Evening star., 1928-06-03
KELLOGG PLAN MEANS
PEACE IN FAR EAST
Japan's Approval of Anti-War Principle
Has Great Bearing on China
and Russia.

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/ cifically that the danger to foreigners
arises from lust these undisciplined
/ forces and urged the leaders Of the
! Southern and Northern forces to sec
/ that only seasoned troops approach tn"
/ foreign settlements. IT is believed that
/ TIE Chinese leaders sincerely desire "
! avoid a clash and will do all they can
with the heterogeneous forces undo"
their commands to prevent looting and
attacks such as would make foreign re-
! sistance necessary.
How Russia Figures.
/ Study of a map of the Pacific. partic-
ularly of the area to the north OF Pc
/ king. where Manchuria and Mongolia
/ border on Siberia. will show how Rus
/ sia figures in the Far Eastern situation
| During I925-26 and part of 1927 Russia
was hand-in-glove with the Southern
/ Nationalists. Russia had been able 70
| do nothing in Peking and Manchuria
because the Northern dictator Chang
Tso Lin. breads communism more than
he does Japan, or any Western so-called
jmperialistic nation. So Russia turned
to the Southern Chinese, financed thc:u,
supplied them with munitions and sent
military and political advisers.
All seemed to go we'll with Russia 8
plans until the Summer of 1927. when
conservative Southern Chinese became
alarmed at the spread OF communism
and a split among the NationalistS
stopped the campaign against Pekirg
for that year. This split developed
until last December. when in bloody
fighting at Canton, Hankow and other
points in Southern Nationalist territory
the Communists were defeated and COM
vaf IC
not entirely eliminated. because one o.
the generals allied with the Southern
Chinese is still believed to be in touch
with Moscow and probably receiving
military supplies through Mongolia.
namely. Feng Yu-hsiang. the former
Christian general" Feng visited Rus
sia and turned from Christianity 10
communism.
II the Southern Nationalists finally
capture Peking and the foreign pow
ers then recognize the Nationalists as
the government of China. the ques-
ton arises. how will Russia stand with
the new regime? Although apparently
repudiated by the leaders of the Ma
tionalists there is more than sus-
picion that Russia through Feng Yu-
hsiang. would have a considerable
voice at Peking. But whether or not
Russia would have such a voice, as a
border nation of China and cross
channel neighbor Of Japan the i'm
portance Of Russia in Far Eastern af-
fairs remains as a solid fact which
Japan must face.
Sought Dominant Influence.
While Russia and the Southern
Chinese were close allies it was ap-
parent TO all neutral observers In China
that Russia simply was backing this
faction Of Chinese in the hope OF in
stalIing them in Peking and then OF
gaining for Russia a dominant IN
flueuce which might result in driving
japan out of Manchuria and so de-
prive japan of the fruits Of her VIC
tory over Russia in 1904.
The Chinese themselves have become
suspicious that Russia had selfish
motives in aiding the Southern SIDE.
China claims Mongolia no less than
Manchuria. and in Mongolia the Rus
SLAMS have set up a Soviet regime which
satrapT Of Russia Russia, by the way,
has done this at the very time she
was accusing the Western "capitalistic"
powers Of seeking TO dtsmember China.
Looking into the future. the probable
ity Is that China will have trouble
with Russia over Mongolia. but that
province is not nearly 80 rich as Man
cl3uria. and the present tendency OF
Chinese Nationalism Is 20 seek 70 as
sure Chinz'g complete sovereignty over
MancfuFia. Japan officially processes
20 be ready 70 concede this. but viii
not allow from $500 600 900 TO 81 .000.-
000. 600 Of her investments there IN
railroads. mines, mills. factories, etc.
to BE- jeopardized By an extension Of
the Chinese civil war into Manchuria
CiiriolsIy enough. the assertion Of
control over both Mongolia and Man
churia reyeYseS history. for out Of each
province came conqueroTg who ruled
China az different periods for cen
tuFies. The Great Wall Of China, In
fact. was built for the express purpose
Of keeping these ''oarbsriangT out Of
China proper Nov China. about 10
get on top. Is claiming sovereignty over
the peoples In Mongolia and Man
cf1ria who cnce conquered and ruled
the CniDese. n
Japan Needs Peace.
Japan needs peace 20 recuperate from
iser financial losses. She does not want
tne hostility Of the Chinese. but 10 long
rs the present cabinet exists IN Toxic
LIE E5A8Es - DhScD 0FfJl TIE NEGefHsFlA~
'ion 10 protect what Japan has in
vested IN China rather than leave 4
70 the mercy of Devastating ciTil war
IL the expectation Of asking some
future Chinese gogernD1ent 10 COM
pensate Japan for any losses that might
occgY
Japan 1oes not want var witn Russia
ether Tok3o viii welcome the sig
nature of Russia 20 the Kellogg plan
But the aasence of stable government
n China and the Isolation Of Russia
from the c0raiiy of nations are ca1s-
la2 Japan N take such steps as Eeena
inn2edsz .ejy vital 70 her existence. One
II these steps il ~ assure peace with
ts9e United states and thus leave Japan
free 70 fzce the FigF9t-at-hsfld peYila
9f the continent u Asia, including Rus
ss2n Siberia.
TIE Xeliogg plan, therefore. is
poNeFfgA move 10 give ts7e United States
and Japan pface III the Pacific, while
II Russia ard China eventually sign up
pesee II viii b. promoted On Just that
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