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WEDNESDAY. DEC. 22 1912
THE WARNING OF 1919
There is further proof Of the
treschcry Of Japan in the story OF
how that nation tried to gain con
troll Of China during the first
World War while fighting on the
side of the Allies
H'''"'''' ''' monuments 'i'"'e pun.
l'c for the first time By the State
department reveal the appeal to
President Voodrou Wilson ia prn
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J ts'' conference IN 1919. ny the
then American Minister 10 China.
PAM Rcinsch He warned that
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eventually bring misery and woe
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ne message ua'ea Jan. D 1919
told what We have since learned
sbout through regular news chan
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'aN'"e '"''' u'''' '''e e'e'' po'
sibie means TO domoralize the
country by creating and sustain
ing troublo hy supporting and H.
nancing most Objectionable ele.
ments. particularly a group OF cor
Ippt and yicious military rorer-
nors and their methods by employ.
ing jnstigstors of trouble bv pro
lection given to bandits. by the
Introduction Of ror,bia and onium
nv the corfuntion Of officials
through loans brides and threats
nv persistent efforts 10 prevenr
China going into the war and then
seeing to il that China would not
be in a position TO render 10 the
common cause such aid as would
he in her mower and as she would
willingly render IL left to herself
Pack in that wear 1919 Washing.
ton was warned that the methods
applied bv the Japanese military
masters would lead ONLY TO evil and
destruction and also that they
could not be stopped hy anv consid-
Grafton Of fairness and Justice but
only bv the definite knowledge
that such action will not be toll.
Grated
ARRANGEMENTS made hv the ia
ranese militarists for the conquest
or China we're often so secretly
made that in most cases not even
the Japanese foreign office was in
possession NJ the nlans That NAV
have been rho situation when japan
struck at Pearl Harbor but IL hard
" excuses our lack Of prepared
ness We followed the advice OF
the 1910 message in saving We
would not tolerate hut We were
lar from ready to enforce our
And hack in 1918 there came ad
vice from BRECKENRIDGE Long nos,
Assistant Secretary OF State that
We could have followed 10 good ad-
vantage. He sought in 1918 to
secure for the United STATES the
Pacific Islands which are nov be-
irg used NV the Japanese az major
naval bases
In q memorandum prepsred for
the American delegate to the Paris
ueace conference Long who was
an Assistant Secretary NJ state
At the time warned that Jspanese
control ~ the former German
owned islands I'm the Pacific now
Lnorn a. tho JafaueVe inundated
i,lande-Would no a constant men.
acc ia the United States He rec
ommended the islands be returned
IN Germany and that the United
states then try 10 purchase them
from tho Germans pointinr out