Evening star., 1941-01-15

in part of China of a regime under
japanese control under the name
Of "Manchukuo." This control over
Manchuria has been marked by the
carrying out of a policy of discrim-
ination which has resulted in forcing
out American and other foreign in
terests.
During the years that followed
Japan went steadily forward in heI
preparations for expansion by force
of arms. In December, 1884, she
gave notice of her intention to
terminate the naval treaty Of Feb
ruary 6. 1922. She then proceeded
with intensified construction of mill
tary and naval armaments, at the
same time undertaking, from time
to time, limited actions directed
toward an extension Of her domina-
ton over China and involving dis.
regard and destruction Of the law
full rights and interests of other
countries, including the United
States.
Plan to Dominate Pacific.
In July, 1887, the armed forces of
Japan embarked upon large-scale
military operations against China.
Invading forces of more than a
million men occupied large areas
along the seaboard and in the CEN
tral provinces. In these areas there
were set up puppet regimes which
instituted systems of controls and
monopolies discriminatory in favor
of the interests of the invading
country.
1t has been clear throughout that
Japan has been actuated from the
start by broad and ambitious plans
for establishing herself in a domi-
nant position in the entire region of
the Western Pacific. Her leaders
have openly declared their deter
mination TO achieve and maintain
that position by force of arms and
thus to make themselves masters of
all area containing almost one-half
of the entire population of the world.
AS a consequence, they would have
arbitrary control of the sea and
trade routes in that region.
Previous experience and current
developments indicate that the pro-
posed new order" in the Pacific
area means, politically, domination
by one country. 1t means, econom-
ically, employment of the resources
of the area concerned for the benefit
of that country and to the ultimate
impoverishment of other parts of
the area and exclusion OF the in
terests of other countries. 1t means,
socially, the destruction Of personal
liberties and the reduction of the
conquered peoples to the role of in
feriors.
No Threats Made by L. S.
It should be manifest to every
person that such program for the
subjugation and ruthless exploita-
ton by one country of nearly one
half of the population of the world
is matter of immense significance
Importance and concern to every
other nation wherever located.
Notwithstanding the course which
Japan has followed during recent
years. this Government has made
repeated efforts to persuade the
Japanese government that her best
interests lie in the development OF
friendly relations with the United
States and with other countries
which believe in orderly and peace
full processes among nations. We
have at no time made any threats
In Europe. the first overt breach
of world order was made by Italy
when, in 1885, that country invaded
and conquered Ethiopia, in direct
contravention of solemnly accepted
obligations under the Covenant OF
the League of Nations and of the
Kellogg pact. In 1899, Italy
seized Albania in violation of un-
equivocal treaty obligations. In the
summer of 1910 she entered the Eu-
ropean war on the side of Germany
with the openly-avowed purpose OF
participating with that country in
a remodeling of the world on the
basis of new order" founded upon
unlimited and unrestricted use of
armed force. Finally, without provo
cation, she has attacked Greece.
Repeatedly Broken Promises.
Throughout this period the Gov
ernment Of the United States made
known to the government of Italy
its anxious concern over the growing
deterioration of peaceful interna-
tional relationships. Both on the
occasion Of the Italo- Ethiopian con-
troversy and during the period pre-
ceding Italy's entry into the Euro
pean war, this Government addressed
numerous communications to the
government of Italy in an effort to
prevent new breaches of world order.
Germany, from the time that Hit
Ter and his associates came to power
in 1888, began feverishly to construct
vast ornaments, while following a
program of repeatedly made and re-
peatedly broken promises as a part
of skillful diplomatic game de-
signed to lull the suspicious of other
countries.
After employing for several months
at the disarmament conference in
Geneva tactics which have since be-
come a distinct pattern of German
policy-further demands as previous
demands are met-Germany, in Oc-
tober, 1888, rendered impossible any
effective international agreement for
limitation of armaments by with
drawing from the disarmament con-
ference.
There then followed nearly six
years during which Germany, having
determined upon a policy Of un-
limited conquest, moved inevitably
toward the catastrophe of war.
War Economy Treated.
Germany's work of preparation
followed two main lines. The first
consisted in the creation Of armed
force. To this end, her entire ma
tional economy was transformed
into highly regimented and highly
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