The Washington herald., 1921-11-06

In 1918. Mr.. Wilson went to Paris
/ armed with his famous Fourteen
Points and determined 20 make
these the basis for the creation Of
his league OF nations Today Mr..
Hughes almost equally the master
of American policy enters new
| world conference committed TO
three instead of fourteen points and
resolved to make these the basis
for a program Of Limitation Of
ornaments
The whole washington confer
| ence at least at the outset VIII re-
volve around Mr. Hughes three
points They represent the begin
ming. the middle and the end Of
American policy. They may be SUI
| hciently stated as follows:
To re-establish the doctrine Of the
open door.
To obtain international recogni-
ton Of the principle Of the integ-
| rity Of China
To Destroy the Ansio-Jspansse
alliance. 4
Since these points are Of such
vital Importance Il 10 essential to
define as well as to cite them What
then Is the on1cial conception Of
the meaning Of the term open
| door,
Defines ~open Door,
To our representatives the open
door" will mean that in China and
Siberia every nation shall have the
same rights as any other nation; that
there shall be no discrimination or
| favoritism in the matter OF conces<
sions, trade and the rights and
privileges OF different nationals
! Our representatives will insist that
American economic interests shall
not be destroyed as q consequence
Of the exercise Of political control
| by any other government
The demand for the international
recognition Of the principle Of the
integrity of China Is q necessary
co-ordinating factor inevitably
coupled with the advocacy Of the
doctrine OF the open door. So far
as the integrity Of China has been
| maintained. even nominally, II IL
a consequence OF the course OF the
| United States in the past
Finally Il is the view Of our gov
eminent and will be the contention
Of our representatives. that the
/ Anglo-Japanese alliance has been
! the influence which has enabled
Japan to threaten the doctrine OF
1 the open door and the principle Of
( the integrity Of China Therefore 20
eliminate the alliance is an essen
tIaI step In giving real vitality 70
the other two points
Everyone knows that the ruin Of
Mr.. Wilson was achieved at Paris
when he undertook to translate
/ fourteen abstract principles into
I fourteen concrete realities What
then is the problem Of Mr.. Hughes?
Stripped Of all euphemistic phase IL
is stated in the following quotation
from one Of the closest observers Of
current Washington sentiments:
jap Deminance Dangerous.
The control in the Far East.
which Japan desires Is the real
| Yellow Peril II she can control
the resources, lines OF transporta-
ton, furnish the brains for conduct
ing the governments, and, finally be
in q position to mobilize the man.
power of China, Manchuria, and ST.
IBERIA, she will not only dominate the
Far East, but win be a serious
menace to Occidental civilization. It
is necessary for our government to
take cogniAnce Of this possible
domination by Japan and to prevent
1t. Standing firmly for our policy,
the open door and the integrity OF
China, the United States should
be able TO rely upon the support
Of ali other nations and avert a
possible world calamity which
might follow II these policies should
continue to be disregarded"
venture upon q second quota
don and from the same source be-
cause nowhere else have I found
the official view stated with such
clarity and accuracy:
Then England made an alliance
with Japan: an alliance which has
hung like the sword Of Damocles
over the Far East and which has
bought about a situation that grows
more and more serious when con-
templated by the civilized world.
Japan has asserted and enforced
demands in China which would not
have been attempted but for that
alliance and the knowledge that she
had behind her the greatest naval
power In the world. Other nations
would not have permitted these en-
croachments by Japan save for the
fact that the alliance with Great
Britain made interference imprac-
ticable. Under the alliance Japan
has gone forward ruthiessly to Sc
cure dominion over the Far East
She has absorbed Korea. plotting
out a nation by conquering and an
nexing II. She has made China a
semivassal state. She has acquired
Shantung and is reaching for more.
All because she has the backing or
passive acQuiescence Of Great
Britain
Expect British Cooperation.
4 Now. assuming that these state
ments accurately present the view
of the administration and the con-
ception OF Mr.. Hughes, what do
they mean in fact? Obviously that
the United States Is undertaking to
check Japanese aspiration In the
Far East regarding that aspiration
as q direct menace to Its material
interests and an eventual threat to
its safety. To this end the United
States has invited the great powers
Of Europe to conference and not
only does Il expect their support
but Il expects that one, namely
Great Britain. will retrace certain
of it's steps.
But there IL an obvious necessity
TO consider the situation as an in
ternational situation. Let US as
sumo for q moment that Mr..
Hughes, perhaps the greatest advo-
cate Of his time in such a case, can
present the argument against, or
IL you please the Indictment Of the
Japanese purposes and methods
| with all that supreme skill which
marked his prosecution Of the In
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