The Washington herald., 1921-12-04

day the first japanese laborer land
ed in Hawaii. Now, when IL 10 too
late. they are memorislizing Con-
gress TO do something about IL.
The importation Of the pauper
scum of Southern Europe a quar-
ter Of century ago 20 meet tho
demand OF our American captains
of industry for cheap labor ought
TO Undue our people with some APP
probation OF the tragedy which
has overtaken Hawaii.
Sees world Dopinstion.
As fast as they can leave
Hawaii the japanese are betsking
themselves to continental United
States, where the opportunities are
greater.
IL is worthy OF remark that after
the gentleman's agreement 10 limit
emigration 10 America, Japan. apon
one preteXt after another. delayed
putting il into effect for me year.
and during that year sent $1,000
coolies to our shores. OF this mum
Der 10000 came to continental
United states and 10000 came L.
Hawaii
However. the question u emigrs-
ton is not so vital 70 Jspan's ma
tional existence as IL Is 20 her deep
laid plan for world o. domination
That she has such q plan no think
er. no student Of Japanese snairs
doubts for an instant. The planting
Of the seed OF Yamato" IN III,
United states is but detail e her
fsr-reaching plan TO dominate. u
not by arms, at least by "Pes-efuI
penetration"
Seeks Grip on China.
What Japan most fears is not /.
restriction OF emigration to uur
country but interference By the
United States I'm Asiatic affair."
principally China. Japan does NOT
want put into effect our liberal pol
icy OF the open door In China. That
would knock all OF her plans into
a cooked hat.
In 1915 Japan realized that Great
Britain. bound TO her by former
alliance and too busy with the
world war to bother with Asiztic
AFFAIRS. would offer no serious oh
lection to the exploitation OF China
Japan also realized that the United
States. on the brink Of war with
Germany and without any definite
foreign policy applying to the
Pacific, might be counted upon not
TO interfere. She had been bluffed
before and could be biured again
The other countries were not worth
considering.
Pekfn y. Helpless.
So Japan made her famous TWEEN
ty-one demands on China. known
that she had the army and navy tn
back up those demands. and that
Europe and America were too pre-
occupied with the world war to in
terfere- China was and is helpless
and cannot resist This ATTEMPTED
economic conquest of China was
essentially as ruthless and brutal
as was the sack OF Korea
Japan aspires TO dominate North
ern Asia, TO be recognized as The
greatest Asistic power. to be ST.
preme in the wide Pacific Her
government is more autocratic
than Germsny's was. Her military
system is modelled after Germany
old general staff, and until she
abandons plans Of world domino
ton. which brought about the ruin
, Of Germany, we may expect from
from Germany.
For the present Japan. in thr
event OF war, holds trumps We
have owned Guam twenty-thre.
years and We haven't q naval basr
there yet We have entered into
the competition Of building a trc-
mendous navy. and our navy Us
chained to the Pacific coast-lu,.
where its few inferior bases are.
Fenrs Another War.
For the cost Of one battleship W.
could have fortified a splendid ma
base our Philippine possessions
could remain secure. As matters
stand. they constitute an cmbsr-
rassment
For lack OF that naval base At
Guam we face today the question
Of the balance OF power in the Pa
cific, and those who know the Jap
anese character realize that unless
! this island empire get what IL
wants at the arms conference, Il
will continue 20 build against the
. day when II feels IL can wage a
successful war against US, or until
the common people of Japan repu-
diste the policies of the coterie Of
elder statesmen" who. having
brought their country out Of bar
barism within sixty years, NAV vet
through their unbounded ambition.
conceit and vanity send her 20 a
crushing defeat
Despite the well-organized props
ganda in the Japanese press. cslcu-
lated TO stimulate hostility against
the United States. there are evil
dences that the Japanese people are
not whole-hesrtedly behind their
government in its plans.
Complain Against Taxes.
The tax burden for the support 81
the army and navy is so onerous
that much complaint is heard. Near
| ly one-half the national revenue is
now spent on the army and navy.
Bolshevism is spreading and the one
real danger TO be feared from Japan
is that Genro, or, elder statesmen"
who constitute the war party may
become alarmed at the spread OF
Bolshevistic doctrine and feel the
! extreme nationally need OF saving
themselves and the existing gov
eminent by uniting the people In a
new war. The Japanese are in
tensely patriotic and death TO them,
in the service OF the states. IL a
great honor, not a sacrifice
Undoubtedly Japan will plead at
the conference for racial equality.
| No-one denies that equality. but We
cannot open our doors TO any peo-
| pie whom we cannot sssimfist&
The Oriental and Occidental blood :
do not mix. The Orientsrs aversion
/ 70 ms L. Ssw