The Nome daily nugget., 1935-12-02

STOWluS sledulls NtH lle clNlllLd- tion of its people and came to a full awakening with the realization of those people that they had got ten away with" the complete sub- jugation of Manchuria the ever increasing pressure of spirited population to make room for it's existence by enlargng its bound aries, and the sef-discovery of a peoples genius for making all man. ner of commodities for which there is a demand. at a cost low enough to get the business.
 Japan has conquered Manchukuo and Korea. She has an eye, it is generally believed, upon the is- lands of the South Pacific. And she has already established a virtual protectorate over North China. How far she will go and how soon, are the answers to question which all the rest of the world would give a cookie to know.
 If the Japanese have gained con- trol over the "heathen Chinee" they have certainly also bewildered him. For while the Japanese ministry of foreign affairs shakes his hand with an attitude of paternal be- nevolence, the Japanese army sneaks up behind him and kicks him in the pants.
 Foreign Minister Hirota eulogizes the Chinese leader, Gen. Chang Kaishek; army leaders immediate ly dub him fake and a fraud. Hi rota honors China by making an embassy of the Japanese legation in China; the army immediately de- clares it's all news to them. While Japan on one hand speaks of CO., operation and the common good, Ja- pan on the other hand goes right ahead with methods of out and out coercion.
 As an excuse for direct action, the Japanese army cited banditry, supposed to have been encouraged by the Chinese, and the assassina- tion of two Chinese editors who had been friendly toward the Japanese policy. The army of Gen. Yu Hsueh-Chung has withdrawn south of the Yellow river and the Japanese army has moved in.
 laps Will Dominate.
 Whatever government finally emerges in the North China area. 1t Is certain that 1t will be guided" by Japanese policy and expediency. It is doubtful, however, If any kind of political union with Manchukuo will ensue, for the two areas com- bined In one would be a package mighty unwieldy to carry; the Japanese believe that 1t will be easier to administer them sep arately.
 Under the provisions of the Tang ku treaty of two years ago, China north of the Yellow river has been declared a demilitarized zone, but 1t seems the only demilitarization has been carried out by the Chi nese in moving to the south and west. The Japanese army Is still there and is completing occupa- tion of the province of Chahar, which is rich in iron ore. This, with the other three North China provinces, Hopei, Shantung and Shansi, will unite to form a new territorial unit, completely divorced from the Chinese national govern ment and distinctly favorable in its relations with Japan and Man chukuo.
 Chinese coal and iron, and the opportunity for cotton planting particularly in HOpei and Shan. tung, have been the incentive for most of the Japanese action; how ever, 1t Is pointed out that the loss of trade in other parts of China as a result may offset these advan tages. They become doubly impor tant when 1t Is considered that Great Britain, America and other powers may extend financial aid to China.
 Where Japan's imperialism and expansion will carry it next Is open for conjecture. Japan is, or was an ''island empire,' and to Its south in the Pacific are many islands in which 1t has enormous commercial interests.
 After statement like that we in America are prone to think i'm