Evening star., 1934-09-19

Inc Japanese seem 10 DelleVe III CllS
prediction more than any other ma
tion. The naval and army general
staff hope that the prophecy will
come true and are making strenuous
efforts not to be caught unawares
They are preparing the nation for
the emergency, both militarily and
morally. The pan-Asiatic doctrine
people these days.
Mr.. Nakaya, professor of political
and diplomatic science at the Uni
verSity of Hosei, has undertaken tC
/ explain what this pan-Asiatism means
1t is Asia for the ASiatics and the
doctrine must be applied not only tC
the Asiatic mainland, but also to al
the isles inhabited by Asiatics; that
is to say, the Philippines, Java
Sumatra, Borneo, etc. 1t must ex-
tend on land from Manchukuo te
Arabia and on the sea from the
inundated islands to the Suez Canal
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II the 1885 crisis, Sdys Prot.
Ndkdya. had to deal merely Nth
political problems such as the Jap
1neSe-Americdn relations and the
| SoUiet-JdpdneSe conflict, it Dould
be comparatively easy to dDoid
trouble. But the matters at stake
| are much deeper than mere diplo-
matte trifeS Dhich can be arranged
by foreign Offices. 1t is the Ques-
ton OF japanese economic hege-
mony throughout Asia. As q matter
of fact, the economic pdr betUeen
Great Britain and Japan has al
ready started. This Udr cannot be
settled By diplomatic negotiations
and may hare to be fought out be-
| tUeen fleets of tOarShtpS and air
! planes until the best man pinS.
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The economic penetration of Japal
among the Asiatic people has alread,
revived their national spirit. Th
subjected OrientalS object to tn
arbitrary decision of the Western pow
| erS to impose their Manufactured
goods by preventing the import o
Japanese goods. The quotas, higl
tariffs, and even sometimes the EN-
bargoes which Great Britain is estab
fishing against Japanese product
irks the inhabitants of the Eastern
world as much as the Japanese them
selves. 1t is impossible these days
say the Japanese, to try and fore,
| people to purchase goods which ar,
/ more expensive and less desirable thar
those offered by the Japanese manu-
facturers. And the day is not fal
| off when there will be an orienta
Boston tea party"
| The British are dwdre of this.
The majority OF the people in Great
Britain realize the danger and
Uould like to come to an under
standing tDith the japanese. They
| hope to obtain, in exchange for
political understanding, an eco
nomic entente, Which might put of
the eUil day of a conflict Dith
! Japan. But in this. the London
politicians are handicapped by the
stubborn attitude OF Australia and
Canada. These tUo important COM
ponents of the British Empire,
phile not anxious to shoot it out
with the japanese, object to the
idea OF @ friendly understanding
Uith the yelloU Empire.
The British government does no
quite know what is going to happel
within the next II or 18 months. Blu
is taking no chances. The powerful
naval and air base at Singapore, whicl
should have been ready only in 1881
will be ready much sooner. Sir Johl
Jackson, the contractor of thes
enormous works, is patriotic Britishe
who has answered the call Of hi
| government and FASTENED the con
struction of that base so that it vii
be ready early in 1885. Singapor
may become landmark in the histor,
of the world.