The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-01
[ NGL AND FEARS
TR0UBL IN
PACIFIC
Press Sees Japan Shut Out
Of West Conflicting With
British n Orient
By LUTHER A HUSTON,
Intsrnational Nsws Service.

q
LONDON. July i. There is i
strongly supported opinion IN Great
Britain that the United States, Id
passing the immigration law with
the japanese exclusion provision,
has settled q domestic question Ia
. manner that win have an interna-
tional ''lxick-back."
While there has not been the
sIightest attempt either III official
Or unofficial circles to question the
legitimacy Of the immigration law.
there has been no attempt to dis
guise q feeling of uneasinees as to-
possible consequences. This un-
easiness gives rise to two fears,
The first Is that the era OF good
feeling In the Pacific which fol.
lowed the Washington conference
has been definitely ended ana the
whole problem OF international re-
1ationships in the western ocean
again thrown into turmoil. The
second is that Japan, shut of from
fields Of expansion In the Western
Hemisphere, win turn her eyes east.
ward and undertake enterprises
that win conflict with British inter-
ests In China, India, Australia and
other places.
Storm In Pacific.
This latter fear already has been
expressed by government sp0kes-
men, and both contingencies are
freely discussed in the daily and
periodical press.
Everything is set for q storm In
the Pacific" writes the Outlook, q
weekly publication with cOnserva.
tive leanings. Every element is
present for crisis racial antago.
nism, economic rivalry, political in.
eptitude and the appeal to national
One Of the chief dangers OF the
situation, as the Outlook sees Ii.
has to do with any future interna.
tional conference, such as the
Washington conference.
America Is planning a new inter-
national conference in the autumn. =
the outlook says. THE next Presi-
dent, whether Republican or Demo-
crat, ID pledged to some sort OF q
conference. But without Japanese
cooperation 1t cannot succeed and
Japan win be hostile. The situa-
ton IL therefore pregnant with
danger, not only for those immedi-
ately concerned. but for the world.
Interests Involved.
There is no need to grow liysteri-
cal about a yellow peril but there
are bound to be repercussions In
the British Empire. Our interests
are involved In China and more
particularly In India; Australia is
all attention to the first vibrations
Of the Tokyo Washington dis.
patches"
The handling Of the Japanese
question by the United States
Senate il scored by the Outlook,
which declares that twenty years
OF good diplomacy was scrapped in
a few speeches which reflected
mob passion rather than statesman.
ship" The problem Il primarily.
the Outlook adds, zone Of race an
tagonism."
In the Nation ana Athenaeum,
one Of the most staid Of British
Weekltes. any tendency to war
talk" Il decried. ''It Il up to
civilization to settle this question. =
the magazine declares, .'as 30 many
thorny questions were settled at
Washington. by rational agreement,
and the less we envisage the posi-.
bility Of an ultimate appeal to force
the better win be the prospects Of
q settlement"
Whatever cour events may
take in the future, t Is certain that
British statesmen and officials will
carefully scrutinize any develop
ments that might involve British
interests.