The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-10-16

and they have not yet anything
Ike the same formidable oposi-
ton which confronted Germany
in the shape Of the Franco-Rus-
sian alliance. even we're Britain
left out OF the question.
The japanese necessities too, both
real and imaginary. are even more
appealing than the German. Unless
the Japanese a dominate the Tar
east. hold China and Siberia cconcm-
ically, and this can politically az
well, Japan cannot remain n great
power. But II she can dominate
/ China economically and politically
there is really no limit that m can
see to japanese power. 40 long as
China remains under Japanese con
troll. Moreover, while the German
at all times found his way blocked,
the japanese has 80 FAR successfully
eliminated all obstacles. lie was, IT
is true, deprived Of the fruits of his
victory I'm the Cinesc war, but ne has
long ago restored the balance. The
Russian war eliminated great
rival, the world war rot only dis
posed Of Germany but compelled all
the western powers TO consent TO
Japanese ACKNOWLEDGEMENT as the
price Of holding japanese support in
the struggle itself. Today Japan
does dominate China and the far
east. We confront what the diplo-
mats call "A "fait aCcOmpli,' some
thing fully achieved.
The A~nglu-jap Alliance.
More than this, Japan had In the
Auglo-Japanese alliance a guarantee
against British interference. Oftsi-
nally drafted against Russia, con
tinucd and developed when the Ger
man situation compelled Britain to
recall her Pacific fleet to the Ger
man ocean, this alliance has re
moved from Japanese pathway the
single nation whose opposition might
in the past have been serious. More
over, a fact, too little noted ia Amer
lea, the Anglo-Japanese treaty Is
also a guarantee Tor the British that
Japan viii not pursue a hostile pol
Icy either in Hong Kong Or cal
cutta.
In 1918, then, while the world war
was still unwun, Japan had arrived
at the summit OF her hopes. she had
even eNtortcd from President VIII
son that fatal Lansing lshil agree
ment, which i'm effect destroyed the
last ycstige OF the open door pol
icy of John Hay. She has forced
. NNNA TIC 'NAANlh hNAaaAAo W ANAbhH AANN
her special position in China-W hlch
In all past diplomatic history mas
been equivalent To recognizing a
practical pTOtcCtOrate, prOtoCtOTatt
being the cuphcmIsm for exclusive
exploitation.
The Rudc Awakening.
But the world war ended alb
ruptly and totally different from
what Germany had hoped. True
the European nations were cN-
haustcd, but the United States
emerged with "A great navy, u
trained population and expansion
OF military az well as economic
which made IL AZ once
IA formidable rival. II was no
longer possible for the Japanese
To plan IN aggressive war. What
ever hopes the Japanese general
staff had entertained III "A process
sion through California, these
hopes went & Ia heir pigeon
holes with the various plans, when
the American army had emerged
victorious from the batuc OF the
MCusc-A rgOnnC. The Japanese
soldier had thought OF rs just
what Iudcndorff and lIindCnburg
had thought, but the German mis-
calculation opened Japanese eyes
Ia time.
Japan was then thrown back upor
the defensive. But she was from
the start arutcly conscious that an
attack would come. The mere com.
mcut which was elected I'm tht
4 United States by the Shantuu.
agreement at Paris VAS ]adcquat,
warning OF what course "a new dd
ministration would follow ant
would have to follow In the IA
east,
Now what in substance is tn
United states undertaking 20 do n
the far East Precisely what Brit
ian did with respect OF Germany %
|, Europe and in Africa, indeed rattle
/. more, since the British IA EurOp'
never sought 10 detaph Austria
Hungary fro the German alliance
nor Italy Tor that matter, but "
have deliberately undertaken 20 pre-
vent the British from renewing tn
AuglO-JapauCsp alliance and W.
have been so far successful that D
the alliance sim survives IL has SUI
fered a moral injury which Is wei
nigh mortal.
And now We are inviting the gTea
powers Of Europe, with china mt
the bargain, 20 a conference At on
own capital at which the Idcif.
question will be one OF b chile
topics. And we make no bones o
OF the fact that we expect Britain
France and italy TO support US, |
this docs not to japanese eyes, re
produce the British policy OF on
circlemept. as the Germans inter