ..g..,, As M Cites Expansion
 Military Japan tells Civil Japan that it has always been successful in it's national policies. It cites the ex pansion due to the war with~, China in. 1894-5 and Russia in 1904-5, when Formosa, Korea, the southern half of and a practical mastery of Southern Manchuria were obtained. It refers to the Great War and the winning of Shantung, and ascribes to military strength the renewal of the Liaotung lease, since the demand for renewal was successfully pressed upon China because it was backed by sufficient power.
 It is natural, therefore. that Mi'i- tary Japan continue it's story of con quest to Civil Japan. A strongly de- veloped army and navy have expand ed the empire and will do so in the future, and as long as the empire grows the power of the military as q governing body is secure at home.
 Siberia today is the goal of Mili- tary Japan. It is the next natural step in an aggressive program for extension of the nation and the main tenance of authority in Tokyo. We will bag the Maritime Province for you." the soldiery of the Mikado pro claims, 'and thus will Japan march on Its ambition of greatness. i
 A less vigorous view Of the Japd- nese military desires presents pol icy of powerful offense -as the best defense.s and as the most effective protection; to Jaran's interests at home in Asia, and abroad. This would hold. true. it is to be admitted, were it not for methods that the au- thorities use. which offer many incl dents in contradiction that such is the real purpose of certain policies. Policies Opposed
 There are in Japan today many factions that oppose such policies as the militarists have fixed upon the govsrnment This is eminently to the credit Of the civilian population. But these factions represent min, ority pDwerless to such an extent that 1t is. utterly hopeless to expect any ascension of liberalism to tIs point of authority. The constitution of the land is not to he changed.
 There is. however, the chance, t.lat these factions can impress their ideas upon those in power to such an ex- tent that the mYitarists can be shown the, folly of their ways. Such chance is remote. and is unequa. to that, which is possible in the mi norities of Democracies because the Military Party not alone dictates pol icy. but it also dominates public opinion through publicity made to it's order.
 The hope of Japan slies. in the in- telligence of its militarists!
 As we lock. at the necessity Of Japan's fndp1frial policy. as well as the source From which that policy springs. the picture that is drawn from the activities of the island em- pire Is not one that produces any great degree Of assurance.
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