The Washington times., 1922-10-29
Japan, fearing
RECKONING DAY,
SA|F IS POLICY

Alliance. .
SEEKS TO AVERT CLASH
Chinese Leaders Are Not De-
oeived by Tardy Professions
OF Good Win.
ARTICLE FOUR.
BY CORNELIUS VANDERBILT, Jr.
Copyright. isaa y. -: CIV .Ns~soARsS
Japan breads an awakened
Chinal
The sleeping giant Of Asia Is
rubbing the slumber-dust from It's
eyes; II will shortly stretch its
arms and yawn a bit. With an al
most vicious suddenness. China
may be expected to leap from her
couch of the ages as one stung BY
the biting flames Of oppressive
aggression and demand, at the
point Of the bayonet, the return
Of stolen properties and compen-
sation for the outrages committed
upon her.
It will be a hard day for the
little Imperial Island Empire OF
Japan when q Young, strong and
revenge-driven China finds her
self ready to, call upon Japan tor
IN accounting of the Nipponese
stewardship Of the Orient.
Japan Shifts Policy.
Too well does Japan realize the
Possibilities Of a strong and united
China. But the Imperial Govern
ment of Japan is pondering II the
hour is not now too late. To soft
en- the age-old bitterness Of the
Chinese, to do what she can now to
avert the seemingly inevitable CLASH
of arms, Japan has suddenly, and
with the eagerness OF an all too
penitent youth, altered her outward
policy toward China. Hungrily
searching for some common ground
between the Asiatic nations, Japan
has cunningly conceived the idea
that China must be convinced that
there is need of an alliance OF ORR
entail races against possible west
ern invasion and occidental sup
preston.
A more constructive policy OF
tardy goodwill is seen In Japan's
expressed intentions to be excep'
tionally generous with the Pekins
government in the matter Of at
fording easy payments to China In
the latter's efforts to recover the
Province Of Shantung. which Japan
tore from the breast Of Cathay'
There Is also an inclination upon
the part of some Of the japanese
leaders to yield several points to
China in the matter Of railway
guards in Manchuria.
And II comes very late. Even as
ftscomes, Chinese leaders do not fail
TO perceive the astuteness OF the
Japanese in every move. the appar'
ent deception that lies at the bottom
of every chalice Of good will rendered
the Chinese government. China s
attitude in receiving what justly be-
longs to hr is not quite as concilia
tory and comparatively good.natured
as the Tokyo foreign office mao
hoped might be the case. In fact,
robes of arrogance. New leaders ap-
near in China whom it may be well
TO consider before giving closer study
TO the new program Japan proposes
TO pursue in her determination, as
strong as ever, to annex the rich
Chinese province Of Manchuria and
the Siberian province of Sakhalin. in
cluding the nerthern half of Sakhalin
Island.
New Chinese Leaders.
First in the new order of remark
able Chinese leaders Ia DR.. yelling
ton Koo, well known to Americans.
DIR. Koo was Chimes ambassador to
Great Britain and was one Of the
three Chinese delegates to the Wash
ineton Arms Conference. DR.. Koo
recently returned to his native land
and assumed che portfolio Of foreign
minister in the new Picking cabinet.
One of DIR. Koo's first acts was to
announce that China would seek the
return Of the Kwatung peninsula
next year. That Is to say, China
proposed again to secure to herself
the rich Liaotung peninsula with
Port Arthur and Dalny, formerly the
property of Russia and now of Japan.
Ably abetting the new Chinese for.
eign minister Is DR.. SaO-ke Alfred
sze, the Chinese Minister to the
United States, who is still at his post
in washington. DR.. SEE, who is con.
adhered the most highly trained
diplomat Of the Chinese diplomatic
corps, is counted upon to swing the
United States into line to support DIR.
Koo's claims when they are pre-.
sented. The United States will
probably refuse to take sides al
though public opinion in America
may force this Government to openly
declare itself.
Irrespective Of China's ability to
realize success in DR.. Koo's promise
10 demand the return Of China's 6
stolen territory or Liao-Tung, the
statement of the WHY Zoo IL taken
as a fair indication Of what may be
expected of China In the future. Too
great an amount Of arrogance on
China's part just now, however, may
result In the rendering Of the Shan
tung withdrawal and payment terms
Tar more difficult by japan. Off
setting DR.. Koo's rashness. however
partiotic, Is the cool judgment OF
Chung.Hui Wang, the new Premier
OF China who was the third member