The Wanganui Chronicle MONDAY, JUNE 19, 1939. THE TIENTSIN INCIDENT

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 83, Issue 142, 19 June 1939, Page 6

The Wanganui Chronicle MONDAY, JUNE 19, 1939. THE TIENTSIN INCIDENT

silnation which has developed at Tientsin is indeed grave, Tor -it will prejudice Anglo-Japanese relations. Jt is .unfortunate that since the hesitancy of (Treat Britain to join. Russia in an all-in' military alliance Japan Jias been quick to exploit a situation which has been created to allay Japanese fears. The policy of Japan in'endcavouring to create a. New China, that is a Japanese dominated China and excluding Europeans therefrom, must in the end lead io a conflict of ideas and of interests; hut the, methods employed at. Tientsin are hadly comportable with a great, nation, and Japan has 'proved that, she is a. great nal ion. Japan has real claims to consideration from the rest of the world for she has been excluded or impeded in her development by tarilTs. quotas, and immigration restrictions. Japan, having so successfully turned herself into an industrial nation, must have markets and she sees in the Asian Continent a natural market and area for her own expansion. In her efforts to expand in this direction, however, she is experiencing an expensive and exhausting resistance from the. Chinese themselves and Japan is fearful that the contest will continue over a long period. Should it do so, then Japan is likely to be bled white when the probability is that, despite a similar condition prevailing among the Chinese population opposing the Japanese, the fruits of victory would be withdrawn from the Japanese by the interveidion of Ivuropean Powers and the I cited States of America. At the moment Japan is seemingly coneeul rating upon its ai; ent ion to eradicate British interests, and if such efforts are .successful tlimi il can be expected that the iliterests of other i-omiti'ics will be similarly treated. The I oiled Slates of America is seemingly watching matters very closely and at Kulangsu American representatives have joined with those of b'ranee and Great Britain in negotiations with the Japanese to prevent a situation, already acute, from deteriorating still furt her. By tiie policy novi being followed Japan will be losing her friends and she will need friends in the future, for she will require help from America and the I nited Kingdom to finance her future industrial endeavours.