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Show f THE CITIZEN us so long as they can trade more profitably within their h m f!ircle- - aiOwiously it was the opinion of President Wilson that we must jppan have her way even though we should sacrifice the friendship ia. Many in our country believe that to be the correct policy ve Japan as much leeway as possible in Asia so that she may conflict by avoiding contact with America. The contact, of is established in California and it cannot be removed by any ar-mcwn- ent concerning Japanese interests in Asia. The opinion of those ambl his V S who favor the foregoing policy would not be alarming did not many who entertain it also hold to the theory that we should sacrifice California as well as China to placate Japan. We have a distinct recollection of one speech in which Mr. Harding expressed his sympathy for California on the Japanese problem and we feel fairly confident that he will not adopt the Wilsonian policy. His policy probably will be vastly different and whatever it is it will affect the welfare of the American people radically. BRITISH EMPIRE ONCE MORE FIGHTS i:k WITH BACK TO WALL I . ts anf-ne Once more British imperialism has its back to the wall. Not inccQ Sir Douglas Haig, in the spring of 1918, electrified the world in the blood of Flanders iith his warning appeal as he stood knee-dee- p has the British empire faced such an onset of foes seeking Cf 1(j 6 jJl'Vdyerthrow. tjf cl we take into view all the perils of the empire we shall whyjt is that Premier Lloyd George is willing to alter the jreaty of Sevres so that the Turkish nationalists under Mustapha feinal will be appeased. As an ally of the Bolsheviki the Turkish if unappeased, will continue his attacks on the allies and will e:Wdr, s 01iav( the backing of the Moslem Arabs who have been aiding him months. arveif - If we consider Russia as taking the place of Germany we shall realize that Great Britain is in much the same position as in 1918 with the disadvantage of having only her own armies to defend Ther empire. The southward drive of the soviet armies has swept aside many of the barriers on which Great Britain counted for the defense of her advanced lines in Asia. Since last autumn the Bolsheviki have been forcing the British out of Persia and have been getting into with their ally, Afghanistan. Practically his ('more efficient south-V- e i retheBritish have lost their grip on Persia by being forced to its tern!. confines and Afghanistan awaits only the word of Lenine to and army into India, where the plaithrow its . ; lea?mutiny is growing to ominous proportions. s k JThe Indian mutiny, which has developed violence, is the work of scholar of Oxford university He:'a pacifist, Mr. Ghandi, a was based on pacifistic principles iasf(His policy of Averse to bloodshed, he advised his nationalist followers to avoifl physical force and confine their pressure on the alien government to The agents of the Bolsheviki and of the part, Hindoos have not neglected to use the policy of Ration for their own purposes and they have easily persuaded the to physical force, feet natives to pass from the Apparently it is on the cards that the Bolsheviki will give jret their Sta: signal for an invasion of India when they have consolidated wilE conquests of the outlying states. Only the other day a soviet army and inas-frj- e m occupied the Republic of Georgia in the Caucasus region, much as soviet government had already been established in Armenia full be. to- the south, the conquest of Georgia opened the way for in operation between the Bolsheviki and the allied Turks and Arabs n Anatolia. tt" To complete our view of the peril we 'must take into account the the unrest guerrilla warfare in Ireland, the rebellion in Egypt and but at the same time we must not yiiif in other British possessions, of c t neglect to place on the opposite side of the scale the loyalty of South ;elif Canada and Australasia and the somewhat divided support rear Africa. bt It was just such a crisis that the British statesmen had in mind the when of Nations. The under they framed the covenant of the League states was a guar-t- k taking to preserve the territories of the member a antce of British possessions and the United States was to furnish ft large proportion of the soldiers. Now that there are no armies to help them Premier Lloyd George I and Mr. Briand trade mandates in Asia Minor without even consulting under-nCetan- forr co-operat- ion well-train- ed If - - well-equipp- jc ed m mild-manner- ed non-co-operati- on insur-ion(ge- nt non-co-operati- on. non-co-oper-- non-co-operat- ie ion co-rse- - w t; 1 : ' I , ft the league, to which the power over mandates is committed by treaty. Why should Great Britain consult the league now that it can give her no armies to pacify rebellious mandate regions or defend her empire? .Answering the question to suit herself, Great Britain alters and adjusts treaties with the aid, if not always with the willing consent, of France and Italy. Many luminous-minde- d Englishmen are urging the government to. make radical concessions before it is too late. They suggest home rule for Egypt, a liberal understanding with Ireland and a for India than was contained in greater measure of the recent grant of consultative powers. self-governm- ent THE CLOSED INCIDENT Japan expresses the hope that the government of the United States will fully appreciate the sincere spirit in which the Japanese government has acted in dealing with the death of Lieutenant Lang-doAnd Secretary C0lby hastens to observe that the incident is closed except as to the question of reparations. To analyze the findings of the Japanese courtmartial which acquitted the sentry is to acquire the conviction that the attitude of the Tokio government is anything but sincere. On the contrary Tokio seems to have been sedulous in its efforts to find a way to exculpate the sentry and at the same time admit he did wrong. The method adopted is artful. In our country we call it passing the buck and the distinguishing mark of that subtle process is insincerity. So intense had been the feeling in Japan against punishing the sentry that the government apparently gave up the idea as impracticable and studied how best it might appease the United States without stirring the Japanese people to rebellious rage. The facts were undeniable. The American lieutenant had answered every question, but the sentry did not understand. As the lieutenant pursued his peaceful way, thinking that he had made everything clear, the sentry shot him in the back, inflicting a fatal wound. The circumstances preceding the discharge of the sentry's rifle reflect no discredit on the lieutenants judgment. On the contrary they show that he did only what any sensible man would do in the circumstances. When the sentry tried to wrest his flashlight from him, Lieutenant Langdon, fearing that he was about to be murdered, placed his hand on his revolver which was in his pocket. That he had reason for his fear is shown by the subsequent act of the sentry, who fired as soon as the lieutenants back was turned. The circumstances were apparently so flagrant, so indicative of a desire to kill the lieutenant in cold blood, that it seemed almost impossible to devise any explanation which would clear the sentry of murderous intent. The Tokio government was equal to the task. Its courtmartial found that the sentry was not well trained and that, therefore, his superior officers were to blame. Major General Nishihara, commanding the garrison at Vladivostok, was found guilty of misinterpreting the garrison regulations, and was removed from command and n. demoted. Apparently, therefore, something more than the poor training |