Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-07-18
Angl0-Saxon Domination
Bugaboo, But Liberals
Urge Fearlessness
CRISIS FOR JAPAN
Hesitation Over Discussion of Far
Eastern Issues Stumbling Block
Pekin Rule Discredited.

Toxic, July 1S.-Japan seeks to-
Gay an empire divided on the great
Issues created by the summons of
Pre.silsns Handing TO a conference on
disarmament and Far EASTERN prob
lens.
On cne side, largely i'm the ranks
Of the bure,aucrats, there is fear that
the r.epcsed conference will be do
mA@iate,d by THE Ang'lo-Saxons and
many result in Stnang4ntg Ja'panis
poJIt7cal ard economic development in
Asia.
On the ether hand IS powerful
liberal group which demands that
Japan enter into the deliberations
faarIe!ssly, submitting her wants re-
sclutely, combating for them with
confidence and not opposing just
claims. Haggling andl b:cser;ng, they
insist, w;;1l ruln the cause of Japan.
Both camps agree that Japan is
facing a crisis, requiGfnIg tact anii
,largeness Of vision. Many members of
the pr;vy council, according to the
we'll -J1nifonmad newspaper, Chugai
Shclgyo Eh;nrpo, are pessimsste
about the conference; they coritend
that the proposal to discuss problems
and po,Fc5es of the Far East indicates
cooperation between the United
States and Great Britain in an at
tempt to settle International questions
favcnably fon' them, an indication of
which was tc be seen in the attitude OF
the English toward the Anglc-Japan
csc alliance.
The fnwltat;on TO China to join in
the conference, it Ss further urged, IS
additional evidence in support Of the
theory of a secret purpose On the
part df tine Anglo-Saxcn NATIONS in
cal1.ng The conference. They argue
that China dnutt1e5s will strive, with
he support of England end America.
fer settlement; .cf questions IN her
favcr, resultirg IN INJURY to Japanese
interests i'm China. The councillors
are quoted as saying:
Japan should make participation
conditional en- the settlement Of all
questscr,s between Japan and the
United States. including opening the
eccrcm:c Gccr of all territories in
az Pac.f..c to crianta!ls-'
Tha newspapers JiJi Shimpo and
N:chi N:chi condemn the pesimiSts
and urge Japan to go forward without
hesitation and present her case to the
world.
The choice of Japan's delegation
fer the Washington conference IS ex-
arcis;ng the press, which demands the
abr,est representatives 1t has been sag
gested that Premier TakashIi Hara
should go, but it lis believed that his
lack of kncwlledge of the English Ian
cuage would disqualify him.
"The fate Of the empire depends
on the conference" says the Koku-
min. "Ja.pan Should reject with re
solution proposals fmpair.ng nights
| rep:matety secured and should secede
f:crn the conference If THE situation
$, requires"
After expressing th= cp:nicn that
the invitation to China IS fncompre
hers:o!e considering the disordered'
cordf.s!crs in China, the newspaper
says it seems probable that the United
States, failing to curb Japaa's actt-
v::t:es at Paris, has sought new OPP
porturlity in THE form of a Pacific
conference. The future worlds mark
Its, it says are China and Siberia
and It is only natural that the United
States will want to restrict the Japan
0eze, who occupy a superior position
\ there.
\ The Navy Department welcomes a
corfe,7ence cr disarmament, which al
H,eady has been advocated by V:ce-Aa-
m;raI Barren Kato, Minister Of Ma
rine.
Japan is mot nacessar:Ey averse to
discussion off Far Eastern questions
is verg anxious for am explanation be
forehand of these questions. It IS
considered Tkely that Japan will
frame q hist CT the subjects It desires
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