Evening star., 1932-06-05
"BACK-TO.ASIA" CRY
RAISED BY JAPAN
Plans to Cultivate New Era of
Economic Friendliness
in China.
Sneclal Dispa tch TO The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
SHANGHAI. China. June Garry
ing as their text, Let Us Return to
Asia" a number of pamphlets have
been distributed in Japan urging her
to adopt an independent policy to-
ward China. Their influence is being
felt here in the desire of japanese bust
ness men, bankers and factory owners
to patch up their differences with the
Chinese and to enter upon new era
of friendliness and economic reciprocity.
1t may be years, decades. before the
hatred of certain sections of the Chi
nese populace for Japan can be eradi-
Gated, but if the peace of the Pacific
is to be preserved a new Orlentat1on
Of japanese policy must be made.
Chinas prediction for engendering
hatred toward her neighbor must also
be changed.
While protesting, as she has for the
last few generations. that she was the
most peaceful of nations, that she
abhorred war and was the very soul of
pacifism, China has probably done
more to create alarms, to point dag
gers, and to create international un-
easiness than almost any other nation
in the world. The danger to the
peace of the Far East, it might be
said, has been due less to the military
SteIlsCIl VI Japan lIldil W tile "edh-
ness Of China.
Because of her pacifism, of her in
ternal chaos and OF her political dis
unity, China has been the one open
field for exploitation by most of the
powers. Always coWed by the thought
of her inability, rather than unwill-
ingness. to defend her own rights
against the armed agressor, China has
always had to fling herself upon the
courts of world opinion to extricate her
from her problems. 1t is one of the
powers that go toward making up this
court of world opinion that is now
being urged to strike out alone and
to create her own independent for
eign policy with special reference to
China.
Japan, SO the argument is being ad-
vanced, is coexistent with China and
she has turned her back on Asia too
long. Instead of acting like true
Asiatic toward China and protecting
her from the greed of other nations,
Japan has Joined the whites and has
shared the spoils."
Japan's failure to establish diplo-
macy of her own toward Asia is sug-
gested as the cause for present frlc-
ton and for the intense bitterness be-
tween herself and China.
Japanese are being told that: This
bitterness between the Chinese and
japanese and the distrust of Japan
that prevails in European countries
has immensely benefited Great Brit
ian and the United States.
Japan must abandon her policy OF
cooperation with Britain and Amer
lea. because this cooperation so far
really represented the consulting of
their interests first, thus gravely i'm
pairing Japanese national dignity.
America is intent on crushing Japan,
so the argument runs Britain is
Japan's potential rival in Asia and her
friendship toward Japan has cooled
down considerably.
The japanese must concentrate their
attention on Asia and Asia must be
their standpoint in judging the rest
OF the world. In China, japanese policy
must lead. The principle of centraliz-
ing Japan's ideas and policies on Asia
was a cardinal tenet of the Meiji regime
and of those who laid the foundations
Of Japanese modern greatness.
THE japanese, section of them at
any rate, are SO dazzled by things for
eign that they forget the innate great
ness of their own nation and the su-
preme mission Japan is destined te
play IN the history Of the world"
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