The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-10-23


And thus there goes glimmcring
Tine notion that isolation Is possible.
have. I'm fact, fled Europe and taken
refuge not In the United States. but
rather in Asia. only to find Europe
and its troubles facing us on the
A!slat!c mainland and Ia the mid
Pacific. Whether we like II or not
We have to recognize once Tor all
that all the simple and easy avoid 81
suce ~ the European snarls, which
we hoped for has become impossible.
We are. in the hruadest sense of ,ho
word back I'm Paris Mr.. Harding
viii have to begin, If not where Mr.
Wilson left off, somewhere back
along The road,
And the fundamental problem
which we have to face again Is
whether we are prepared to go into
psrtnershlp with the world, or with
certain nations IN the world or
whether we-are going TO attempt
isolation. " we attempt IT, nothing
seems palmer than that we shall
temporarily achieve It, but this
time at our own expense and pos
sbly al our very considerable risk.
The dominating fact of the
Washington conference will not bc
discussion Of the limitation of
armament either on water or on
land. When Mr.. Harding and. Mr..
Hughes expanded the agcnda 10
include the Pacific question. they
took MS back into Europe, for Eu-
rope will only deal with the Pa
Ciflc problem I'm its own fashion
and that fashion means alliance or
partition. and perhaps both.
tvYfb 10 that we uTp gee King
TO establish in the far east policy
which squarely conflicts with the ia
panese. We are asking Europe TO
see the thing as we see II and lena
US their moral perhaps even their
material assistance. But II seems to
me the profoundest OF all errors to
imagine that Europe will without
hesitation and without promise or
material advantage throw its lot In
with us against the Japanese.
What Americans have not clearly
perceived Is that n Is a mistake 10
assert as has been done 10 generally
that the United states asks nothing
for Itself and that all countries--saVe
possibly Japan---haVe eQua! concern
with us In establishing and maintain
ing the open door in China. This Is
not true and in addition there are
many grave problems which must be
faced by British, French and Dutch
statesmen, before they can give us
their support.
The declaration OF -! BRAND al
S. Na2aire serves as text for the
whole European view. France II
SIeady TO meet American views with
tespcct To the reuction Of her land
forces provided America is ready o.
meet French views as to French Sc
curity, which Is another way OF say
Ing that II we viii agree to sond
troops TO France, is she Is attacked
France can and will reduce her arm
les 10 meet our views,
Now, looking at the far eastern
situation, what Is thcfact? Japar
has AN army and navy strona
enough to enable her to deal WI
French or Dutch colonies as she
chooses. She is only restrained from
hostile policy by her alliance with
Great Britain and by her immediate
concern In the nearer regions of tho
panland OF Asia facing her owr
Islands. She Is, too, at the moment
influenced by the possibility of oh
tanning French, Dutch and British
support against us,
But what II Britain. France and
Holland should all agree 20 OUT
views and give us their unqualified
support at Washington and after
Japan would then have no further
reason to placate France or HOLLAND
and she would have something ap
.proNimating a real grievance aaains
Nhe British, who even 10 this day
are allies of the Japanese and have
harvested very great profit from
tht alliance. Today Japan finds
herself faced by a menace as grave
as lhat coming from Germany anC
confronting Britain a decade ago
before and during the world war
wen recently in the supreme council
Sapan played the part of the loya
ally, today It il the British turn.
European statesmen have to face
inc fact that giving their support
10 The American view with respect
OF China and the Pacific means
inviting the hostility of Japan
lhey have got 10 calculate the
comparative advantage of platonic
friendship, on our part, as against
acuNo hostility on the part of
sanan. They are bound---and this
the key Of the whole situation---
70 ASK from the certain guaran-
ICES against disaster flowing from
eir advocacy of our cause in
Washington.
ana II we are not prepared 10
sNe those guarantees we need not
pect European support ON the
aaS OF decision. Europe has colo
eS' Investments, interests politl-
ana interests financial OF cnor-
alous value all yer Asia, and these
sIeat Investments are compro-
seu the moment that the Japan
80 ~aopt a hostile policy in re-