The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1938-01-21
JAPAN, CHINA
AND THE
NEGRO PEOPLE
JAPAN'S REAL.
AIMS I'M CHINA
BY CYRIL BRIGGS
Editor, Crusader News Agency


the Far East?
On one hand, Japanese spokesmen
assert that Japan is motivated by the
desire to iiberate the worlds colored
people from foreign domination. On
the other hand, japanese spokesmen
stress the mutual interest Of white
imperialists and japanese imperial
lists In the defeat of the Chinese
Revolution, in the crushing of the
national emancipatory struggle OF
China's 450,000,00O people.
These conflicting claims reveal the
dishonest double bookkeeping Of the
Japanese military fascists. Let us
see which Of these claims CORE
sponGs to the actual deeds Of the
japanese militarists.
Have they ever lifted finger to
help the heroic armed struggles Of
the Chinese people to end foreign
domination Of China? Not once!
On the contrary, Japan cooperated
with Britain, the United States, Ger
many, ETC., in crushing the anti
oreign, anti-imperialist Boxer Re-
,ellion Of 1900. In 1927. japan
gain joined the armed forces of the
white powers in defense of foreign
interests III China. Japan's rela-
ions with China have been marked
oy frequent aggressions and seizures
If Chinese territory in violation Of
the Kellogg Pact, guaranteeing the
.iational independence and territorial
integrity of China. Japan is the first
power to violate that pact.
The key to an understanding of
Japan's real aims in China is to be
| found in these hostile actions against
| the Chinese people-not in the lying
| pretensions of Japan as champion
| and protector of the darker peo-
/ pies. The aims of Japanese fascism
are, it is clear, to prevent the emer--
gence Of China's $50 ,000.0 people
as united and powerful nation, and
to completely enslave the Chinese
people.
In a signed article in the New
York Sunday Herald-Tribune, of
October 81, 1897, K X. Kawakani,
/ japanese publicist, warned the white
/ imperialists that a defeat for the
/ Japanese invaders in China would
enormously enhance the prestig
| Of the Chinese Government and co
lespondingly weaken the foreign po-
sitions in China.
These apeals, by Kawakami and
other japanese spokesmen, to the
sympathies of the white imperialists
have found sympathetic ear in the
dominant circles in this country.
The inherent sympathies of these
circles with the japanese fascists,
their hostility toward the Chinese
Revolution, were clearly stated in
the editorials of the newspaper or
gans of the Liberty League, the New
York Herald-Tribune, etc., in the
controversy over the Japanese bomb.
ing of the US. gunboat panay.
These circles, long notorious for
their anti-Japanese hatreds, became
pro-Japanese overnight. They bit
terly opposed any action by the
American people that might con-
ceivably hamper Japan's campaign of
murder and arson in China. They
lashed out fercely at President
Roosevelts peace policy for the
quarantining of the fascist agrees
sor powers. They assaiIed the popu--
lar boycott movement against Jana-
nese goods.
Fear a United China
What does this mean If not that
this group does not want to see a
victorious and unified China of A50,-
100000 people? They well know
that victorious Chinese people
would sweep aside all vestiges of
foreign domination i'm China.
They realize, too, that defeat for
Japan and to the overthrow OF the
Japan would lead to revolution in
japanese military fascist clique. And
t..ls would not only jeopardize the
vast investments Of American capi-
tai in Japan but would also weaken
world imperialism and fascism. They
dread the impetus to the democratic
movements all over the world that
| would ensue from a Chinese victory.
| Can there be any doubt, then, that
victorious China would be more OF
a menace TO the faseist-ninded men
Of Wall Street and their allies, The
| Southern lynch lords, than q vic
! torions Japan?
| IN their policy toward Japan, the
| American economic royalists have
taken their lead from the British
Tories, object Of their ardent ad-
miration. This, in itself, should be q
warning to our people. For was it
not the foreign policy Of the British,
| Tories that brought about the das--
| tardly betrayal Of Ethiopia, and that
has SO greatly aided Hitler and Mus
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