The Alaska daily empire., 1921-10-25

9f suspicion and enmity. not alone from all of her neighbors, but from the rest of the world, as well. Menaces Peace of World
 So. as Japan grasps China more firmly, and at the same time reaches cut for Siberia in a most threatening way, Japan certainly menaces the peace of the East. If not the world.
 This is particularly true as regards Siberia. the scene of the empires great play today.
 While Japan has gone as far as she csn in a territorial sway in China, Si- beria, alone and unprotected, and so far without being claimed by any for eign power, offers an attractive plum that makes the Japanese eye shine 1 win an eager desire.
 1 Siberia, with it's untold wealth l iron. coal, timber. tin. geld, fisheries agriculture-everything and anything in quantities that have defied the science of man to measure
 Siberia, vast storehouse, untouch ed and unclaimed except by natives defenseless but for defiant will
 Siberia, that is but few hours away from Tokyo-and Osaka 1 Siberia, the lana that offers solu tion for a 3Eexing problem-that is the great prize Japan is striving tc get with all of her tremendous en e~ey and cunning. g
 For Siberia, fallen into the lap oi the Mikado and nation truly great as military and economic power rises as if by magic in the concert oi governments, to take it's place not as one of the fite great powers. but a; the third greatest power in the whole world
 That is the Japanese ambition to day; and to that end is Japan plying she thinks she can practically use and all of her commercial vigor and diplomatic intelligence and cunning.
 This, then is the great contest to day in the Orient.
 Eastern Russia, stirring the Japa nese desire to the point of despera tior, thus takes the place of China ir the scheme of things as outlined ir Tokyo
 A world freed from Western men ace ophoses further territorisl az gression in China. The interests O humanity and friends of China insure this much Also, Japan, through the infamous 21 demands, has renewed her Liaotung lease for the genera tions to come Korea is safe fol l Nippon except for native unrest tha is successfully checked The Japa nese intrusion in Shantung is so thor ough that Japan is willing to restore Chinese sovereignityr at the same time maintaining such a commercial strength there that that province practically remains Japanese to al intents and purposes.
 Would Affect Manchuria With Siberia under Japanese con l trol Manchuria would feel the author ity of Japan in no uncertain manner Japan already commands the grea Amur River, the Mississippi of Si beria, which might be an outlet fol the rich Manchurian products. St does Japan have strategic railroad concessions in Manchuria, obtained as a result of the war with Russia.
 Thus, with the Liaotung lease re newed, giving Japan control of South ern Manchuria with it's great port o Dairen and it's powerful fortress a Port Arthur, in case of necessity Japan could bring great commer ciaI nut cracker into play ant squeeze the very life out of Man churia
 It is only because of the fact tha, the Japanese territorial program ir China has reached the limit of it: possibilities that the military ma chine at Tokyo has turned it's vigol into Eastern Russia, there to play its part in realizing ambitions for the empire.
 But there is also a military phase of the Japanese activity in the East that is not without it's significance.
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