The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-11-13

the great wall and with caun,
gravity To join with Japan and
Brhaln In signing n sck denying
ord nance.
The real test ~ statesmanship In
Washington, 1t seems tome. ia going
TO be had when 1t comes to finding
way In which the United Static
and Great Britain, having sIccess-
fully persuaded Japan to resign her
hopes witlin ,he great wall can ad-
dress themselves TO the remaining
task OF finding way to brlag about
even "A little financial and political
order In China And right here rs
coming the real trouble, whom the
work Of the conference passes to the
senate for review, Assuming that
some agreement Is reached.
Cant Escape EniangicmcntS.
Let US face the thing squarely.
We are going 60 be entangied. We
cant have the thing We want IN the
far east without undertaking not
only risks but responsibilities. We
are going TO face In the far east pre-
3isely the shadow which 50 gravely
disturbed US at Paris. To get
league of nations. Mr.. Wilson had to
undertake certain obligations In Eu-
rope, to get China in which there
can be an open door ond about
which there can be Is question OF in
tegrity. we have got 20 do more
than sign on tho dotted line. We
must. in fact, go into partnership.
even II II Ia possible to write the re-
assuring word limited" after the
firm name.
Now II we don't recognize that
Japan has successfully gotten away
with a portion of what we have been
accustomed to think OF as China
Just as Britain has swallowed Hong
Kong and France inio-Chinh, war
is n future consequence and the
collapse ot the conference an imme-
date vicinity. And II we don I
effectively perceive that China Is
not n fact until we assist In making
her such, the conference viii turn
out one OF the most monumental
hoaxcs OF all time. There isn't the
smallest use in talking about the
open door. when the house IL flat
on the ground, nor OF the integrity
of an odifice which IL dropping its
bricks on every passcrby.
We can, OF course, adopt In Asia
the policy To WHICH We have come
In Europe. We can quit the main
land of Asia and wash our hands
vi Iifht, W. hit WI bsuTtIfs
But this means leaving the Japan
csc TO do as they please. IL
means putting away Mr.. Hughes
Asiatic principles with Mr.. VIII
sons European points. put we
cant abstain from action I'm China
and nj the same time insist that
China shall bc iH,iOiatc. even ~
IL becomes positive mcnacc 10
tic legitimate interests Of the 9TH
or nations having territories or
rights there.
Mr.. Wilson asserted the right OF
his country to be consulted and even
followed in the making Of European
settlements. In return he was asked
tn assume certain responsibilities.
Mr.. Hughes In not asserting the
right OF the United states to be con-
sidered in tho adjustment Of Asiatic
affairs. But the inevitable and the
inescapable concomitant ls that We
shall undertake certain responsible
tiles. We may not guarantee the
frontiers of China, as the Senate
believed the league OF nations cove
nant gave our iuarantce for the
boundaries laid down al Versailles.
but we must shasu largely in dhe
undertaking to make China a
reality.
II one concelves that 10, 90, so
years from now China, assisted by
the United States and Britain Will
become national fact again then
our labors will not only prove 10
have been profitable but will be au-
tomaticaiiy terminated. But IL there
Is to be a China at all II VIII not
suffice to call Japan or and Il will
not be possible to keep Japan off
permanently, without some other
step. And that step means a de
gree of eRtanglement in Asia. II IS
the price Vhat viii be ineNorably de-
manded of us and the price which
We should rightfully pay.
How Hughes Can Succeed,
Mr. Hughes can only succeed IN
his present undertaking provided he
lis prepared TO recognize japanese
title to special interests OF all sorts
In Manchuria ana Mongolia and
ready 10 Join In some form OF part
nershlp with japan and with Brit
ain In the Rehabilitation Of China.
Any form of partnership--nud I do
not mean by that military alliance
or naval bargain will remove all
reason for the existence of the
Anglo--Japanese, alliance. But TO
get to the subject OF that Anglo
Japanese alliance, he has got to pro-
ceed logically through the chapters
which relate TO China.
MIR. Hughes will fail Just as Mr.
Wilson did, IL he lays stress on al 70
stractions, on his points. lie viii
fail II he undertakes 10 deal with
the Washington conference as a
case against Japan. Within GER
tain limits pretty well defined every
one knows what Japan is ready 10
concede--and from the Japanese
point Of view It Is an unhOly amount.
But in the same way every sensible
person knows what Japan will not
concede, and from Mr.. Hughes
point OF view It is not lnconsider-
able
Mr.. Wilson discovered that IL
the freedom OF the seas meant the
elimination OF British scapowcr,
then nc must either scrap the
point or take his way hack 20
Washington without a league. Mr..
Hughes will find that II the in
tcgrity of China means China
from Siberia TO Siam, motion
to adjourn will necessarily bc In
order. And think he has already
discovered that China II not
fns hut condition, not some
thing primarily 10 be preserved
but something which must as
preliminary be recrcnted.
A. ID. . H.. Na.aa .l..sas