POSITION IN FAR EAST

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXX, 14 March 1936, Page 11

POSITION IN FAR EAST

JAPAN PUSHING FORWARD Japan's forward policy in the Far East and the relation ■ thereto of the Western Powers is discussed by the “Glasgow Herald/’ which says : Japan is pushing forward on the mainland of Asia, and no one can say with certainty what her policy there may not lead to. .That she may aspire to hegemony over China and Eastern Siberia is not to be ruled out. Her recent manoeuvres rather strcngliten the sus-

picion tlmt this is the intention of her naval and military leaders once they feel strong enough. And that feeling of strength will increase in proportion to interests in the Far East. The only practicable way in which the Western Powers can preserve their position—and thejndopendence of China—in sneii an event is by co-operation. There has not been sufficient co-operation between Britain and the United States to preserve the naval status established at Washington. There is still time to check deterioration in political situation. but only by Anglo-American understanding. Japan’s defection from the Naval Conference emphasises the necessity of such a step.