Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-11-26

NONs
though both the British and the Jap
anese are still putting forth propa-
ganda on behalf of a renewal of h
Anglo-Japanese Alliance, it seems to
be now the general opinion that 1t
will not be renewed and that its
termination will be a great factor in
establishing peace on a sound basis
in the Far East.
That the japanese want this al
lance and that it would be an ad-
vantage to them in the future as 1t
has been in the past is obvious. ia
pans career of economic and mill
tary Imperialism. which has car
ried her into Siberia, Manchuria and
China, has been made possible large
ly by this British support. If this
alliance were continued on the same
terms, Japan's imperialistic career
could continue and the militaristic
forces in that country would be
strengthened. If the alliance is gen.
timely renowned by Great Britain,
and Great Britain is genuinely in ac-
cord with the United States in Ash
attic policy. Japan's im~perialistic am
bition will be most effectively curb
ed. She will face a combination
against which she cannot possibly
hope TO prevail. The liberal forces
in Japan will be strengthened.
This curbing of Japan's militaris-
tic career therefore stands out with
increasing c~learness as the great OBJ
ject of the conference. Its accom-
plishment will be a long step to-
ward international peace, in the
opinion of the be~st-informed observ-
ers, provided it can be done without
alternating all Japanese confidence in
the western powers. Japan has sur
vived as a nation solely by reason OF
her military and naval strength. She
has seen every other Asiatic nation
exploited and robbed of autonomy
and integrity by the western nations.
Her faith in the big stick is based
on logic and experience. That is
why wen the liberal forces in Japan
rally behind the government imme-
diately when an emergency arises.
Japan must be convinced therefore,
not only that her present course in
China, Manchuria and Siberia must
be abandoned, but also that her in
tegrity and autonomy and - rights
in commerce will be respected. II
Japan goes away ~disgruntled and
suspicious, nothing much has been
accomplished for the cause of peace.
Why England Wants Alliance
1t is easy enough to see why ia
pan wants the alliance with Eng
land, but not so easy to see the basis
Of the English desire for it. The
English government originally con-
sidered it necessary to offset the
menace of Russia to her Asiatic
empire. With Russia a great inn
perialistic power, Great Britain real
ly needed a strong Asiatic ally. With
Russia out of the game Of Empire,
IL H. wa .nAaI aNNaL o. allN
Doubtless Japan is still useful to her
by doing her naval police work in
Asiatic waters. but it has been an
nounced that Great Britain will
have an Asiatic fleet of her own in
the future, so this work is evidently
no longer to be entrusted to Japan.
Moreover, Japan, it is stated in
many quarters, has steadily injured
British prestige in China, for the
Chinese have no confidence in any
power allied with Japan.
What. then, is the purpose in Asia
hat Japan and England still have in
common? One well-informed OBJ
server saws that it is a purpose
which neither of them can afford to
state in public, and which certainly
will never be mentioned at the con-
ference. That common purpose is
to the rise of democratic
ideals in Asia.
Japan is ruled by IN oligarchy.
It's constitution and its parliament
are alike of little effect in its af-
fairs. The republican spirit and class
consciousness are a menac to the
ruling oligarchy. which seeks TO sup
press both. Likewise the present
Japanese course in China would be
largely thwarted if China could set
up a successful republican govern
| ment, and the same is r u OF Man
churia and Siberia.
Britain in Asia.
Great Britain rules over many mil
lions of people in Asia. and among
all of them the republican ideal is
growing. India, for example, is on
the verge of revolution. If n ASH
attic Republican succeeds, the re-
publican spirit will be strengthened
in all parts of Asia. Great Britain
as an empire. fears the spread OF re-
publican doctrine from China to In
dia. by way of the Philippines.
Japan and Great Britain then I'M
doubtedly have in common the pur-
pose Of holding the undeveloped
Asiatic peoples IN subsection and OF
preventing the spread of democratic
doctrine among them. The increase
Of American prestige in the Orient
means the rise of the democratic
ideal there. The United States will