The New York herald., 1921-10-08


Chfna's Vigorous Protest.
The Chinese Government entered a
vigorous protest against this award,
and public sentiment throughout the
world was in sympathy with the de-
mand. Japan, forced to a declaration
OF purpose, asserted her willingness to
restore Shantung to China, its proper
owner. upon the completion of nego-
tiations between the Japanese and
Chinese governments. This promise.
which was accepted at its face value,
had the effect Of modifying the popu-
lar demand for the return of Shan
tung to China, but up to date no de-
cisive step has been taken by Japan
to carry out her obligation.
The impression prevails at Toxic
that Japan has no real intent of i'm
mediately surrendering Shantung, or
until her scheme for exploiting it has
advanced to a stage which will enable
her to dictate terms which will pre-
serve her sphere Of influence in this
uhoSt uSSA aDAo pa VI tAe SHiAieSS Asc-
public.
Advices from Kaichow brought to
me by men of established integrity is
that the Chinese population Of the
Shantung province have practically
abandoned hope Of ever regaining con-
troll Of their country. unless the United
States and other great Powers make
a direct issue of the matter and force
Japan to keep her promise.
The case of Siberia is almost similar
to that Of Shantung. Japan sent her
military forces to cooperate with the
expedition despatched by the United
States to rescue the Czecho- Slovak
army which had been isolated by the
German-Austrian forces. The United
States withdrew it's troops as soon as
the object had been accomplished, but
Japan has maintained large military
force at vladivostok and has ignored
all arguments made to the Mikado's
Government for the withdrawal Of it.
Programme In Siberia.
The Japanese programme in Siberia
differs in no essential feature from the
policy she has pursued in .Shantung
in Corea and in Manchuria. In taking
advantage of the unsettled conditions
that prevail in Siberia the Mikado's
Government is undoubtedly ambitious
to extend her sphere of influence on
the mainland Of Asia and find room
for the teeming hordes of her people
that struggle for an existence in their
crowded island home. The processes
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for expansion in Siberia are the asser-
ton that none Of the Occidental ma
tions have any special interests" in
the Far East and they should not in
terfere with the most powerful of the
Oriental countries, which is assumed
to have special interests in the Far
East.
The Mikado's Government is con-
fronted by problems that do not face
any other important nation in the
world. Her population is far in excess
of her accommodations. Her arabic
land is limited in productive possibili-
ties. She has no mineral resources to
speak of at home. Most of her raw
material has to be imported from
other countries. This raw material Is
to be found in abundance on the main
land only few hours away across
the Sea OF japan.
There her political agents and trade
emissaries have found and secured
through Concessions" control of sonc
of the most valuable mineral and agri-
cultural sections of the world, which
will not only give her people living
space but occupation and insure her q
supply OF raw rvaterial for use in pro-
noting her ambitions for world
power.
In the stretch Of country from
Shantung to eastern Siberia Japan
knows that she can find everything
that she needs TO realize her great
ambition. With England as sympa-
thetic ally Japan believes that she
can secure immunity from interfer-
ence with her plans from countries
which she asserts have no direct "spe-
cial interests" In the Far East.
Japan's Alternatives.
With the lesson of Russia fresh In
the minds of her statesmen Japan sees
one of two alternatives ahead. Either
she must be given room to expand or
collapse as did Russia. BY r." ng
China to accept the war made 'twen-
ty-one demands" minus group five