Evening star., 1939-11-02

ss 80
Alleged PIon to Conquer
United Stotes Declared
Absurd
70 the Editor Of Ths Star:
The recent appeal to the United States
by DR.. H. H. Kung, premier Of the Nation
alist government Of China, should not be
dismissed without injection of some
observations from Japanese viewpoint
into the more salient features of his
statements. The cardinal point of his
appeal states: II believe that it is in
creasingly apparent to Americans that
Japan's policy Of aggression aims not
only at the conquest Of China, but the
subjugation Of the United States"
According to his formula OF procedure,
however, the so-called conquest Of
America" is predicated upon Japan's
control Of "Chinas vast resources and
manpower."
First Of all, in the discussion Of world
politics, there is of late an unfortunate
tendency to use words like aggression"
and conquest" In the case of the
Chinese premier these words are leveled
at Japan and are employed certainly not
without his deliberate intentions.
The local settlement Of the Marco Polo
Bridge incident Of July z, 1897, was ef-
fected between the two respective au-
thorities on the 18th Of the same month.
but, the next day, 1t was repudiated by
the Chinese government with its policy of
aggression" the word Is used advisedly).
Therefore, my Interpretation is: In.
stead OF being an "aggressor" and "con-
queror," Japan is in fact the aggrieved
and crucif1ed party in the so-called
aroitrament OF the worlds public opin-
Ion. She is simply engaged in a CAM
palgn to eliminate an undesirable ele.
ment from Chinese politics and to In
stall in its place healthier one.
With evidence more realistic and con-
crete, I can refute the wild assertion
OF the Chinese premier on the alleged
intention OF "Japan's conquest of China
and America" As wise man of the
East with an endowment of insight
and clairvoyance into human nature
which is as old as China herself, DR..
Kung should not fail to fathom that
it is quite beyond the capacity Of the
Japanese leaders, who have recently ex-
perienced mental shocks at the notifi-
cations of Cd the abrogation of the
American-Japanese Commercial Treaty,
CD the conclusion OF. the Russo German
Non-Aggression Treaty. and 3) at q
simple and innocent speech of Am
bassador Grew, reminding them of the
oft-reiterated attitude Of the United
States-even to dream" of "the con-
quest of China" not to speak of "the
conquest of America and the world"
Further, in an urgent solicitation Of
Americas assistance, the Chinese pre-
mier went so far as to hand over q
prescription to the Americans by stating:
1T would not be necessary for the United
States to apply military force to restore
peace and protect her national interests
In the Far East. The mere knowledge
that the United States was prepared
to use force in defense Of these interests
would be sufficient to deter the Japa-
nese." According to Chinese proverb,
DR.. Kung is selling dogs meat by
hosting placard with a ROSTERS head"
However, he cannot sell war to America,
chiefly because of the fact that the
Americans are the poorest buyers of
any foreign war. q Far Eastern war, in
particular. With all frankness, it is to
be added that a man Of the caliber of
DR.. Kung should know the plain truth
that America will not shed drop of
blood for the sake of the integrity of
the real estate Of China-or Japan for
that matter-in case great avalanche
rolls down from the new empire of the
U. s. S. R., for instance.
In all fairness to DR.. Kung, however,
the Japanese nation should be appreci-
ative of his service as their spokesman
at this juncture of American-Japanese
relations. The Chinese premier re-
marked, ''They (American ofncials)
know Of the deep resentment created in
Japan by the American immigration
law excluding japanese by statutes pro-
hibiting Japanese ownership of land in
California and elsewhere. These and
other restrictive measures are consid-
cred humiliating by the Japanese"
No doubt the passage of the law was
attributable to an unfortunate combi-
nation of the most amateurish blunder
that could be committed by profess
sional diplomat Of Japan and the petty
and short-sighted game INDUCED in by
the politicians in the American Senate.
Ever since this incident, the Japanese
mind has been entirely alienated from
the American. Rebuffed and forlorn,
the Japanese leaders, rightly or wrong
ly, came to the conclusion of the utter
impossibility and impracticability of
solving in concert and cooperation with
the American Nation the immigration
question or the various questions COM
monty known as the problems Of the
Pacific. There was no other recourse
left for them but to adopt in the future
an Independent course Of action in ac-
cordance with their own judgment and
resources, regardless of the intention Of
the United States. This national psy-
chology should be borne in mind by the
Americans in their attempt at interpret
ing Japan's actions for the past 16