The Washington herald., 1921-10-27
By PHILIP KINsLEY.

has, therefore, been exceptional
By PHILIP KINsLEY.
What Japan intends to get at the
Washington conference is pretty
well understood in the orient at
least. 1t Is a constant supply OF
raw materials for her fast growing
industries. This is more vital to
her than new lands for settlers. The
Japanese have already demonstrate
ed that they do not emigrate and
colonize in great numbers.
Crossing the mainland of Japan
one cannot fail to be Impressed with
the thoroughness with which the
land is being used. Even the hills
are terraced to ind earth pockets
for rice planting. 1t is a tidy land
with clean. Industrious people ready
to smile at travellers, even Ameri-
cans But one does mot get the
idea that there Is a dense popula-
ton pushing each other into the
sea.
Explodes Crowded, Theory.
which is taken as a fact basis for
question, may be something of a
fallacy. Why haven't they gone to
Formosa and Corea and their own
north island OF Hokkaide, or to the
pleasant islands with uncultivated
acres given to them by the Paris
conference? Difficulties in each
case, perhaps. but necessity has not
yet driven them to overcome these
difficulties. They certainly are not
pilgrim fathers and mothers.
There is undoubtedly resentment
in Japan against Americans. and /
heard instances of threats and
street discourtesies in Nagasaki,
Kobe, and Yokohama This Is be-
cause the Japahese press has pre-
scented as TO their people as a sell
FISH nation of Yankees seeking to
keep Japan out of her rightfui
place in the sun, insulting her lin
California, blocking her in Mexico
and Latin America and the Philip
pines. opposing her in her very
front door yard in Asia. But every
one was cheerful and pleasant
enough where 1 happened to go.
Echoes of Q. 8. Everywhere.
The Japanese have made the most
of their beloved country, which Is
singularly like the coast region of
California Even the few billboards
one sees are artistically painted and
placed. In the giant factory towns
they show genius for organization
and achievement. There Is one great
iron and steel factory in the south
that looks like the environs of
Pittsburgh Women work by the
side of the men in factories and
fields and shipyards, coaling great
liners at Nagasaki.
California. zap. military occupa-
ton of Shantung and Vladivostok-
these are the trading points which
the astute diplomats of Nippon
have built up to use as later con-
cessions. The Japanese policy re-
garding Shantung. for instance, is
thought to be to return the political
control of the peninsula to China
and to retain only the mining, rail-
road and Industrial concessions
which China conceded to her under
the famous twenty-one demands of
1915. In the eyes of the traders of
other nations this would be to re-
turn the empty husk.
Significant Three Words.
Japan wants the open door main
tanned in China with the assurance
that each nation may retain undis-
turbed control of interests already
acquired. The last three words con-
tain the nubbin. The question for
the Washington conference, first is
whether the treaties which embody
the twenty-one demands are to be
regarded as facts accomplished. or
whether Japan is to be forced to
surrender her hard won advantages,
as she was forced years ago to sur
render Liaotung peninsula to China
| through the clever strategy of
China's diplomats in appealing to
the other powers.
China. on the other hand. wants
1.-THE complete restoration of Shan
Itung and the abroga'tion of the
treaties of 1915. which she was
forced to sign because the other
nations were too busy with the
world war to listen to her appeals.
or because they needed Japan then
desperately to keep the peace Of
the Far East.
Deems War Inevitable.
The situation seems well stated
by Count NJ. Sayeshima. writing in
the Japan Review. He deprecates
WAR talk and says the naval ex-
pansion Of Japan Is merely self-pro-
Receive. He suggests that while
causes for war remain. restriction
bf armament or a naval holiday can
Sonly defer war.
Japan has no intention of fight
ing America on the emigration
uuestion." he says. The unexpect-
ID may happen should Japan be
kubjected to serious humiliation IN
HE matter and the national indig-
hation aroused to an extreme pitch.
"I think that on condition that
America recognizes our legitimate
position in the Far East. and pro-
dded also that no prejudice be done
o what is past. we may listen to.
kr evsa comply, with Americas de-
hands in this connection. The uues-
ion cannot be solved without some
Concession to u.s."
The best plan, he suggests. for
PREVENTING an Observation-Disclosures
yar and insuring the permanent
eace of the world is to promote
he reform and development of
nina and for this purpose he !