The Cordova daily times., 1922-01-03
SAYS U.S.,JAP WAR IS
 NOT POSSIBLE
BELIEVES ENGLAND SEEKS TO ENADE DECISION ON ANGLO. JAPANESE ALLIANCE; SAYS BRITAIN WON ALL HER AIMS IN WORLD WAR AND NOW WANTS TO HOLD GAINS WITH OUT USING FORCE
(In International News Servcie)

1eCLS Tn Au8trla, WnO IS closely fol- lowing the course of the Washing ton conference, believes that there 1 is absolutely no chance of war be- tween Japan and America and that there never has been any. He con- tends that the conference means more ! to England than any other nation and that England hopes to utilize 1t to | evade definite decision on the renewal of the Anglo-Japanese al- liance. The article. which discusses other angles of the international con- ference, as well. follows:
 By DR. ARTHUR RosTHoRN VIENNA, Jas. 3.-The Washington conference is for England a way to evade decision in the question of con- tinuing the alliance with .Jdpan without provoking or irritating one side or the other.
 England has won in the World war everything that her imperialists '''''V' lJ " III III ltlcll uoIuSSI uIedllIS. It is especially to her interests to bold her gains with the smallest pos sible use of force, especially so in view of her internal difficulties.
 The only powers that can dispute Englard's gains are Japan and Amer ica. Thus, from the English view point the conference in Washington constitutes an effort to maintain at the least possible cost the status quo which is favorable for the British Empire. similarly as the League of Nations created by the peace of Yer sailles maintains the status quo.
 Of the three main powers Japan is decidedly that which has the least in tcrest in a conference for disarma- ment. or even limitation of arma- ments.
 Japan is not satisfied as is Eng land: it still has unsatisfied ambi- ti0ns. It's power is still in the as- tendency. and the status quo is to it only hndrance. Under the pro tection of the alliance with England Japan has carried on an exceedingly successful policy of expansion upon the Asiatic continent; she is not willing to stop halfway. Of all the nations she was the last to accept Harding's invitation to the confer ence, and she did so finally with the reservation that the questions of Far Eastern policy, and the problem of the Pacific Ocean, which were to be discdssed at the conference, should be determined beforehand. This means, of course. that she wished to bar certain questions from the discussion.
 France and Italy will play minor roles at the conferesce. Especially de- pendent upon England in their Flu ropean policy, they will serve to strengthen the English voice.
 China will be an object rather than subject in the discussions; however, her representatives will have an opportunity to bring up the unjust treatment of their nation and they will find some support in America's public opinion.
 There is no question that the dis cussions of the political situation in the Far East and the Pacific problem will constitute the most important part of the conference and that an understanding as to limitation of ar- mament is reached on those other questions.
 In it's essentials the conference will be discussion between Japan and America as to their mutual interests in the Pacific Ocean; in that discus sion England will play the role of mediator.
 The American press does not grow tired of emphasizing the points of conflict between America and, Japan and of picturing the danger of an armed clash as imminent I suspect that the press is inspired in this by the same factors-the 100 per cent Americans" whose patriotism brought them millions in the last war. In reality there are between North America and Janan fewer ron. flicts of interest than there are be- tween any two states of Europe. Japan will no more 90 to war on &C., count of the immigration question than the United States will fight for the Island of Yap.. Thus there is only one field in which the contrasts might actually kN q. =