The Washington times., 1922-09-11
,JAPA SWAPS
BUSINESS Of
NEAR EAST AREA
Oriental Editor Declares U. s
Hope for Huge Trade
There Is Dream.
BY JOHN c. KLEIN,
Cosmopolitan News Service.

Cosmopolitan News Service.
NEW YORK, Sept. 11.-"Japan
Is so strongly entrenched, COM
, mercially, in countries Of the Far
East, notably China and in some
parts OF, Russia, that she can
never be dislodged," said H. H.
Kinyon, formerly news editor Of
the Japanese Advertiser, and
later managing editor of the
Trans-Pacific, both of Tokyo, to-
day,
Will Control Trade.
More than that, partly by rea.
son of her geographical location and
because of certain racial and other
affiliations with China, Japan will
continue indefinitely to control trade
with her neighbor to the disadvan-
tage of the United States. Ameri-
can business men might as well
make up their minds to that first
as last.
Another great advantage she
possesses over this country Is that,
being right at China's front, back
and side doors, she can sell goods
at prices with which Americans,
with their higher costs of produc-
ton and long haul of more than
5000 miles across the Pacific, sim.
ply cannot compete.
However one may regard the
mastery Of the Pacific, speaking
from a commercial standpoint, there
is no doubt that Japan will con-
tinue to control that part of II
which is within her sphere OF In
fluence, nC matter how hard the
United Stat,s may try to overcome
this" he continued.
That is true" said Mr.. Kinyon.
This condition has developed more
particularly since the close Of the
world war, and has made it's in.
fluence so strongly felt, especially
since the death of some of the elder
statesmen, who were the incarna.
tion Of the militaristic spirit. that
the military party is not nearly so
much in evidence now, as was for.
merly the case. The statesmen now
in power realize that the path to
greater progress for Japan lies not
% much in the direction of a strong
military policy as along the lines
that make for peace.
Japan seeks trouble with no ma.
ton, least of all with the United
States, for she realizes what such
an eventuality would mean in delay
ing her commercial progress. but
she is going to hold on to all she
has and try for more. not through
warlike. but by peaceful means, with
the object of making herself as
dominant in the Pacific, economical.
iy, that other countries will find
II difficult to compete.
Power in Monarchy.
Some people who are badly in
formed or rather, not informed at
all, have been suggesting that in the
not distant future the Japanese peo.
pie will favor change in their form
OF government to such an extent that
q republic may supplant the present
monarchy.
Dreams, simply dreams. Japan
has been a monarchy for thousands
or years. 1t is through her mon
archial form of government that
Japan has reached her present posi-.
tion as one of the world powers. The
fealty OF the people to one repre-
sentative head, and one only, has
brought about a cohesion and a
singleness of purpose, with blind
obedience to the Mikado, that gives
her a tremendous advantage over
olhCl hdtlOhS' especially case
OF poor China, which wobbles and is
upset with constant revolutions, so
that she gets nowhere and never
will get anywhere as long as her
present principles Of government
continue"
Asked about the report that Japan
Is seeking an unfair advantage,
under the publications of the limita-
tion Of armaments conference. by the
construction Of auxiliary craft for
her navy. Mr.. Kinyon said:
TT is true that Japan, is building
some auxiliary craft, but her ship
yards must be kept busy, in justice
TO their owners, who under the
japanese law must continue to paw
their employees. II discharged. Under
such conditions the owners Of ship
yards would soon be bankrupt, Fence
the government feels they must be
protected"