South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-05-05
SAYS BRITAIN NOT
TO SUPPORT JAPAN
In EVENT OF WAR
British Lord Says Nothing
Could Make Her Aid Japs
Against L. 5.
(By international News servioe.)


LONDON. May 4. - Lord Charm
wood. who has Iectured in the
United States and who IL looked
upon as a deep student Of American
affairs-hs wrote a life cf Lincoln
has written sharp analyzation Of
United states-Great Britain relations
with regard % Pacific problems. His
article appeared in the Pail Mall
and Glohe. 10 follows.
America again has a government
which can deal with other nations:
that is. a president who can work
with the other organs Of the national
Will Pres't Harding has the repu-
tatiOn OF a sensible man, chosen
rather for his readiness to take
counsel with the wisest heads OF
his party than for any subserviency
10 its Wire-pullers. His inaugural
address tells us little except that the
United States is still much afraid
OF entanglemenf in the affairs Of the
world. bus also aspires TO play an
honorable part. II is more signifi-
cant that the president had shortly
before affirmed very courageorsly
the necessity Of close friendship be-
tween the English-speaking peoples.
I'm the last two years influences
which make for trouble have gained
some ground; but there Is one point
in this connection OF which we do
veil TO remind ourselves: In the
complex political life OF America
fas. indeed, in our own crises may
occur at which influences impossible
70 respect prevail; yet all the while
there Is no country (nOt even our
own in which ihe mass OF public
opinion is more sane and honorable,
or in which that sene and honorable
opinion more stesdily has its way
upon the whole.
A Cautious Approach.
American action in regard 10 the
League OF Nations should no longer
perplex Us II We observe that, while
Pres't Wilson gave but reluctant
leadership to a nation wishing TO act
rightly in the late war. he over
rated altogether that nations readi-
ness to accept a sort Of permanent
office as arbitrator in the quarrels
OF peoples far away American
critics may seem to misunderstood
the principles OF the league per-
verseIy. But the League OF Nations
is TO us a simplification of interna-
tionaI problems in which we have
long been involved; whereas 10 them
Il is a sudden and irrevocable plunge
into quite new complications. Fur
Their. IL we study either the interna-
tionaI questions which did interest
Americans before the war. or the
peculiar effect OF the constitution on
foreign policy, we shall see more
than one reason why Americas ap-
proach TO the league must be eau
tious. After all. good understanding
il the object, and the league is but
machinery
Lastly. while our interest turns to
problems OF Europe and the Near
East which Americans cannot fol-
low. their attention is often given TO
problems Of the Pacific ocean of
which many Englishmen have hard
" heard. The danger I'm which Am
erica really stood from Germany
dawned suddenly upon Americans,
it. indeed, It ever dawned on most OF
them. and as suddenly passed away.
a danger from Japan had been ap-
parent long before the war. and
since the war has rapidly doomed
larger.
The Peril OF Japan.
The japanese have been our al
lies in the war and have served the
cause well. and we are loyal allies.
We have been parties. too. TO a tran
saction about Shantung which shocks
American opinion. and would very
likely shock our own If we knew
quite what we had done. When
then. certain liars IL America tell
their people that England is pre-
pairing to attack them in concert
with Japan. the credulous bearing
which they receive is not altogether
wonderful Now the question Of
Japan. with its growing population
and Inevitable ambitions. so interest
ing TO America, so remote from us
il a subject OF acute fear TO Aus
traIia and New Zealand. Therefore
as a duty 10 the dOminiOns which
have so helped us in our need. and
as a preliminary 10 any close under
standing with America, we have 70
clear M our minds about the prob
lem of the Pacific. The vital inter
est of the dominions are 20 us as
our own: and no persuasion would
induce our people 10 rise in arms
against America for the sake OF an!
alliance. This is certain. II should
be loudly declared"