The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-05-03
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BY WILLIAM PHILIP SDEIS :

XXTASHINGTON, May 3-Settlement Of the
w -British-Japanese naval dead
| lock and a new Far Eastern understanding re-
| placing the nine-power pact safeguarding China
are confidently expected by the japanese.
| Sensational developments Of an international
character in Asia, this writer has learned from
Weu-inforraed Far Eastern sources, are expected
to affect the position of the United States and
Great Britain TO the advantage of Nippon.
America Britain and the other nations sigma
tory to the nine-power treaty OF Washington &C
cording to the japanese thesis, will soon face the
necessity Of accepting either japanese or Com
munist control over China.
Like il or not, the Japanese hold the Western
world will have to take the red or brown gamble,
and the japanese are confident they will win the
toss The choice will lie between the economic
Imperialism Of Nippon and Communist expan-
sionism throughout Asia.
| A LREADY, according to the same informant,
! N China has lost to Soviet Russia at least
two million square miles Of territory an area
two-thirds as large as the United States. First
went Mongolia. Now, the writer is informed,
Sinkiang, or Chinese Turkestan has definitely
/ crumbled.
Out Mongolia is now an independent repub-
| lie to all interests, completely under the tute-
lage of the Soviet Union. The Sovietization OF
that area was completed in 1926. Sinkiang S
conversion is now in process of completion.
Thus say the japanese, Soviet Russia is slow
ly but surely flanking China, constantly draw
ing in closer. Unless something is done to coun-
terbalance this steady encroachment, they warn,
the Sovietizatlon Of all China eventually will be
accomplished
Japan proposes at the least to maintain the
status quo in the Far East, for which task
Britain and America will be expected to change
the existing naval ratio in her favor.
Not since last December, when Japan de-
nounced the Washington naval limitation treaty,
has Toxic ceased to put out feelers with a view
to holding another conference. One is wanted
for this summer If that is not feasible then
by all means one must be held next summer
before the treaty automatically expires with
1886.
L n both the United States and Great Britain
mean to adhere approximately to the 5-5-3 ratio
| regardless of how many ships they must build to
do so. And she is not in a position to engage in
any such expensive competition.
Accordingly she would prefer to come to some
understanding with the two powers before the
race begins. She feels however, that she is in
a much stronger position to bargain than she
was at the time of the Washington naval and
Far Eastern conference of 1921.
At new meeting she would urge the Far
Eastern situation described above. Neither the
United States nor Great Britain is in a position
seriously to interfere in the Orient, yet both have
vast interests there. For a consideration she
might police" that part of the world for the
Western powers
Great Britain it is anticipated would be
now, she is known to be seriously concerned over
what is going on in Chinese Turkestan She has
some of her abest young agents there She fears
red India.