Evening star., 1921-08-30
Editorial Digest
When East Meets West.

The response of the American press
to Mr.. Lloyd Georges tentative sug-
gestion of an understanding" be-
tween the United States, Great Brit
| ain and Japan. as summed up by the
New York Tribune (republican), con-
| sists Of IAN active opposition, and, to
lesser degree, an active approval.
But the prevailing mood seems to be
one of listening favorably but with
hesitation against acceptance"
yet no less a person than Thomas
thor of the document that broke
former ties, said a hundred years ago
| that 1t would greatly delight him to
| have an alliance with Great Britain
| that nothing else would SO much con-
| tribute both to our national safety
umph of liberal ideas" Equally ia
vorable is the sentiment Of the Provi-
dence Journal independently, which
says that much as the theorist might
prefer worldwide agreement for
the prevention of war, practical men
understandings and ententes the
promise of earlier and more effect
i've results.'
Many papers interpret understand
ing" to mean in effect alliance" and
invoke both tradition and present
control this political combination.
which, as Admiral Sims put 1t, is to
run this round globe% asks the New
ark IN. j. News independently. Eng
land. America and Japan strong
combination" comments the Philadel-
phia Public Ledger independently.
but there Is a tomorrow, with q
resurrected Russia and a rejuvenated
Germany and a changing old world
to consider. Form one great group
loosed and begin building combina-
tions against the first great group"
England and America would. in all
probability. find themselves often
agreeing in opposition to Japan" the
Sioux City Tribune independently
within an alliance, or "in other
words, America would pluck Britain's
chestnuts out of the fire." The re-
verse of this situation occurs to the
Memphis Commercial Appeal demo
cratic) as at present desirable: 1.-THE
ing war are English publicists. The
English government can prevent trou-
BILE between the United States and
Japan. Will the English politicians
do it? We will see during the next
four months"
mot likely to be realized" the In
dianapolis Star independent republic
CAM thinks, "if 1t involves anything
resembling an alliance" because
there are few policies on which the
people of this country are more Arm
| ly united than on the historic attitude
against entangling alliances" 1T Is
important" observes the Chattanooga
News (democratic), that these three
| shall reach friendly understanding
regarding issues in the far east, but
an exclusive offensive and defensive
alliance would impress others as hav-
ing a purpose to impose its Will In
matters wherein other nations might
have interests" The Hartford (Conn.)
| Times (democratic) says: $50 far as
our membership in an alliance with
| Japan and England is concerned the
| idea is repugnant. That, indeed. would
be an alliance of the most dangerous
| type, because 1t invites the forma-
| tion of stronger alliance In oppost-
| ton"
Anglo-Japanese alliance is found in
| the Chicago Tribune independent
! republican,, which Is convinced that
| I'VE are the people whom Japan nnds
| in possession of the lands it wants,
| and "whom Great Britain finds in its
! and 1t sees in the renewal Of the alli-
| ance mot an expression Of senti-
ment," but a purpose "to attain an
| object or maintain a status" The
Boston Transcript independent re-
publican). emphasizing the necessity
| for mutual concessions at the confer
ence, says: 1T would be difficult for
| the British government to give .
| more convincing proof Of its willing
ness to make concessions than by
| publicly pronouncing its intention OF
Terminating the alliance which binds
| the British empire to Japan"
! The Baltimore News independently
! thinks: 1.-The best hope Of solution
| lies in a quadruple agreement. includ-
| ing both China and Japan. granting
i to Japan the minimum necessary Tor
| her economic life. and giving China
| sufficient guarantee to insure de-
cent nationhood. But the possibility
| of such an agreement appears to be
| somewhat remote. Failing that, we
! may secure British support for our
position and the denunciation OF the
/ iAnglo-Japanese alliance. Failing that.
| there would remain two alternatives:
Either a tripartite agreement. which
would amount in all probability to q
partition of China, or else dead
lock, which could issue only in our
withdrawal from the open-door policy
or Japanese war.