Bisbee daily review., 1921-04-17
NO WAR WITH JAPAN UNLESS
 U. s. COMMENCES IT, BELIEF OF ' FAMOUS WAR CORRESPONDENT
BY WILLIAM PHILIP sIMMs

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 strife. And in Asia. China.
 Brimimng With Treasure
 China, with her four hundred mil lions of people. rich in natural re- sources almost beyond conception and scarcely touched, as yet. by exploit CTS, is about to become an interna- tional Klondike.
 Just as soon as the business left over from the peace conference can be adjusted, the nations of the world will begin stalking out their claims in the celestial republic.
 Great Britain the United States, Japan, and all the sea-faring countries of the earth, will be On hand, seeking concessions and looking for trade. Some will deal justly with China, some will try to take advantage of her. The minimum any nation will ask for will be it's fair share of busi- ness.
 Clash of Opinions
 What would be, for example, Ja- pans fair share" in China, and what would be America's Fair share?''
 There is room for terrific differ ence of opinion right there. As mat ter of actual truth a wide divergence of opinion already exists between the two countries over this very question just how wide remains to be seen. tries over this very question-just how wide remains to be seen.
 Japan. of course. justifies her pres ence in SnanCung; opinion in the United States is directly opposed to the whole Shantung occupation.
 Viscount Ishii, in Washington in 1917. rather suggested that there should be a Monroe Doctrine for the Far East" according to former Secre- tary of State Robert Lansing, and out here at least. opinion seems to con- strue such doctrine as meaning prl- macy, or a paramount interest. Here. again, America interposes an objec- ton.
 Japan's 21 Demands
 Then there are the 21 demands which Japan made on China in 1915, Had they gone through as intended, China, it is generally admitted, would have become, to all intents and pur- poses. Japanese proJectorate.
 Here, there Is room for violent clash of opinion between the United States and Japan and perhaps worse than a clash of opinion should the de- mands. or their equivalent, be insist ed upon.
 here are two clans struggling for control in Japan today. One the mil itprist crowd. the other is the indus trial or capitalist crowd
 Both are sincere. The militarists believe Japan's future must be secur- ed through Japanese domination in Asia while the industrials are equal ly emphatic that prosperity lies in I@'peaceful penetration" Two, -Prties in Balance
 The business men of Japan say ''the less said about the 21 demands the better" They admit a mistake was made and indicate the demands will never be revived The military fac tion, however. sees the situation in different light and contends that strong policy in Asia is essential. not only to Japan's progress but to her safety.
 The two parties are now in the bal ance. Events must decide the win ner.. But for the military, Japan would now be a second rate power. Russia would be in Manchuria and stronger nations would still be enforc- ing the principle of extra-territoriality here as they are now doing in China.
 Militarism Proves Costly
 But the business men claim the day for militarism-all right in, its time is over and that it is an expensive luxury now. The occupation of Chi nese territory and the expeditions to Siberia have been costly.
 The supplementary budget recently passed by the Japanese house increas- ed the army-uayy appropriations to Si1,1s4.19 yen, which is 30 per cent of the total.
 Japan wishes 10 become the Great Bfilaln or tllc Oflcnl ,lndl IN, hht wishes to become an industrial and commercial nation because nature will not allow her to become m agri- cultural one.
 Her business men look upon the four hundred millions of Chinese as prospective buyers and urge indus tiial and commercial expansion as tho empires hope. They want to make goods in quantity and put them on the Asiatic market n little cheaper than the business men of other coun- tries can. and so make the wheels of industry hum.
 Tho question of immigration is inn portani, but not vital was told out here md Japan's ambitions are di- rected toward Asia rather than to- ward the Americas. China. rather than California, is in Japan's eyes. What happens there will be of vastly more importance to her than anything | could possibly be in the United