The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1921-10-06
JAPAN, THE GREAT SOLDIER

In its policysof maintaining a grow
lg military power as its interests at
| home and in the adjacent territories
| and waters Of the Far East go on
/ griwing, Japan is credited in the New
] York Herald's staff correspondence
which is being published daily in THE
Enquirer-Sun, with possessing ope Of
the finest lighting machines of mod
ern history. In various ways, Mr..
seibold writes, it is unsurpassed and
probably is "the best disciplined and
equipped army in the wcrld.' !
sBut,' says the Herald, by way of
comment. which is of much interest,
"the technical perfection of this we'll
balanced and highly efficient machine
Is not the only thing which makes ii
Of extraordinary Importance in world
affairs" The Herald then points out
| that the japanese army is the over
sh downing influence in hcme matters,
not merely military but political so
1 GIaI duue ECG1OuilCy anu b1e1b blO NDAf
trol Of the high-powered Japanese ar
/ nay rests in a few hands-a sort of
self-perpetuating oligarchy, thus be
coming the masters of the elder
statesmen, the mikado himself, the
very government of the remarkable
people who are now the dominant
force in the Asiatic Pacific. Japan,
the soldier, therefore looms big in
foreign diplomacy as in home man
agement," says the Herald, which
continues:
Perhaps, by reason of their pre-
else information as to the war
power and financial resources of
other nations, these military lead
ers, one might say dictators, Of
Japan are sincerely no less yea
lousy bent upon a model home
defense army. But home defence
with Japan, as with the other
world powers of the first rank,
now includes millions of square
miles of territory distant from the
home land by many leagues.
Under these circumstances
there is no statesman whose coun-
try's relations and interests are
not confined to one side OF the
globe who does not giy9 close con-
sideration to the already devel-
oped Japanese navy.
Japan is wldeawake. There Is not
the slightest doubt about this. For
many wears past the Japanese peo'
re hsgve been forging ahead at most
rapid pace. They have looked all
over the world and are adopting the
best methods IN every thing they have
found. In matters military they are
up to date. and are strengthening ev.
cry arm of the service as rapidly as
possible.
The Japanese people find themselves
in a rather peculiar situation. They
are increasing In numbers all the
while, but their island Is not expand. |
ing. and 1t now has on 1t almost as
many people as can be taken care of,
which naturally causes them to cast
about for a place to which those who |
desire to do so can emigrate. They |
want to be accorded the same rights /
In other countries that the nationals
of other countries are accorded. They
wish To become landowners in foreign
countries. but they will not permit
any foreigner to own land In their
country. In other words they want to
be given privileges that they viii no.
grant to others.
This shows them to be q selfish PEG
pie. too selfish. in fact, to cause othei |
peoples to regard them with as great
degree OF tolerance as they would
IL they were less SO.
But Japan Is endeavoring to expand
at the expense OF others; and she Is
strengthening her lighting forces all
the while in- order to be able to force
expansion Ii 1t should become neces-
sary. This is the thing other nations
must guard against. They must be in
position to say to Japan, thus far
shalt thou go and no further. II they
fan to prepare themselves so rs to be
able to say this and enforce 1t, they
may some day find that Japan has
taken a step that viii create eonster'
nation throughout the world.
There Is one thing thta Japan may
be counted upon to do-and probably
the only thing-and that Is to take
care OF les own interests In the best
and most effective manner possible,
, other nations of the earth cannot,
therefore, give Japan too much lati
tade.
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