The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-08-21

~ SECURE the support OF fNt'pc Tor
our policies iu tho Pacific. Those
policies are not iu intent or iu SUI
pcrficial appearance selfish. Rather
they are the reverse since we are
seeking to- establish equality OF OPP
portunity I'm the far east and remove
special privileges. Further than
this We are seeking TO protect China
from foreign domination ana restore
her territorial unity But in real
! ity If our purposes should prevail.
Japan would he deprived Of domi-
mating position built up by three
successful wars ana u generation
of patient effort and OF skilled Dip
lumacy.
selfish, After Nli.
Moreover. "A second consequence
would be that We should dominate
the Pacific commercially. This
would be the result II success for
our "open door policy Again,
say, | doubt II the mass OF American
people think Of tho policy which
sounds and appears the acme of
uusolfishnCss as IN reality best cal
Culdted to serve American interests
and most certain to hamper and in
sure japanese. But there Is the fact.
| And the clear appreciation Of this
| fact explains the Japanese hesita-
/ tion. reservations and general sus-
/ plcion.
1T is all very well for Americans
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| logic and rlgh.oous in fac, Grant.
| ed that all this be true, for the Jap
ancso II means the destruction of a
| national purpose which has filled
the Japanese mind and heart for
| many years and ii is. in addition. "A
cruel menace TO the future of Japa
/ nese greatness. economic even be-
| fore naval and military.
The disarmament side n, ,bc
Wasbiucton disruss,on Il. n side
Issue Nrlt,tn. Jnnau and thc
Initcd states arc ali rc,dv IN
avoid naval construction .,ucusc-.
both bccau.c of the present state
of their taxation and hecausc Of
the haunting fcnr that the mir.
plane and the submarine have
brought the doom of tho capital
ship. II will not bc difficult to
arrive AT an agreement not to en-
gage In a naval race. but. on the
contrary To fix IA ration of
strength. We, II must he per
cciNCd at once that Britain will
not agree tO any ratio which Il
less than equal 10 that ot the
United States fleet. And. auto
matiCaIly this gives the Japanese
the balance of power between the
two fleets.
Military Restriction ImpossIbIc.
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We cannot ask tho French. viii
their German situation. Away
Threatening. tp disarm. We canno
ask the Poles. the ltnmanians viii
the menace Of Red Russia at TN
doorway, TO adhere TO the STANDARD
of armament OF country which hai
Canada on one side ana Mexico or
the other.
II is only when We come to the
question Of the Pacific that We
touch the real issue of the WASH
ington conference. Here Is where
IN, shoe pinchcs, Here IL where
the United states and Japan must
compete for European support and
the .Japancsc realize i'm advance
that the cards are all In our hands.
But beyond a certain point VIC
must recognize that Japan will not
bow even tu the united will Of the
United states and the s.uropcna
powere. And lust AZ this pDint,
or rather iust before tLIs point H.
reached, dipIomocy win intcrycnc
prc,cnt. ON thS other hand. mn
TO This poipy dipiomac, vii, sec the
usual oupo,tunity for selling In a
rising market and for "A price We
shnIj have L'uroucan suppors
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The trouble is, so far as the Amer
lean public Is concerned. that TIM
public docs not perceive that tn
real trouble In the situation lies II
the pursuit by America OF ohiec
/. tivcs which can only be- attained "a
"A result OF a successful war viii
Japan, As a point Of departure ont
must accept the fact that Japan VII
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