The Washington herald., 1921-10-09

enabled TO work full time. When
the United States entered the war
an embargo was declared on steel
export and the industry in Japan
halted. This served to intensity the
ambition Of Japan for a steel in
dusthy independent Of fofeign ma
tions.
T HE VIEWS stated above are
Japanese. looking at the stu
alton entirely through the
eyes Of the sea-locked empire. From
a commercial standpoint there is
no question in the eyes Of the pow
ers Of the right of Japan. even the
prior right. to an expansion that
means her very existence, but from
the way in which other nations look
at the situation. other things must
be taken into consideration, prin-
cipalIy the political growth OF
Japan.
Such commercial expansion as
Japan may seek IN the Far East is
!purely a matter Of competition, but
political influence must not be eN-
erted in the furtherance OF com.
mercial growth. the powers affirm.
Nor must there. in the view Of the
: other powers, be any effort q
weaken China. or 10 destroy her
nationally, as was the case when
Japan seized Korea. a part of the
IChinese sovereign territory. and
literally absorbed il into the ra-
tional life of Japan. And IL is the
fear Of Western nations that japan
has something OF this sort in ulind.
to make OF large portions OF China
highly efficient and thorouEhly
organized adjuncts Of Japan. = fcsr
that has caused the powers 20 oaia
the conference in washington-
Hope for Agreement.
The whole idea OF the conferencc.
therefore, may be said almost &c
center about the attitude Of Japan
in the Far East, or the attitude -
the Western powers toward ths
growing Japanese influence. sapr-.
as she will seek to do. may aeCah-
her domination, or may be COMPEL
ed to yield to the new conditions
and take an equal place with the
other nations; or China may
Though the joint action OF the
powers. lose control. OF her affairs
and become a great financial con-
sortium. as Egypt. turkey. Persia.
or India.
Between Japan. Great Britain and
the United States, three great pow
e 5 in the Far East. the premiers
who have accepted the agenda. or
program for the conference, hone
that an agreement will be reached
which Will settle for all time the
spheres Of interest and the policy q
expansion.
81 Operating as it now does there Is
constant danger OF friction.
TAPAN. Of course, does not con
Oh template relinquishing any Of
y her power or concessions She
ei has won a place iu-the armament
/ Of powerful nations, may be re-
&C garded as a militaristlc government
ie and is Jealous Of her rights.
Ut What she now has. she may be
expected to guard zealously.
Great Britain will. Of course. re-
u tain what she has. but will be ex-
n tremely anxious to have span
e curbed. Long allied as the Hrftish
% have been with the Jaranesc. they
a. will not be in a position to onealF
j. oppose Japan. but during the ASA
OF few months they have shown svery
g inclination 20 put a check on the
s growing ambitions Of Japan.
Would Welcome Agreement.
The United States naturally viii
t seek and insist upon the main
- tenance OF the open door policy in
the Far East, that is that there
must be no restriction to American
investment and trade. particularly
a restriction in favor OF any other
aims OF Japan, Great Britain. or
any other nation, il may safely be
= fsaid that the United States would
welcome some arrangement by
(which armaments may be reduced.
or the necessity for armaments re-
t4moved; but the matter is one which
Is TO be approached from q prac-
ne teal and not altruistic standpoint.
g No nation wishes to have another
he leave itself at disadvantage.
n But all Of the nations are appre-
1s- hensive. something like the galley
ng boy who was always whetting his
Of knife asa warning to a belligerenS
liy cook. All have been building bat
'e tleships. tortifyag Islands ana gen.
no orally bristling with fight and no
,st one has shown any inclination u
ed be caught unawares.
ne One glance al the map on this
@ page may explSin something OF the
Nv reason back Of IT. Al any rate II
-ly is no. secret that all of the powers
sse realize that IN order to avoid war
zee some agreement must be reached
and all Of them gather in Washing
an ton mSNoyember with sincere de-
- termination TO enter i~t" 'he neces-