The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1921-05-27
WAR WITH JAPAN
NOT LOOKED FOR
y. NJ. c. A. SECRETARY DECLARES
NO POSSIBLE CHANCE OF
CLASH WITH ORiENTIALS
Unable to Draw on Bankrupt Europe,
Japan Would be Starved Beyond
Repair; Monroe Doctrine for
Asia Meets Approval of U. S.

Chicago.-A fight 10 finish be
tween the United States and japan
would result in, Japan being wiped of
the map" says Geo. Gleason. interim
tionai Y. M. G. A. secretary, who has
jast returned from a "trip through the
orient, in addressing the information
al disarmament congress here.
Mr.. Gleason declared. however
that "only those living in the kinder
garten of international affairs could
picture the possibility of war between
this country and Japan" and that
combining all the friction growing out
of the Yapa, Korea. China and Call
fornia questions would not furnish the
remotest cause for war
even If there were cause" he
continued. "a real fight to a finish be-
tween the two nations would put Jn-
pan off the map. The island empire
might capture the Philippines, Hawaii.
or even a part of our west coast, but
when mighty resources and technical
skill of this vast continent were once
modified, Japan unable to draw on
bankrupt Europe, would be literally
starved to her knees.
"The japanese themselves know
It and none better than the army men.
"Japan's Monroe doctrine for Asia,
though often criticized should meet
with American approval. When the
smoke of war has cleared away and
the worlds nerves become relaxed,
we can see that Japan's policy for
Asia is the same as our stand for the
open door of equal opportunity.
Furthermore. Japan is ready to
follow Americas leadership II she has |
proof that It Is just. Had the Ameri- |
can government continued its annOunc- |
ed policies of world service, Japan
would be following us STILL"
zap was used by the secretary of
st>te as an excuse to get back into the
council of nations in the opinion of
Mr.. Parker. an instructor I'm the Los
Angeles high schools and also secre-
tary of the American league of justice.
Mr. Parker pleaded for a better I'M
derstanding Of the Japanese question
In California, asserting that the Jap
anese were law-abiding people, anxious
TO become Americans so far as Ameri-
"a would allow them.
America has denied the japanese
and should not object to
his natural allegiance to Japan and his
lesire to teach his own language to
lis children" continued Mr. Parker.
Someone has said that when an alien
earns to crab at the umpire at a base
all game he has become Americana
d. have seen the Jap at baseball
nd football games and I think he is
retty well Amerlcanlzed," he declar-
d.
He held no brief for Japan. said Mr.
'arker in conclusion. but he believed
hat America should judge the Jap
nese by different standard than that
the past. A war between Japan
nd the United States would tear down
luch of civilization, he believed.
s. l.. Gullck of New York, secretary
T the oriental relations committe of
he federated council of churches,
,eaking this afternoon, declared that ,
lie armament program of both the
nited States and Japan is due to ,
ispicion and fear. He said that, ac-
,rding to information given him, the ,
lti-Japanese feeling in California was
elcomed, because the federal govern
ent had expended S60,000,000 on
acific coast defenses in 1920 and that
: understood some politicians planned
Spenditure of S10O000,O0 in 1921.
Reading from Japanese newspapers,
, quoted passages showing that they
ivocated small army and a large
IVY.
1.-THE next war VIII be one of ex-
rminatios. That Is the kind of civil
sation we are preparing for. Instead
getting together as family of ma
,ns. we spend our time discussing the
ture world and whether we will
ear asbestos there. Now is the time
r the CHURCH to redeem, dying.
MID The verdict of history shows
at tire world Is dying OF ornaments
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