The Washington times., 1921-10-23

that II was declared by experts
to be tho best of any except the
German.
JAPAN FORESAW WAR.
Later, In 1904. when war broke
out with Russia. Japan actually
defeated her on land and seal Yet
Japan had an area OF only l<s. 900
square miles OF far from fertile
country and q population OF only
10000, 900: while Russia had an
area Of $500. 900 square miles and
q population Of more than l7<.ooo,.
0e0.
Tho reason that Japan whipped
Russia was that she had the bst-
tor armament. This was the only
reason. Remember. armament con-
sists not only OF material such as
ships and guns and forts. but oven
more OF men.
But the expense OF the war al.
most ruined Japan financially. Al.
most any other nation would have
rslapsed Mt once into the easy life
OF peace. tried to forget the hard.
ships Of the war, and iulled them
selves to sleep with the false doc
trine preached by false prophets
that war will come no more.
Wiser than tho statesmen Of a.
most every other nation in the
world, irnmeasurabiy wiser than our
own. the japanese statesmen saw
that tho ambition Of Germany for
foreign trade could not fall to bring
on war with England, and that rhe
war would involve tho Allies Of both
sides. and therefore most Of Europe.
They also saw that while the bellig.
erents were fighting for their lives
In Europe, Japan would have . per-
feet opportunity TO push certain
schemes Of her own for obtaining
economic. political and military con-
troi Of tho coming commercial and
industrial development Of China
They also saw that Japan would
not be able to take advantage OF the
opportunity, unless she should have
An armament sufficiently strong 10
help one sido or the other in the war,
and therefore 70 enable her to secure
at least passive acQulescence In her
schemes by the side she helped: and.
at tho same time. TO defy interfer-
ence with those schemes by other
countries like the United States.
Japan has proved to be right later
in all her estimates. The result
was that. AZ soon ~ ths war began.
she was able to show wnat great &C.
sistancs she would be to render 10
the allies Especially Great Britain;
and doubtless she was able to Sc
cure desirable assurances in re.
turn.
DROVE GERMANY OUT.
That she did render Invaluable as
sistance there can be no question. 1t
Ia we'll known. FOR instance. that
Japan took on herself nearly the
entire war problem in Asiatic
"otS's' ahu DpcCidiiy tnnt bno cup
tured the strong German base at
Tsinstau and also the surrounding
territory OF Kiaochow. in Shan
tung. and drove German commercial
and political influences out of China.
Since then Japan has been increas-
ing her armamen, tremendously.
and at the same time theoretically
pushing her schemes for obtaining
politico-economic control In Man
churia. Mongolia, Shantung and GER
tain other parts OF China
Most Of US in the United States DO
not realize what a great advantage
the economic control Of. for instance,
a railroad in China, gives Japan;
because we do not realize how her
economic control of anything IS
supported by her political power.
and how this in turn Is supported
by her military power.
A railroad controlled by Japan be-
comes virtually q part not only Of
Japan's economic system, but Of her
political system and also Of her
military system. Not even Germany
welded her economic. political and
military systems into a more power
ful trinity; and not even Germany
was able to operate the trinity so
successfully in foreign country.
Naturally, Japan's trinity system,
by the mere fact that 1t operates so
efficiently In favoring the CONNER
cial and industrial advancement in
China Of Japan. works adversely to
the interests Of others, such as the
United States; for they desire to
have as good commercial and indus
trial opportunities in China as Japan
has, and therefore advocate what
has come to be called the open
door,"
But what are we going to do about
itT How can we keep the door open
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