The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-04-23

ed a. The british. Particularly II thlh
trtf when dlscussinH the AnEto-jtp-
ant1c alliance soon 10 cons up Tor
ratwal ~ a~hraaation.
Mary japanese insist that eIther
ofrat nrlialn must aE-tR IN the
naaty 10 come 10 their asais,nncc In
the event % . war between america
and Japan. or there VIII be no sense
IN renewing Il. from Jopan's point OF
vio4.
on tho other hand. Count Cchida.
the forrlrn mlaiaier. when questioned
In the Diet. said. on thin subject. that
me Aunio-Japaneee %aliance. when u
WIS concluded. did not cxpcct war
between Japan and america.
tion between Great Britain and the
United States exists or not. he pointed
out. h II natural n rrpctiro that
Great Rritain shouh not aid Japan II
there should be- q war between Japan
and America.
In office ana out. a large percent
age OF highly educated japanese
share this view-anording another
glimpse thru the keyholc from an.
other angle. az tho situation.
Hut the other factlon-the faction
represented ~ The Nomiuri-resent
this attitudo.
"NothlnG can be more misleading
than such a view the Yomiuri
stated. 1T entirely ignores the
change IN circumstances that has oc-
Cured since. II may reasonably be
held that when the present alliance
was concluded Japan and Great Brit
ain did not expea war between Japan
and America. for at that time. about
1911, tho only countries likely TO
menace tho territorial tiehts or spec
ial interests OF Great Britain and
japan IN India d China were Russia
and. ext 10 that country. Germany
no such THREATENING position being
occupied by America IN those days.
fuEinnd Sidertcp~?
Bet what j. the present state o.
a~ffalrHf' The editor asked. ~ there
II a country constituting such n
menace; allow AL. u ther. ~ q coun-
Try lpht uBon opposing tho special
Interests of Japan In the Orient. IL u
not America d"
Ameficen menace IN the orient and
the world. " MAS then he msde the
statement;
cunning Britain desires 10 have
Japan rght America Instead OF her
self fighting the latter. Foo this
reason she takes every possible step
To ahsoive hersolf from tho oblign-
tion TO assist Japan IN tho event OF
q between japan md America .
In view of the collapse OF iluasia
the only conceivable menace 10 India
Il ore Of civil strife. IN Japan A.
to bear the responsibility for tho
maintenance u peace and order In
India, while Great Britain excludes
America, we can by no ear SUPP
port such "a renewal.
In short Gee. an AnglO-Japanese
Alliance which does not reckon In
America Is entirely meaningless and
one-sidcd In the present state OF ar
fairs
IsalaiInR Japan
This faction of Japanese are urg-
INK reconsideration 81 tho alliance
unless England accepts to fight
America IN case tho latter aud Japau
go 10 war. ana are calling on the
people 60 Keep their eyes on the gov
eminent to this md.
A third set ~ japanese are fear
ful lest England Join In q movement
the efsrct % which would tend "a
isolate Jnpnn. These are watching
President Harding and his suggested
association Of nations keeniy. hut
above an they wan TO know what
Great BritaiTrs attitude will be.
AT the Paris conference" aays
the Nichi Nichi Great Britain and
other countries supported M and
with this support Japan was reckon.
I'd a. onc Of the principle powers
VIII ID be possible for her to main.
tain a similar position at future in.
tcrnntlonal conferences and obtain
similar facilities? This h doubtful
II H. also very doubtful whethcf
Great Britain will continue 20 sup
port ~, Even more doubtful il the
attitude % the Republicans toward
u.s."
Cling 60 England
Japan. these same Japanese con
tend. has gradually drifted away
from the worlds enter OF diplomacy.
until h now finds herself almost
In a state OF International isolation.
as of them put u.
To many japanese. I find. this re-
turn 20 international isolation IL a
sort % huRnb0o which gives then
the crceps and among these here b.
"a pretty nearly unanimous fcclinp
that the treaty with England Is az