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This, then, is the purpose, as
Field Interprets it, of licy advanced by the of America's joining in an national ant war effort in Far East. The four principles to which he alludes, on which this policy would be based, are
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1. The present Japanese Gov ernment should in no way be en- couraged to gain and perpetuate concessions in the political or economic fields so long as it pur- sues its aggressive designs ou Notice To Contributors.
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the Writer's Name and Address, tionalists feel that this is no long- er the time for the type of con- cessions which would ordinarily be sought by those interested in alle- viating the Japanese situation. The United States has a part to play in assisting Japan in terms of tarifs, migration, and the like, but this is not the strategic moment for such gestures. They must wait until they can be made ja supplement to internal Japanese reform, and not, as they would be to-day, an encouragement to Japanese aggression. The imme- diate job, this group believes, is to frustrate Japanese imperialism Hong Kong, Monday, August 23, 1937 and thus force its internal col
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2 Conversely, international ista believe that the Chinese peo ple, who in the nature of the The prospect of an active in case must bear the brunt of any policy designed to restrain Jap- ternational policy against war in anese imperialism, must be en- the Far East is the subject of with peace to develop a strong, couraged by all means consistent
reasoned discussion by Mr. Fre-unified nation derick V. Field, Secretary of the
3. The third general princi- American Council, Institute of ple advanced by those advocating Pacific Relations, in the "Chris-active Far Eastern policy is car- dinal to their beliefs. It is that tian Science Monitor." Mr. Field in pursuing an active policy un- sees as the chief danger that filateral action is both futile and those who have not been following highly dangerous. It is danger- Far Eastern developments since us, they believe, in that it leads to a rivalry and bitterness, and 1931 may have fallen into the lit destroys whatever interna- habit of regarding Japan's ag
tional peace machinery remains. Therefore, a prerequisite to the gressions into China and China's success of an active anti-war policy of retreat and compromise policy in the Far East is co- as constant factors. And for that operative action with other coun- reason to fail to give sufficient tries having the same general in- terest in the Far Eastern situa- attention to the implications of tion. the present conflict. The truth of the matter is that the world 4. Finally, most internation- falists hold that an active policy is not dealing with fixed quanti-against war in the Far East must ties, but must face up to a combe carried out in such a way as pletely changed situation.
to give no incentive to the growth of militarism for aggressive pur- poses abroad or at home. The The balance in both China and concerted economic policy of the Japan, Mr. Field believes, is fair foreign nations opposed to Jap- ly even and delicate, so that anese expansion would greatly joint diplomatic and economic increase the latter's difficulty in securing the materials and funds pressure from the United States, with which to create further mil Great Britain and the Dominions, itary
apon France, the Soviet Union, and perhaps the Netherlands, would Such, in very broad terms, are prove effective. These countries the policies put forward by the two schools of thought which could bring just the additional seem to be emerging on American pressure to bear on Japanese Far Eastern policy. They reflect, militarism, supplementary to the of course, the same differences
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