Evening star., 1942-02-08
Japan Mapped World Conquest
In Tanaka Memorial of 1927
Democracies Scofed at Forecast, as They Did at
q. Htler's Mein Kampf, but Part of Project
Already Is Fulfilled.
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By Marquis ". ChiIds.

was necessary If the railway company
was to fulfill It's politico-mihtary mission.
Moreover, he told his Emperor in the
document, 1t was essential to build rail-
way lines penetrating into North Man
churia to tap the great iron, coal and
shale oil reserves to be found there.
Manchuria and Mongolia must be made
the Belgium Of the Far East. the me-
mortal states, with Japan's wars fought
out there rather than in Japan proper.
Railways to be built in Manchuria, he
pointed out, would open up fabulously
rich resources.
I'VE shall save the expense OF $780, 0,0O0,-
900 which we pay for the importation Of
steel every year." the report said. When
we can have sufficient iron and steel
for our own industries, We shall have
acquired the secret for becoming the
leading nation in the world. Thus
strengthened, we can conquer both the
East and the West. In order to attain
this goal, the iron works must be sepa-
rated from the South Manchuria Rail-
way. Such unified control will keep
China from preventing us to become
self-suficient in iron and steel"
May Have Big Steel Reserves.
A reference to secret" survey raises
the question whether Japan may not
have large secret resources of steel, lar
beyond what she has been generally
assumed to have. Most authorities have
said that the Japanese could not endure
a long war because of their limited steel
capacity. During the past three or four
years the United States has exported to
Japan $100 100000 worth of pig iron,
steel and iron scrap. steel tngots and
steel and iron plates. But this may have
been to create q reserve in addition to
Japan's own secret steel resources. or
it may have been, In part at least, blind
to conceal hidden resources In Man
churia and Mongolia.
A large number Of Chinese had settled
In Manchuria by 1927 and the author Of
the Tanaka Memorial recommended va
rious plans for their ruin. japanese were
to destroy them by lower prices made
possible through a government subsidy.
The Chinese silver currency was to be
debauched through currency manipula-
ton schemes worked undercover by the
Japs.
Last, and most important, numerous
secret agents were to be sent into the
region to prepare the way for japanese
conquest. 1t was specifically proposed
that 1000. 900 yen (about $500 00O be ap.
propriated from the secret funds of the
army to send 400 retired army officers
into Manchuria disguised as teachers and
Chinese citizens in order to lay the
foundation" for japanese national In
terests for the next hundred years"
They were also to. penetrate Mongolia
in Chinese disguise, dressed As farmers,
herdsmen or dealers In wool. The me
msrial pointed out that 10 retired jap
anese officers were already living In the
house of the reigning Mongolian prince
and "the daughter of Gen. Fukushi-
ma, Governor of Kwsntung, risked her
life among the harbarous Mongolian
people" in order to become chief ad-
wiser to the prince.
Staying Touched OF Conquest.
In this connection the incident that
led to the japanese conquest of Man
churia takes on a special significance.
The invasion was touched off when
Chinese soldiers killed Capt Nakamura
of the japanese Army, who was travel
ing in Manchuria under a passport as q
school teacher. Large sums OF money
were found on his person. Three associ-
ates were killed with him. This occurred
on July 28, 1881. A year later the Japs
were in complete control of Manchuria,
having finished the military job that
was laid on the economic political base.
On July 7, 1887, just 10 years after
the end of the Manchuria conference
out of which the Tanaka Memorial is
supposed to have come, the illegal ma
neuvers at Lukouchiao, near Peking,
precipitated the clash which led to
Japan's undeclared war on China The
same Manchurian militarists who had
attended the conference, says Mr.. Crow,
were in command in North China when
the crisis developed into q series OF
major of1ensives against the Chinese.
That war is still going on, with the Japs
(See CHILDS, Page B-3)