The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-08-21


Now, In fact, from the Euro.
pcnn point OF view the Washing
ton conference has, for Its largest
purpose the avoidance of war be-
tween the United States and
Japan. war which, II nat im-
mcdiatciy AZ hand must bc rycog-
niicd ON all sides to bc Inevitable
unlc>. one OF the two nations con-
""rncd will consent To modify its
p|ilCN. For. a. every American
realize, tnsistcncc upon the policy
on the open door" In the Far
Fast means war with Japan The
door II shut, II has been shut for
many years and Japan holds Il.
IL IL to bc rcopCncd, II must be
rcoIcncd by force and wc, alone
ofg the countries In the world,
have sufficient interest to supply
that force.
The eminent statesmen who will
come TO Washington will appreciate
AZ the outset the conference repre-
sents the clash between two national
self-interests. neither one of which
Is at the moment Of first importance
to the European nations represented
In the nature OF things II is the
United States which can offer tehm
the larger reward In return for their
support, in addition their own in
terests are in the main better SERVED
by the American than the Japanese
policy Yet in final analysts at
Washington. Japan and the United
States will be in the position Of
bidding for world support for
policy which Is, in the main. viewed
from the synical standpoint OF Eu-
rope, purely selfish
Great Britain does not want a
war between the United States and
Japan because such war would
seriously upset the Far Eastern mar
ket and thus injure British busi-
ness. II does not want such a war,
further, because It Is 10y no means
certain that British Donlinions
would not be drawn in and being
drawn in make demands upon the
mother country for repayment of
the service given by them In Europe
and in Africa In the world war. Fin.
ally, Japanese victory In such a
war would not only carry with 1t
the doom OF British colonial estab-
lishments in China and of British
| commercial interests as well. but 1t
would almost inevitably insure Jap
anese domination of the Pacific with
inevitable peril for both Australia
and Canada.
PaCific--An American Lake.
But. on the other hand the Brit
ish are by no means anxious to see
! the Pacific become an America n
| lake. II Is recognized In Britain that
! the Pacific is the logical and inevi-
table line of American expansion
/ and that in the nature of things we
shall more and more completely
| dominate that sea commercially. 4
! balance between the Japanese and
| American strengths in that whole
! "a
/ IN accordance with British tradition
| than the supremacy OF one power
/ or another Thus we have to expect
along with british support for our
main purposes. the appearance of
! British sympathy and interest for
| Japanese proposals from time TO
! time.
Moreover, II Is essential TO per-
Ccivc that the British have not
vet fully decided what American
policy Is to he with respect To
| themselves. Earnestly and eager
/ " they are working 10 procure an
Anglo American alliance, however
/ II NAV b named. Honestly and
wholehemrtedly they are seeking
| to avoid the possibility Of an An
gIo- American conflict in the fu-
turc. But American policy has So.
| far remained cnigmatic from the
! British standpoint. We have un-.
dcrtakcn 20 buiId IA fleet which.
I for the first time In centuries car
rics with II n challenge In strength.
" not in purpose Ia the British,
on the whole our policy h marked
bv no extreme tenderness for Brit
iSh interests and certain large sec
fions Of our public opinion, nots-
bly, the irish and the German, Is
Overwhelmingly anti-British.
II one would conceive that nm
| Anglo British conflict were possible
in a future immediate or remote
II would he equally plain that in
| such "A conflict Japan would be able
To play an important II not a dc,
cisive role. But II the British had
not alone alienated Japan bv un'
| limitcd support of the Tinted states
but also permitted the United stat es
10 become the dominant force in
China. Japan could not and would
not bo available on the day of bat
tie botwetn England and the United
| States. And British policy however
| friendly viii never In my judgmen
| overlook the possibility thlt-bl
American action, war between the
two countries might occur
Britain our Greatest Rival.
After all we and the British arc
] TO-DAY the great llNtle dll bNtl li'
! world, In a sense we are tho only
remaining great powers. Financially
! while our strength at the momen'
overpasses the British, We two are
tho only powers which have sur
vived the strain Of the world wal
with anything approaching stabil'
ity. British and American merchan'
marines are competing with acri'
mony everywhere, the discussions
over MesopOtamlan oil give fan
index of the feeling existing between
the two countries in internationa
business politics. AS our debtor foi
vast sums the British are handicap
ped in their present situation al
they have never been Handicapped
by foreign debts in the past.
Now I do not think any scnFf-
bie person win question the sim
ccrity OF the British PROPOSALS for
an Anglo American association,
,clf interest and sentiment here
combine and think there l. vast
" moro pro- ,rcric"n s"ntim"ut
I'm Britain than r~o.Eritish scNti-
mcm In the United States. But
we are dealink With a question In
which no nation can afford To-
! perIit seatiment n enter ANA pS