Show 19 t I BRITISH TOKIO nl To H-To m mI I ALLIANCE I IrrO IS OPPOSED D s Japanese Anti-Japanese Feeling Is Now Apparent in Great Britain By MILTON BRONNER European Manager N. N E. E A. A LONDON Nov 13 ln In In England I t there ere has beep been no such uch dramatic revelation revelation rev rev- elation of Japanese methods as have ave be been n made by JacK Jaca Mason on in his ex- ex exclusive exclusive ex ex- 1 articles but ut nevertheless it is true to say that British feeling is I steadily crystallizing ng against the unnatural unnatural un natural alliance with Japan This alliance specifies expiration In July 1921 unless denounced by one or both in July 1 1920 20 Neither side denounced denounced de de- nO the treaty In Instead tead they an al announced an- an nO their Intention of renewing it But complying with the provisions of the league of nations covenant with the they h have ve filed a a. copy of the treaty with the council so that It c cap can n be pe examined ex- ex to see Eee whether any of its provisions pro pro- visions are in conflict with the covenant cove cove- nant MAIN POINTS OF ATTACK There was great opposition to re ren renewal renewal re- re n newal wal of the alliance before it was made and there is great opposition to 10 it now The main causes of ot attack I over here are as follows First First First-Australia's Australia's desk desire for a white Australia Second The Second The growing feeling that Britain's alliance with Japan will be looked upon with disfavor by America Third Third Resentment Resentment over Japans Japan's attitude towards China Fourth Fourth Denunciation Denunciation of her cruelties to the Koreans The opposition to the treaty is js confined to no particular section of the press I have seen denunciations denunciations denunciations of the all alliance ance in Tory Liberal Lib Lii eral and Socialist newspapers and weeklies alike NOT NECESSARY Thus in the Ll Liberal w weekly eldy Ev Everyman Every Every- ry- ry I man before the alliance was renewed n wed I Oliver Coyne wrote that none of the therea rea reasons ons formerly Impelling Britain to tomake tomake I make the alliance any longer existed Germany was smashed Russia was in ruins He lie maintained that during the war there were times when the Japs were not as keen leen on their alliance with Britain as they might have been He charged Japans Japan's policy towards China for t the e past five years had been one Of ruthless domination but little re removed removed removed re- re moved from Pru Pi He Ho charged Japan had in the past made demands I and concluded treaties which were kept secret from Britain He went to the I extent of asserting a a. renewal of ot the treaty meant Britain was wal blinding blinding- herself herself herself her her- I self to the realties of ot tee Chinese situation situation situation sit sit- that we are sa sacrificing the good feeling of America and our colonies colo cola flies nies and that we are playing direct into the hands of the aggressive ambitious ambitious ambitious am am- bully of the Far East AUSTRALIA OPPOSED John Hughes writing in the semi- semi Liberal Pall PaIl Mall Gazette and giving the vh viewpoint of or the Australians sa says s they are disturbed ed by three things First What First What has be become ome of Ja Japans Japan's Japans Japan's Japans Japan's Ja- Ja pans pan's promised withdrawal of the Jap forces along the Shantung railway and the return of to China What is the meaning of her recent activities in Siberia and North Manchuria and her assumption assumption assumption tion of control of the Chinese Eastern railway He says Australians Australians Austra Austra- lians think these moves mean Japans Japan's Japans Japan's Japans Japan's Ja Ja- Ja- Ja pans pan's determination to exercise an over the East Second When the Marshall and Caroline islands were secured to her by the secret treaty with England England England En En- gland in 1917 thereby bringing her frontier southward miles to the equator her sphere of influence e ewas was clearly indicated to be the north Pacific If so Australians wanted to know why her immigrants immigrants grants ts were pouring into the Loyalty Loyalty Loyalty Loy Loy- alty and islands and the New Hebrides the bastions of Australia's eastern coast and only 1300 miles from Sydney Third Third Third-Is Is Japan prepared formally formally for for- formally mally to recognize the policy of a white Australia 1 TORIES AND RADICALS AT ONE The intensely in ensely Tory Saturday Review Rc- Rc vi view w which is not over friendly to America says that under the treaty as asIt asIt asit It stands if America made war upon Japan Britain would be bound to Join john Japan This says the weekly is a avery avery avery very unpleasant indeed an impossible engagement The Socialist semi-Socialist New has a slashing article on on n Japans Japan's policy in Korea It says that the policy and conduct of the Japs on the Asiatic I mainland are sowing the seed of disaster disaster disaster I ter not merely for China but ultimately ultimate ultimate- I ly for Japan herself herselt and for tor the whole civilized world I If England's alliance with Japan Is Isto isto is to last It can only be on terms that will satisfy a genuine liberal opinion in Englad The British must be satisfied that they are compounding no felonies felonies fel onies against popular liberties in inthe inthe inthe the Far East and that England is helping guarantee pea peace e and war The righting of the wrongs done to toI China and the tho self-determination self of I Korea are considered matters for Cor the league of nations |