Evening star., 1932-02-02
PREDICTS AS|AT|C
BLOW AT AMERICA
Lewis Sees Russian Invasion
of Alaska While Japan
Attacks Philippines.

A Russo Jananese union directed at
the United States was forecast last
night by Senator J. Hamilton Lewis,
Democrat, of Illinois, in a speech in
the National Radio Forum, arranged
by The Washington Star and broadcast
over a Nationwide network of the Ma
tional Broadcasting Co.
Discussing the present situation in
the Far East, Senator Lewis declared
at the outset that Japan seeks to be-
come the overlord of Asia-that she
rs preparing an Asiatic Monroe Doc
trine"
Both Japan and Russia, he continued,
have grievances against this country,
the former by reason Of the exclusion
act and the latter because of nom
recognition.
Union With Russia.
With such a condition Of affairs,
Senator Lewis continued "let 1t be ex-
pected that soon America will con-
front a union Of Japan and Russia.
This will confront the United States
with a defiance, and at such hour We
will be fortunate If under the guise Of
some alleged offense by the United
States Russia will not be melted by in
f1uenceS to seize Alaska. her former
possession now disclosed as rich in all
resources. At the same time as this in
vasion Japan will move to take the
Philippines for all their uses"
Such combined movement, Senator
Lewis pointed out. would divide Amer
ican defenses thousands of miles apart
and bring US to a point of danger
where it is assumed by the Asiatic mas
ter that to avoid the results of con-
f1ict between ourselves and the new
combined Asia the United States would
yield to a proposed new relationship,
accepting an international equality
with the new alliance of Asia"
Opposes Arms Conference.
In view OF this. Senator Lewis said
he opposes the arms conference now
in progress believing that amy effort
to lessen the national defense of our
country or to weaken its power to de-
fend itself against the combination
which now threatens is a serious error
filled with tragedy"
Senator Lewis was introduced by
Oliver Owen Kuhn, managing editor
of The Star.
The text of Senator Lewis address
follows:
Ladies and gentlemen OF the radio
audience: ! beg to thank my friend,
Mr.. Kuhn, for his fattering reference
to me- AS one OF my friends he finds
it agreeable to be generous to an ex-
tent quite beyond my dues.
I have been asked to speak to you on
tSrAc
in Asia, I assume because it is known
that l spent some time in the Orient,
first following the war between Russia
and Japan and later upon other mat
tiers that threw me in touch with the
particular territory that Is now both
under discussion and assault.
When l was in Manchuria I had to
observe that which all would have dis
covered-that the railroad was built
as a main line Of communication to
connect Moscow, Russia, with Peking,
China. 1t was equally plain that the
road was the one source for the dis
tribution for war material and was
created as a military agency.
Possession of China Is Object
Let it be understood that the con-
troverSy of Japan for the railroad and
that of China for the possession of its
neighboring land. Manchuria. now Of
Chinese occupation. as well as the
claim of Russia for the road, as as
serted from Moscow. has for its object
the possession of China and adjacent
territory. With this Consummated,
there will be continuous control from
Japan to the border of Siberia. This
connection between Japan and Siberia
will leave Japan as the master director
in the affairs Of Asia. This is the ulti-
mate object and apparently the prime
purpose Of Japan.
You will observe that the scheme to
pacify and supervise all Asia is a nat
ural one on the part Of Japan. 1t is
one that could have been expected.
particularly by the United States of
America And it should have been an
tiCipated when one considers the his
tory Of the immediate past and pros
pect of the present. Japan patterns
after policy and action of the United
States. We will not forget that we took
such course in behalf of our own United
we entered Cuba, then Mexico and
later the Central American countries
Let us recall that the United States of
America assumes to maintain the Mon
roe Doctrine, and under it protect the
destinieS of Central and South Amer
ica, so as to assure these lands against
dominion of any European government.
Here we pause to make the parallel
and to note openly and without reserve