The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-10-11
JAPANESE SEEK
AID OF CHINESE
"Jingoes' Attempting to
Heal Old Sore With
Alliance Talk

ToKIo--sincc the Washington
conference stripped Japan OF her
old miliiarlstlc policy Of predomina-
tion In china elements In this
country have been unable TO ngroo
as TO what course should be followed
IN peaceful commercial penetration.
The old plan OF military control fol-
lowed by commercial expansion has
been discarded, the powers of tho
world. particularly the United
states, refused TO sanction g.. aud
In addition, there was a EoUdly wing
OF Japanese liberals who disap-
proved it Now peaceful cooperation
with China in tho far east. wherein
japan IL able TO develop Chinese re-
sources and secure much-nceded
raw materials, or "a hostile China
are available TO Japan.
Seek Friendly China.
There can be no question Hq 10
which Japan seeks. for a hostile
China means that when that long
expected DAY Gomez China will DO
strong. unified nation. and the
first thing that strong ana hos
tile China will do viii bc to wage
a war OF revenge upon her Island
ncighbor. Japan's object. then. Ii
to encourage a friendly China.
The lingo element IN Japan
comes forth with a now method
for so doing. n would convince
China OF the need OF an alliance OF
Oriental races against possible
Western Invasion ana suppression.
Speaking oditorially Of this posi-
bility tho Norodzu, organ OF the
jingoes, says, In part:
The fact is too obvious 20 deny
that, owing 10 tho occupation of too
wide areas Of tho world by the
whites, tho other races have been
left without sufficient areas for
their development The tendency
Of the whites to shut their doors
upon the Japanese race is becom-
Ing more accentuated every day. In
these circumstances the Japanese
are left with no other course than
10 seek an alliance to prevent the
destruction OF their race"
That paragraph sums up the rea-
sons advanced by this element OF
tho Japanese, which, II must be
said, is small and uninflucntial. ThU
majority of the japanese are exert
ing ovory possible effort to secure a
friendly China. The various shan
tung commissions, now meeting in
Pcking. are negotiating tho return
OF Japanese properties IN the
territory seized from Germany and
are anxious to grant the peking
government very reasonable terms
OF payment. Japan IN Withdrawing
the rBilway guards from Manchuria
despite strong protest from residents
there.
No Chinese Response.
But Chlua's attitude In receiving
back what justly belongs To her is
not as Conciliatory as Toxic had
wished. In fact. the Pcklng officials
are growing arrogant. one of Dr,
Wellington koo's first acts aA for
eign minister was TO announce that
China would seek tho return OF the
kwantung peninsula next year. This
territory was acquired by tho Lao
tung lease FOR Is years by Russia.
wrestcd from Russia by Japan In the
usso-Japanese war ana, In 1916,
taken from China for 90 years IN
the Chino-Japuncse agreement
which became part OF the n de-
Iuands. The original Russian lease OF
% years expires in 1923. Doctor
KoO's stand 10 that the Chinese pco-
pie have never sanctioned the Jap.
aneso lease and that the territory
should revert to China, Japan, how
ever. Will not consent to the loss OF
the territory. with the rapidly grow.
ing city OF Dairen. its Industries and
naval base. even under more severe
pressure than was indirectly applied
concerning Shantung at Washing
ton. Industrial predominance in
Manchuria remains n matter OF life
and death to- Toxic. Toxic knows
that tho best thing China can do
now is TO walk the chalk line in
order 10 got the best Shantung
terms possible
Tho KoO statement serves at the
present 10 indicate the future, The
Sino-J Ipanose alliance against the
white race is impossible. Further
more, "A China rs friendly TO Japan
as Is wished Is still far IN the dis
tance.