The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-11-20

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that does not mean. as some people
pretend, that wei want to drive
Jaian from our country. No intel
ugent Chinaman does. We need The
japanese to help US open and de-
Nelop our resources. to buy ovr raw
materials, and Japan needs our
market in which to sell We are
wiling she should have the fullest
economic privileges IL she will cease
10 interfere with our policies and
Will withdraw her troops,
III she Will Cooperate with MS
IN an economic basis pure and
SIMPLE Young China will welcome
Japan and there are liberal Japa
hese that Will do that. 1t is only
ihlIltary Japan believing in pror.
oy force that threatens us"
row are you going to carry our
your programme wenforce it?"
Inc economic boycott" he saws
~ mas been successful SO far
wen neither buy of japan nov
sell to her until she gives I'm her
pretensions." ny "e'
China Looks to United S,
There is something tremendous IN
one ldea of that great passive
oEo'vVV'OoO or more, the greatest
single market on earth. and Janan'.
natural market, passing by on the
oIner SIDE leaving the goods
"here they lie. untouched.
AND II she insists, turns her
navy on you?"
All. then" says trustful Young
Shina' our great friend the United
states VIII take hand. She VIII
not permit Japan to force u.s."
Ihis confidence of China in Amer
icas friendship will be one of the
great FACTORS at the peace table.
FOR over sixty years we have been
her aVowed protector-ever since in
1898 we signed the quantity worded
compact-"They (the United States
anu China) shall not insult or OPP
press each other for any trifing
cause SO as to produce an en-
arrangement between them, and II
any other. nation should act un-|
justly or oppressively. the United
states VIII exert their good Offices
on being informed of the case to
bring about an amicable arrange
ment of the question, thus show
aHo thSAi iilcHuly ItelnSS.
Faith in the protection of the
United states has worked its way
far inland, to the very sources of
the yellow and the Yangtze rivers
l am told that many Cinnamon in
those distant places who never have
looked on a white face, will point
70 the stars and Stripes and say
our friend"
Why Not Peaceful Meanss
According TO moderate Young
Ch1na's view of the case, then, the
work OF the conference on the Iimi-
tation OF ornaments will be to per-
.suade Japan that her real economic
progress lies in giving up the po-
litical and military privileges in
China which she believes are fairly
hers, as spoils of the late war, and
to accept full opportunities Of
peaceful penetration"
Is this offering Japan a stone
when she must have bread? May it
not be that it means more bread
than force can ever bring her? Let
her study Germany's present ex-
hibit. Force has taken bread from
her mouth, not put more in.
And let her remember, too, that
1t by no means follows that she can
never acquire more territory on
the earth. Territory changes hands
by purchase and by honorable bar
ter as we'll as through war. The
United States herself has obtained
two of her greatest tracts-all of
the vast territory from the Missis-
sippi River to the Rocky Mountains,
and all Alaska-by purchase. Japan
may be able to do the same, and
she will find 1t vastly cheaper than
acquisition by war-and more per-
manent.
by the old ways of doing things, il
can hardly ask Japan to agree to
1oung China's program. The ad-
vantages she has gained in China
IN the past six years have had at
least the tacit acquiescence of her
ally. Great Britain; they were rec
Cgnized partly at least in the treaty
CT Versailles. The United States,
too through the treaty made by
Mr. Lansing in 1917 with Baron
ISM, is to a degree responsible for
what Japan has done. That treaty
recognized Japan's Special rela-
tons and special interests" in
China because of territorial pro-
pinquity." Mr.. Lansing failed to
rut down in the treaty that when
he agreed to special interests" he
did not include political interests.
He claims he explained this to the
Japanese Ambassador, with whom
he was treating, but the Japanese
Ambassador maintained silenc. f."
That is. Mr.. Lansing left a loop
hole in his treaty for just what has
happened.
Japan has taken advantage of the
loophole. In doing this she has
done nothing more than many of
the western nations whose dipJo-
matte methods she has been So close
~ studying and copying have done
in the past. She has a great cha nc.
now to serve the new way of ruling
the world which we are trying to |
work out. by repudiating her own
cleverness. :
Japan Holds Trump Card.
III Japan can be brought at the
conference to consent to a sacrifice |
OF the fruits of her cunning diplo- !
macy; IL. she will cooperate with
the struggling Young Chinese Re-
public in it's efforts to stabilize and
develop itself, she will contribute
more than any other nation renre-
scented at this conference possibly
can do To- make the conference a
success