The Washington times., 1921-10-09

elaborate preparations OF Japan Tor
war in the event that the coming
international conference fails to
settle ornaments and the Pacific
Far East question. Americans are
being constantly fed on this war
talk until they are beginning to
think there must be something In
II. gn
-CHINA'S WEAKNESS. ..
Travellers reaching the Pacific
coast from the other side assert
that Japan Is crowding every
ounce of energy into war prepare
tons. II these reports are any
where near the truth. then 1t Is
time for frank speaking on both
sides.
Americans would like to know
just what are Japan's motives
with respect to China japan
stoutly maintains she has respect
ed in full the policy Of the "open
door" and territorial integrity Of
China, but Americans will be obliged
TO borrow q strong pair Of Japanese
spectacles TO- view II that way.
To Mr.. Uchida, a member of the
Japanese House of Peers, Chinese
leaders ascribe the authorship Of
the following interesting references
to China:
1.-TWO points are most important
in connection with the solution Of
the Chinese question: (a) To cause
the sovereignty over South Man
churia and Eastern Mongolia to be
entirely transferred to Japan. and
(b) to hold the power of super
vision and direction over China's
finance. ITO. ...
South Manchuria and Eastern
Mongolia, under the sovereignty Of
the Imperial Government, should
be made the base from which to
control China proper. As to
China proper, we should ut first
hold the real pows< OF direction
and make the control Of Its for
eign policy and the management
Of its internal, financial and mill.
tary affairs our goal.
ITO take all these matters into
our hands at once would cause anx-
iety to the world. but the acquisi-
ton of the sovereignty over the two
regions mentioned and of the power
OF direction would enable US to ex-
tend our influence by making good
use Of them and finally attain our
goal.
After the acquisition Of the
power to supervise China's finance,
we must decrease her army and
ornaments. In case Of trouble arts.
ing from the disarmament Of troops,
Japan would be responsible for the
dispatch of force to suppress it.
In that case, she would obtain the
power Of training the Chinese army
and Of interfering with the internal
administration through the control
Of revenue"
DOCTRINE OF CONQUEST.
This is highly instructive to Amer
cans. for 1t is apparent on the sur
face Of things that the Japanese are
unscrupulously following Mr.. Uchi--
da's advice in the premises. Now,
let US bark back to 1905, following
the Russo-Japanese war. when Seiji
G.. Hishida, Phi. D., in his book. The
International Position Of Japan as
4 Great Power" wrote.
THE civilized nations of the West
should have faith in Japan's leader.
ship in helping China, because ia
pan has not only pledged herself to I,
maintain Chinese territorial integ.
rity and the open-door policy in pub
lie documents, but has ever fulfilled
this pledge in practice.
This statement sounds highly al.
truistic, indeed, and Il would be .
fine thing for Japan to reiterate
this policy at the coming Washing.
ton conference.
From the Occidental viewpoint,
however, seventeen years have
made a noticeable difference in JAP
anese foreign policy. Once more
speak with frankness when assert
that the Americans who do not con-
slider Japan today as an imperialistic
nation are few in number.
MONROE DOCTRINE IN EAST.
1T is the desire Of Japan" adds
Mr.. Hishida, Ito preserve in the
Orient the national status Of her
sister Asiatic nations which are not
yet subjugated by foreign powers,
and lead them to that light of west
arm civilization, which is now
enjoying, without having abandoned
her national individualism."
Such a statement could be hon.
estly construed as a vest pocket edi-
ton of the Monroe Doctrine trans
ferred to Eastern Asia. ...
America would, i'm fact, sincerely
welcome q Monroe Doctrine embrac-
|ng EaQt Aatu Th~ reconciliation