The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-11-01
BY PHILIP KINsLEf'

ranrement in the Paclne
vIn ..tfsfy Japan. America and
Great Britain. and we drift nearer
. "a, the underlying economic
-,,,.,ion will be called upon again
80 make the world safe for de-
mocracy." ~
NJ Wells, in his famous outline
,oInt, ont that the institutions and
t-sdit,ons Of the United States are
Fundamentally different from those
~ European powers, who nave
scrambled for overseas marks'S ana
possessions. We have no Igsres-
silva policy, no body Of experts no
organization OF non-assimilaae pos
sessions. There cannot be per-
rnanent subject people in the United
States system. In the Phnpplhes
the United states is coming near
est TO imperialism Of the great
rover type that has kept Europe
on the verge OF war. Japan. he says
is developing the European 1pe IN
the Pacific, and II Is this onHct
of systems-monarchy and EbJsct
rule against American den1oeacy-
that we are being drawn M.
Why Powers Arc TneaE.
Democracy is lifting it's had In
the orient. 1t is widening II base
in the Philippines and thatt why
the powers are looking askece az
our experiment there. 1t is tousing
uneasiness in Dutch Java, REBELLION
in India. and uprisinEs in Coca In
China, there is a stirring the
sleepers. 4 visit TO the aiazinE
city Of Canton shows the rapid
spread OF the democratic idle. dur
ing the last ten years. Nineyears
ago it was saCrilege to popose
building a tramway on the oltwsll.
Today the wall Is gone and broad
highways have been cut though
the city. the labor unions a. ac-
tive, and there is a spirit of gpwth
and buildinE-a spirit OF the est-
a million tiny hammers saying
in the tower Of the new city.
There is liberal eleunat in
Japan also, hut We will not bedeal-
ing with il in the washingtorson-
ference. We will be playing hes
with the men who put swors on
the school teachers in Japnsse
colonies.
Old order Rules in Japan
Before the gate Of the EN- peor'S
palace in Toxic I saw a Er3o -,
humble people who had cob "a
gaze at the outposts Of ditaity.
on either side Of the gate ksooA
a soldier with rigid gun. A jaukes4
in a long gown stood befork me
gate and bowed low in adorkaoa
The soldiers --neyer even Wiz
We sresdealing With that sutkt-,
tum which will obey the miiar
overlords, who are buildink ,
brand new feet of post Juks,i
waTships to impose their viii !,
the Pacific. saw a Jap1A.
gentleman alight from a raiHS
Train Several women came TO -,
MIN bowed low 20 the ground ".
s'SIheu oy never noticing thek
The old order still prevails.
Japan Will do whatever the T..
eminent decides, and the goHs.
meht Is invisible group OF a,
statesmen, who have a wen ~
out plan to which they keen ~,
after year. and a dual dipIorA,
Tor east and west to forward Il.
plan. The iron heel in the east III
snllhng bow and suaye insist II
in the west.
Possible Outcome Mt w,shI,-.l
Consideration Of this deepar
icy that will be foresbadowadT
Washington leads to various nrs5k'
uons by political thinkers. ChinaI
not only great Reservoir Of laA
but potential military poA
which. properly trained and n
cered would be irresistible 49,
donment by the United States
further participation in Far EasfI
Affairs, the leaving Of China 10 II
for herself. might conceivably N
to militariZation Of China bv Jans
and the eventual destruction OF n
rope by an Asiatic invasion
Charles Hodges. a lecturer on n
Far East. says il we accent Il
policy Of open or yelled surrendl
to the MikadO's land We will -,
the whirlwiRd destined TO sprI1
from the Far East. In effect
says. such American action wi
keep the autocratic japanese leal
ership, embedded in the nilital
party today dominating Japane,
politics. in the saddle. II the ne
business diplomacy Of the Urits
States. a fair field and no favor
cannot set the pace across the P,
cifc, trouble commensurate wi,
the vast stakes Of the East wi
grow from the dark cloud that
now on the Pacific horizon, a stor
involving Us as il will involve Il
otheT industrial powers.
Japan Realizes DIStrust.
Japan seems to stand aIon
There is wide distrust and Susp
eion Of that country in the Orien
Her stubborn military policy h:
left her a heritage Of hate. Rece nj
" the leaders in Japan have begu
to realize the mistakes made towAr
China and now are trying to Nm
a basis for action that will bull
up a new. amicabls relationship be
tween the two countries
what oSsrpress-aEented since tn
war. The school
boy Is taught lies about his countr
and his emperor and is impresse
with the fact that he is the son O
. nation that never has been de
feated They make a lot OF shOddy
irnitatiOa goods, looking down upo'
the people they are trying to imi
tate \ white man is REGARDED 4
inferior. Even IN China one catche
= tolerant. amused CLEAN in IN
ives OF a fat-bellied storekeepe
squattinE behind his counter watch
inE the white people go by Indus
triaily the japanese are great bu
they cannot touch America or Eng
and I saw more wonders in rio,
fCSsning among the ignorant wiiC