Evening star., 1926-11-14
By W. Jefferson DGUis
Legal Adviser for the United States at tne
Congress on International Aviation.
Lieut.. Col, o. r. c.

win a diplomatic battle, nor wonoer at net
patient persistence in spending huge sums ,oi oi
hard-earned yen in the military anu ,,,n;ch nhi
establishments she now maintains ana Wn!cn
she is augmenting at a dizzy rate: All I tnis
activity bears fruit, and along the hnes Wnloe ~
the japanese laid down then they ut snouH ex. W.
the mantle Of isolation. The most recent ex-
hibition of her diplomatic prowess. suppleiihen.
ed by neatly maneuvered show OF mili.aiS Ii
and naval strength is in the case OF tne 1lipa a-
tite treaty between Russia, China ana Japan.
News from Berlin, at first denied, but known
to be true, gives the details of a treaty oe
tween the three powers, which is logical hu,a tna
nearly every standpoint especially from .Iio
angle Of Japans imperialistic program Cei
tainly 1t is logical for the three powers nameo
to unite to push Europe and the UnIed S,a'es g.,
out Of Asian spheres of influence inns Is III
line with the avowed principle of the japanese
government that Asia is only for Asiatics. .,,,
Japan agrees, in this treaty, that she VIII VIII
help develop VladivostOk into modern naVti
base; that she will gracefully accept the giit
of all Of the Island of Saghalin from RUSSIA
that she will repay the favor by bulidng "a a
number of naval craft for Russia, and she Will
join with Russia in training some S0OOOO or
900, 900, Chinese soldiers in Manchuria, the
latter generous act to be in return FOR 1urther
concessions on the part of China to the already
practical ownership Of Manchura by RUSSIA
and Japan. Some of the provisions OF TINS
. treaty are of the "hocus- pocus" type, but they
are the provisions which are given to the worio
in an effort to minimize the mighty power OF
an alliance which and probably will con-
troll the destinfes Of nearly all Asia.
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This treaty has been Of long negotiation, but
it has been framed in accordance with the
Nipponese scheme Of dominion over affairs
Asian. The very establishment of Japans
peace-time military, naval and aerial bases and
stations may have been progressively located
to bring about the very treaty we now learn
has been consummated. menace here, an
index Of strength there, comprehensive
stretching out of mailed fists, all these have
borne fruit a thousandfold. Why, then, ask
the Japanese, should not keep to the path
which has led to so much material advantage
to ourselves? Why not push on while the
going is good?
Japan is pushing on. To consolidate her
position as the lord of Far Eastern lands and
waters she has built a new primary flying
school at Tokorozawa, and army flying school
at Shimoshizu, aerial gunnery school at
Akenogahra while two army flying units have
been stationed at Nagoya, another at Yokoichi
and numerous others at Tokio-all these for
the purpose of economically training reservists
and for rapid mobilization in time Of emer-
gency. Likewise, the naval flying service has
made shifts in it's program. New naval train
ing stations for all classes of flying craft have
been built at Kasumigaura, at the Oppama
Field at Yokosuka, at Kure, Omua. Omlnato,
Maizura. in Korea and on Formosa. This is
no small matter in the defensive plan Of the
empire it is Of still greater moment in the
real offensive program Of future times.
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