Evening star., 1943-02-01
Warning Against Japan
Recalled bv Nine. Wei
Bv Gretchen Smith.

A warning that Japan had i'm
perialistic designs on China and
would eventually attempt domina-
ton of that country was made more
than % years ago by Nine, Wei, wife
Of the Chinese Ambassador, when. as
Miss Soumy Chcne. she was passing
through New York returning to
China from the peace conference in
Europe
Nine Wei's warning, as well as
prediction Of how Japan would full
fill her ambiticns. was recalled in an
interview with the Ambassador
wife at the Chinese Embassy on
Woodley road. She explained how,
as the only Chinese woman attend
ing the peace conference in 1919. she
was the subject of considerable
interest when she travelled across the
United States, and her views on po-
litical matters were sought by nu-
merous women reporters at that
time.
Nine Wei said she had told
writer Of the New York World that
she believed Japan was a much
greater menace to China and to the
world than Germany, and had ex-
planned how she believed Japan
would operate against China
Showing a much-faded copy of the
article published in the World at
that time. she pointed out several
statements which have proven to be
distressingly accurate as predictions
1T has always been the purpose of
Japan to divide China Nine. Wei
declared in the article. China is
too big for her to take all at once,
but if she can take part at first, in
the end she can swallow all. Shan
tung lies between the two parts of
China" the 1919 interview con-
tinued. 1t is the great railroad
center If Japan takes Shantung,
she can strange China Germany
was also militaristic nation and
held Shantung, but Germany was
far away. The danger from Japan
is $50 times greater because she is
so near"
This statement was pointed out
by Nine, Wei to her visitor Il
should have said many hundreds Of
times greater" she declared. Not
just $50 times greater"
In her interview % years ago,
Nine Wei declared that the treaties
giving Shantung to Japan were
secret, made by a few men and
never ratified by the Parliament of
the Chinese Republic.
The series of concessions in 1918
were made under threat Of inva-
sion," she asserted. That is what
Japan always does. Give me this
or I will send an army of INVASION
she says"
Nine. Wei's face was grave as
she re-read the article written over
two decades ago.
The Republic of China it con-
tinued, wishes the nation to de-
velop along economic lines 1t de-
sires the open door for the trade
Of the world. China does not wish
anything for herself. She has all
things-many good things for the
rest of the world. All she asks
from her friends is help that she
may develop. Japan desires China
for herself She wishes to shut the
door of Chinese trade against the
rest of the world. If Japan gets
control, she will develop China along
imperialistic lines. Do you realize
what nation of 400,000,000 popu-
lation could do if we became mill
taristic and allied ourselves with
Japan, which, though small, Is al
ready so dangerous? Think what
the menace will be to the peace Of
the future"
Nine. Wei's interview written by
the World reporter so many years
ago concluded with an explanation
of why China had not signed the
peace treaty.
China presented her case to the
Allies with great hope In her heart"
she said. Everything happened
opposite to that hope. Therefore