The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-11-02
Janan and Western intervention

Japan may be in the wrong in opposing and
sentng western intervention in the Manchuran crisis
Yet no calm student of far eastern history well can
deny that she has solid grounds for doubling the 100
per cent altruism of the western nations who
seem so soIicitous about peace and the integrity of
China.
Japan is in much the same position a man who
has watched sick neighbor receive series of visitors
to express their sympathy. After one Good Samar-
itan left the neighbor missed his choice cut-glass
vase Anothers departure was signalized by the dis
appearance of his wifes diamond necklace. The
third seemed to have taken a special fancy for his
first edition of rare old English essay
In due time, the observer might be forgiven for
wondering if his neighbor might not better bear his
pain and misery in solitude
Japan has been compelled to observe European
intervention for the good of China for practically
a century, But each kind service to the great Mon
golan power has been followed by generous helping
to Chinese territory trade or both Hence, she may
be forgiven it, in 1884, she is mildly skeptical about
the whole-hearted benevolence of the good people
of fair complexion at Geneva.
From she time of the visit of Marco Polo in the
thirteenth century until the first quarter of the nine
teenth century, China was able to maintain her in
tegritv and aloofness from the west. She allowed
only limited trading privileges through very few
norris like Canton Then came three-quarters of
century of pilfering.
First came the opium of 1840-42 with Great
Britain AS result of her victory, Britain forced
China to open four important ports to British
trade Britain then helped to put down the Ta-Ping
rebellion between 1853 and 1864, thus strengthening
herself with the dominant Chinese government.
During a part of this period-from 1856-60-how-
ever Britain and France were at war with China and
rried open six more ports They also forced China
to give additional guarantees OF the position ana
safety of the foreign trader in China
Tn 1se4-e5 came the Chino japanese war, which
AID more than any other major episode to stir doubts
IN the Japanese bosom. After the sweeping japanese
victory the European powers came in to preserve the
integrity of the PROSTATE Chinese giant They went
out with more of the japanese spells in their pockets
ananese resentment over this international hypocrisy
never has been eradicated
In 1898 Germany, usual late and on the heels OF
the French and British freebooters seized the Shan
tung peninsula to avenge the death OF two German
Catholic missionaries. In Germany the mgnly
Ttheran kaiser never has been observed to be espe-
ciallv sentimental about Catholics. But he lmme-
diately discerned in these siam plleS'S '"o ueal
brothers in Christ"
xra sent his brother Henry with German warshpS
A. CHINA tn seek proper recompense. Shantung was
the price ultimately exacted.
Two wears later the patriotic Chinese arose IN the
oxer revolt of 1900 kick out the hated and tntrud-
ING foreigner. They failed ANONYMOUSLY, with the
result that China placed under the commercial
and fiscal tutelage of the western powers She could
not even determine her own tariff schedules.
China was thrown wide open to outside exploita-
t,on John Hay by his open Door" policy insisted
that this grand larceny should be carried on without
discrimination
In these seventy-dve years. many Chinese depen-
0e4cies have been Topped of. France took Endo-
China between 1862 and 1885. Britain grabbed urma