Imperial Valley press., 1945-08-15
by NEA Seryice)

world for 403 years. Her first at
tempt to expand from the home is
lands TO the mainland by aggression
took place 353 years ago.
In SO years since Commodore
Perry first steamed into the harbor
OF YedO, now Tokyo, Japan rose
from barbarism and utter isolation
to- almost complete domination in
TIM Far East and then descended to
her present last-ditch stand against
the forthcoming Anglo in
vasion of the homeland
In summary, the chronology of
the rise and decline of the Greater
East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere fol-
lows:
l542- A Portuguese ship, wrecked
in Nipponese waters, gave Japan
I her first recorded contact with Oc-
cident.
! 1892. Under her now national
hero. Hideyoshi, Japan invaded
Korea for first time.
1857. Japan sealed herself against
entire world.
1852. The American Commodore
Perry, appearing at Yedo with four
Warships, and a Russian ship at
Yokohama, separately urged Japan
to open up to the rest Of the world.
1853. Perry returned with a larger
force. and in 1854 obtained treaty
opening up Yokohama. Nagasaki
and Hakodate at once and Yedo
. Tokyo. Osaka, Niigata and Kobe
in near future. Similar treaties
with European nations followed in
next six years All gave extrater-
ritorial judicial rights to Occident-
ais
1860. MikadO directed Shotgun to
eXpel foreigners
1862. KagoShima bombarded and
burned by British for murder of an
FngliShman.
1864. British American. French.
Dutch warships raided Shimono-
seki. obtained S3.000.000 indemnity
after Daimo of ChOShiu fired on for
eign ships in Straits Of Shimono-
seki
1867. Mikado, aided by Satsuma
and ChOshu clans, deposed Shotgun,
head of TakagaWa clan: made Mi
kadO temporal and spiritual head of
empire; abolished feudalism; opened
mint postal and telegraph systems,
first railway Tokyo to YokahamaD ;
Europeanized army and navy; intro
duced national education.
1881. Established first legation in
Korea.
1884. Lost clash with China in
Korea.
1894. Expelled Chinese from Ko-
rea. beat Chinese fleet, seized Port
Arthur and FOrmoSa Treaty next
year gave Southern Manchuria and
LiaO-tung Province to Japan, but
when France and Germany support
ed Russian protest on Liao-tung
Japan took FormoSa instead.
1900. Participated with European
powers in suppreSSing Boxer Rebel
lion.
1902. Anglo-Japanese treaty of
mutual assistance
l9O4-5. At war with Russia, cap
tured Port Arthur and Mukden, an
initiated Russian fleet and in treaty
got Korea and southern half Of
Sakhalin, Russia gave up Port Ar
thur and Liao-tung peninsula
tKWantung) and southern section of
Manchurian Railway.
1905. AngloJapanese alliance
concluded.
1906. Established two naval bases
in Korea
1910. Annexed Korea after Incl
dent arising out of assassination of
reSident-general in Harbin. Re-
named the province Chosen.
1911. Gentlemen's agreement tc
: restrict Japanese immigration into
U. S. to SOothe friction over vel
low Peril"
1914. Japan entered World War
under treaty with Great Britain tC
protect British rights in Far East
Took Klao-chau from Germany and
occupied Marshalls, Carolines, Mar
lanas and Peleu Islands.
1915. Forced China to accept JAP
ans paramount interest in Shan
tung. Manchuria, eastern Mongolia
arranged for Jap political, financial
and military advisers to China; ex-
tended leases of Port Arthur and
Dalren to 1877, South Manchuria
railway to POOP and Mukden to 2OO7
: 1917. Lansing -Ishii treaty recog-
nlzed Japan'S special interest in
China
1918. japanese General Otani led
Allied landing at VladivoStok to aid
White Russians. Japs penetrated
Siberia to Chita and Omsk anc
stayed when other Allies evacuated
Russia.
1919. Versailles Treaty gave ia
pan mandate over seized German
islands in Pacific: German leases
! hiao-chau and Shantung; and Ger
man mines. railways, etc. Japar
became permanent member League
| Of Nations Council.
1920. Border clashes with Rus
sia in eastern Siberia. and Japs oc.
cupled Russian tnorthernl half O,
Sakhalin (Karafuto, Island
1921. Anglo-Japanese treaty ex.
tended one year
Il 1922. Five Power Treaty give.
Japan 3-5-5 naval ratio compared
with United States and great Brit
ain. Nine-Power Treaty replaces
Lansing -Ishii Agreement of 1917
| Four-PoWer Treaty between Britain
U. S., France ana Japan replaces
Anglo-Japanese alliance. which
Canada and English disliked from
fear it might put them into a jap