The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-02-05

DOllcleS WITHOUT TeRdTu IO WeSl
Now no one. II seems TO me- can
longer question what Japan did
actually choose to do. The whole
history of the conference. so far as
il relates to the mainland OF Asia,
indicates that Japan has not the
smallest intention of retiring either
from Manchuria or from Siberia,
except when such a retirement shall
suit her own policy. and judged by
her explicit as she now makes with
respect OF Siberia, this time is hard
iy likely to arrive.
Japan's Case Not Bad.
Japans case. up TO the moment of
the Washington conference was not
singularly bad. She had done many
evil things so far as China was con-
cerned. but, looked at dispasslonate
ly she had only done what Great
Britain, France. Germany and Rus
STA had done in the past. The real
argument one could make against
Japan was that she was doing I'm the
Twentieth century, what pther great
powers had done frequently In the
Nineteenth. Yet let 1t be noted, this
was one af the chief indictments of
Germany, who was able to find in
past more or less remote parallels
When the conference began nj
least two European countries were
canped upon Chinese territories
namely Britain and France. Even
mere we must recognize that Japan
did not lack western example for
her policy, for. IL France offered to
quit kwang-chau Wan and Britain
declared herself ready TO abandon
WEI Hei Wei, provided Japan would
quit Shantung, Britain, through Mr..
Balfour promptly announced that
she meant to stay in Kowloon, where
her presence rested upon an inva-
sion OF Chinese integrity quite as
recent as any Japanese.
On the larger side, however,
speaking terrltorialIy, only Japan
occupied large areas of Chinese
territorics, or still disclosed by ac-
uon n purpose to make stlll fur
ther advances. What was of ut
most Importance. what everyone
waited Tor. was u sign that Japan
Amc To Washington ready TO re-
nounce her policy of occupation
aud invasion I'm China. ON this
rested all real hope of making the
washington conference a far-shin-
Ing episode I'm Chinese history and
The beginning of the creation of
stable conditions on the Asiatic
mainland.
1t is true that not few Ameri-
cans expected of their representative
IN the conference that they would
pe able TO gain for China some far
reaching improvement. some actual
liberation OF territory on a large
scale. But this was to mlsun-
derstand the true situation IN the
conference, to misunderstand It as
tully ana completely as it was mis-
understood later in the case OF the
Anglo-French dispute over the sub
marine. The bottom fact OF every
International conference is and must
remain the circumstance that all ac-
uon must be by unanimous con-
sent. Unless we were prepared to
Ake up arms for China, we could
only obtain for her that measure OF
fehet which was voluntarily agreed
10 by all concerned.
British Purpose Wins Again.
IL, as Mr.. Balfour insisted, Britain
was resolved to hold on to kowloon
then' despite the fact that this was
resolve out of harmony with
american conceptions our delegates
were hound to bow before British
purpose. IT, in the same way. ia
pan was determined to stay in Man
ehuria and in Siberia. then there
was no remedy. nothing that could
oe zone but TO pass TO the next
question on the agenda.
But what it was vital to know
was, whether peace in the far east
could be established upon O solid
oasis' Obviously IL Japan stayed IN
Manchuria. II she remained in si-
oeria, then the question of ultimate
war was not TO be debated No. man
could say or can say when that wal
VIII come, but the sure thing was
ana II, that whenever China or Rus.
sia reels herself strong enough u
urlNe the invader out, war mus
In China, we have the oituation
III so-calied peace which we had I'm
france and Belgium during the
mst war. Then the Germans occu-
pea many departments of France
u'ih most OF Belgium. Al certain
stages OF the conflict IL seemed
possible that there might he
peace, without the liberation Of
neielum, northern France. peace
ioilowing allied defeat and made
upon German terms. But the
whole world knew that such
peace could not endure beyond
pne moment when France and
Igium, aided perhaps by other
Invader.
NOW when the last document
w%nlcil % includes the work OF the
washington conference is duly
lghed--and ratified. for that mat
er' Japan will stilI have armies
ol Chinese and Siberian soil.
rhesc armies VIII be there be-
aase Japan Is strong and Russia
anu ,hina weak. But their pres
nv VIII be am ever patent prom
VI ultimate war. Therefore
"hs iect seems 90 me all es-