Arizona republican., 1921-04-21

coast of the United States over the Immigration question.
 Should trouble come between the two countries over some Far Eastern question, the conflict would natural ly be staged in the Far East and it would be there that victory or de- feat would be decided.
 Japan's battle plans, under such circumstances, are of course unknown to the writer and probably to all oth- CTS save the Japanese general staff but glance at any map will show quite plainly the advantages, natur- al and otherwise, which would be hers.
 A Wall of Islands
 From Kamchatka almost to Hong Kong, China, stretches a chain com posed of thousands of islands. little and big These islands form a wall shutting off the continent of Asia from the Pacific ocean. The pas sages between these islands are often very narrow and nowhere is the wa ter deep. for a ridge of land runs along under the water for the entire distance. With mines in the passages and a guard composed of destroyers, submarines and light cruisers. break ing a passage through would be a dangerous and difficult feat. Another thing:
 These islands are so placed geo. graphically that they form three in- dependent though interlocking safe ty Zones," comparable to water tight compartments in ship where one | may fill without damage to the oth- CTS.
 The first zone" is formed by the | islands beginning at the southern ex- tremity of Kamchatka, jutting off | from the Siberian mainland and run ming down to Hokkaido, one of the | largest of the Japanese group. The narrow waterway between Hokkaido and Asia is almost completely block | ed by the Island of Saghalin so that | this chain of islands might be forced | without endangering in the slightest | Japan's hold on the Sea of Japan oi the Yellow sea.
 The second zone" is protected by Saghalin. Hokkaido and Japan prop CT, which with the islands in the strait separating Japan from Korea form a perfect blockade against ar enemy approaching from the Pacific or from the north or south.
 Zone No. is formed by the Is | land of Kyushu, Formosa and the in. | tervening group
 
 in. Siberia, at the mouth of the Anu | river, in Korea, Manchuria and shan | tung, Japan is in a we'll nigh perfec position to engage in what she call a defensive" war, and any nation which lightly undertook to crack thi particular nut would find 1t had un dertaken a mans size job before fin
 ishing with it.
 The progressive element in Japan
 however, wants no war, either of
 fensive or defensive. The progres
 sives are numerous and on the in
 crease and are made up largely o
 business men, bankers and other:
 who have travelled and have had tn
 opportunity of studying world con
 ditions abroad The younger crow
 of intellectuals. particularly the stu
 dents, are opposed to war. All theS
 want an equal chance with other na 1 tionalities in China and Asia gener l ally and because of their proximity [ 1 the market, their capacity for larg
 and cheap production and similar ad
 vantages, get their share of Asia
 trade. Through this trade with Asi
 they insist Japan will prosper as nev CT before and the military budge now nearly half the total annual eX
 penditures, can be cut to a minimum
 and the nations education, now sadl neglected attended to.
 Unless an agreement on a genera reduction of armamentS can be ar } rived at between the great powers. in } cluding Japan, there is no way ], which America can help the pro
 gressives of Japan more than by con ! vincing the Japanese militarists ths war would be too costly, no matte what the outcome.
 And the only way to convince thei is by having navy second to non
 and trained to the minute. Such navy seems to one here on the out post as the one guaranty of peace ( cause it would convince all conner
 before trouble began, then troub | wouldn't pay