The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-11-05
OPPOSING POLICIES TO CLASH.

Despite the disarmament conference which Is COM
monty applied and despite all the discussion oi national afma
connection with the outstanding feature OF the coming
meeting o world Washington not TO be the ques
but the problem of the Pacific otherwise dcg
mated the "Far Eastern Question: II To accept the find
ngs OF Of the highest authorities who have sudiouy
sought anayxe e. II to be quite generally agreed that
real cadway be made toward the adjustment OF
the conflict arising Of the opposing policies OF Japan and
America little be expected 10 result from the effort toward
limitation Of ornaments.
Two articles in the current number Review OF Reviews
arc OF prime importance who wishes understand the
significance the conference Mr. Arthur W. Dunn journalist
OF long experience and recognized ability presents what re-
gardd Washington the viewpoint OF the American
me, and Mr. Frank Smonds the weknown historian OF the
world discusses the problems OF the conference they appear
to Japan and other nations.
According to Mr. Dunn policy of the United States
be stated three words The Open Door with which neees
The open that I'm China and Siberia every
nation shall have the rights any other naton that there
shall be no discrimination or vorts in the matter
sion trade and rights and privileges OF different nationals
We do intend TO have interests destroyed by
any government exercising political eontrcl"
Pointing the aims OF the Toxic government Mr.. Dunn
that the contro in the Far East which Japan desires the
real "yeow If Japan can control the resources the lines
of transportation furnish the brains for conducting the govern
and finally, be in position moboe the OF
East but will be serious to Occidental civilization II
for government to take cognzance OF this pos
sbe domination by Japan and prevent and can be prevented
only y standing firmly for policies the Open Door and
the integrity of China.
these indeed are policies which government in
mind where do arrive when attempt to carry them out
Let Mr. Smonds Underneath all the optimistic state
from Washington there must be the solemn fact that
and and that accommodation cannot be found
the future only possible but likely And the unda
mental fact is that undertaking put limit japanese
aspiration and expectation nepo along that pathway which
for Japan the minds of large portion her people the
only route safety Japan believes that China and Siberia
her field opportunity Moreover Japan possesses
the fleet and the army dominate the Far East unless she
blocked by nonAsac power by combination of such
powers"
After showing that England France and Italy not in
position take up the fight for the open Door, Mr. Smonds
proceeds to point out that america the only country that could
maintain this principle "Ihe United States has the strength
financially ndusaly and in all ways And she is raising the
question Let us think for moment at least of how this seems
to the japanese Twenty years patient persistent effort two
and burden expense military and naval borne
willingly but no less heavy the shoulders have brought Japan
to point of unqueoned in the Far East provided
the United States does challenge the hard-won position
the United States does only challenge but invites the Of
the world to its own capital to participate discussion OF what
most vtally concerns Japan
Japan already holds Korea the Port Arthur Peninsula the
Island of omosa and santung and is also strong in Siberia
and has foothod in Vadivosok Shall that she
keep what she already has, but take more? To this Japan
will obviously consent Mr. Simonds thinks but the difficulty is
that what Japan now has practically nures her possession of
everything Her military forces her political agents her diplomats
control the Chinese situation raise Chinese factions promote dis
order and then intervene to restore order Obviously the thing
farce unless put force behind the principles
OF Chinese independence and Siberian freedom.
I'VE going to invite the Japanese abandon their policy
OF the past few years. to get out OF China politically and mar
or we merely going have dangerous discussion leading
nowhere but promoting bad feeling everywhere And Japan
mo- and it. what going do? And she says
yes and doesn't (which has been her historic
similar lar sltuaons-wha are we going to do about it?
III the object of the conference verbal
statements another Lansing lsh agreement all simple But
the American people have unmstakab had their attention fixed
Far Eastern affairs and expect something different For
them the conference for the purpose of nurg equality the
east 1t will fail not merely if such equality not obtained
language but also # does not result practice and they will
eventually demand that their government give the words
written at Washington in 1921, if such shall be written
But opening the Far Eastern Question the president and
his secretary of business then that there
must be liquidation The whole Far Eastern situation be
placed working basis and this first of ALL that
Japan must political and military aspirations in China
and to respect the integrity and refrain from harmng the
unity of China by setting faction against faction 1t if
anying that Japan must China and
the Far East generally and that vew have Indicated
Japanese mndso not all minds-spes ruin for Japan
and dscoses unmistakabe profit for ourselves"
Mr. Simonds has hopes that Japan will accept view
which would that if the conference accomplish any
thing are escape from armed clash shall have