,! ,/ORY ( ,JAPANESE ,IMP]IALISM 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,PAUL ,MATTICK 

,TEXT 3 

,REVIEW ( ,EA/]N ,M5ACE1 ,! ,/ORY ( ,JAPANESE ,IMP]IALISM4 ,PUBLI%$ BY ! ,UNION ( ,DEMOCRATIC ,CONTROL1 ,LONDON4 
,S\RCE3 ,9T]NATIONAL ,REVIEW1 ,NEW ,YORK1 ,NOVEMB] #a#i#c#f2 
,TRANSCRIB$3 BY ,ADAM ,BUICK2 
,PRO($3 & CORRECT$ BY ,GE(F ,TRAU<1 ,JULY #b#e4 

,?IS DOCUM5T IS ADDRESS$ TO ! ,BRITI% 0PUBLIC10 
:I* IS TO BE W>N$ AGA9/ ! WILES ( ,JAPANESE IMP]IALISM4 ,IT 
AIMS TO 9FLU5CE ,BRITI% POLICY 7BY :I* YELL[ IMP]IALISM WAS 
0HALF SUPPORT$ & HALF FE>$07 SO ?AT ! ,5GLI% MAY 
COME \T OP5LY AGA9/ ,JAPAN4 ,! LATT]1 WE >E TOLD1 0IS 
ORGANIZ+ A ,YELL[ ,EMPIRE ) ! AV[$ POLICY ( 5D+ ! RULE ( 
! :ITE MAN 9 ! ,EA/1 & IF %E DOES FI<T ,RUSSIA1 ! W> WILL 
PROBABLY 9VOLVE US ALL40 ,! ,UNION ( ,DEMOCRATIC ,CONTROL PREF]S 
! RULE ( ! 0:ITES0 TO ! RULE ( ! 
0YELL[S10 & IT IS GLAD ?AT 0! ONW>D M>* ( 
! ,JAPANESE HAS BE5 TEMPOR>ILY *ECK$ BY ! 5ORM\S MILIT>Y 
PREP>ATIONS ( ! ,SOVIET ,UNION ON H] ,F> ,EA/]N FRONTI]S40 
,H[EV]1 0,JAPANESE AGGRESSION W\LD /ILL FUR!R BE *ECK$ IF 
,GREAT ,BRITA91 ! ,U4,S4,A4 & ,RUSSIA W]E WILL+ TO COOP]ATE 9 ! 
,F> ,EA/4 ,! ,U4,S4,A4 & ,RUSSIA HAVE ALREADY %[N !IR WILL+NESS4 
,! DET]M9+ FACTOR IS ! POLICY ( ! ,BRITI% GOV]NM5T1 :I* 
HAS HELP$ ,JAPAN TO BECOME ! MO/ S]I\S RIVAL ( ,BRITI% TRADE & 
! BIGGE/ ?REAT TO PEACE 9 ! ,PACIFIC40 ,! RIS+ YELL[ 
COMPETITION -- ) ! EXCEPTION ( ! SIMIL>LY YELL[ ,*9ESE1 
:OSE FAVOR IS C\RT$ -- IS TO BE MET BY A UNIT$ FRONT ( ! 
:ITE IMP]IALI/S4 

,! AU?ORS LAY /RESS UPON ! PECULI>ITIES ( ,JAPAN BR\<T AB\T 
AS A RESULT ( ITS RET>D$ DEVELOPM5T ALONG ! PA? ( CAPITALI/IC 
IMP]IALISM1 & :I* !Y ATTACK ) ! USUAL >GUM5TS AB\T 
DUMP+1 L[ WAGES & MILIT>Y RULE4 ,9 ORD] TO ASS]T ITSELF AGA9/ 
! WORLD 9 :I* CAPITALISM HAS ALREADY TAK5 FIRM ROOT1 ,JAPANESE 
CAPITAL WAS OBLIG$1 9 SPITE ( ITS FEUDAL BACKW>DNESS1 TO ADOPT AN 
EXTREME C5TRALISM4 ,! CLOSE UNION ( ,CAPITAL & ,/ATE1 :I* FIR/ 
APPE>S AS A RESULT ( ! 0NORMAL0 PROCESS ( CAPITALI/ 
DEVELOPM5T1 WAS 9 ,JAPAN ! NECESS>Y PRESUPPOSITION ( SUCCESSFUL 
CAPITALIZATION4 ,CLOSELY CONNECT$ ) ?IS CIRCUM/ANCE >E ! 
FASCI/ *>ACT] ( ,JAPANESE POLICY & ! NUM]\S 9N] 
CONTRADICTIONS ?AT >E AN EXPRESSION ( ! DIFFICULTIES ( ADAPT+ 
! V>I\S CLASS & GR\P 9T]E/S TO ! RAPIDLY *ANG+ ECONOMIC 
SITUATION4 ,! /RONG]1 H[EV]1 ! 9N] FRICTION1 ! GREAT] IS 
! URGE TO \T] EXPANSION & ! MORE PRON\NC$ ! NATIONALISM ( 
! C\NTRY4 ,! MORE AGGRESSIVELY ! POLICY ( EXPANSION IS 
CONDUCT$1 ! MORE 9T5SIVELY MU/ ! WORK]S & PEASANTS BE 
EXPLOIT$ & ! GREAT] 9 TURN MU/ BE ! DEVELOPM5T ( 
IMP]IALISM4 ,JAPANESE IMP]IALISM IS NOT A SPECIAL =M ( PH5OM5ON2 
IT COMES =? MORE UNEQUIVOCALLY BECAUSE AT EA* /EP IT COMES 9TO 
CONFLICT ) ! IMP]IALISMS ALREADY E/ABLI%$4 

,9 ORD] TO MAKE ?IS COMPETITIVE /RUGGLE AGREEABLE TO ! ,5GLI% 
WORK]S1 !Y >E TOLD ?AT !IR UNEMPLOYM5T IS DUE 9 L>GE P>T TO 
! UNFAIR COMPETITION ( ! ,JAPANESE2 !Y MU/ DEF5D !MSELVES 
AGA9/ ,JAPANESE IMP]IALISM4 ,:AT1 H[EV]1 WILL ! UNEMPLOY$ ( 
,JAPAN BE TOLD 9 CASE ,JAPAN %\LD BE BEAT5 D[N BY ! UNIT$ FRONT 
( ! :ITES8 ,9 REALITY1 :E!R IT IS ,JAPAN OR ,5GL& ?AT EXPORTS 
COTTON PIECES TO ,9DIA %\LD BE A MATT] ( 9DIFF]5CE TO ! 
WORK+ POPULATION1 = CONSID]$ AS A :OLE IT MAKES NO DIFF]5CE 
:E!R ! ,JAPANESE OR ! ,5GLI% WORK]S >E )\T JOBS4 ,IT NEV] 
OCCURS TO ! ,UNION ( ,DEMOCRATIC ,CONTROL ?AT ! WORK+ CLASS IS 
QUITE 9 A POSITION TO DO AWAY ) ! 5TIRE DEP5D5CE ON ! LAWS 
( ! M>KET & C\LD ?US COMPLETELY DISPOSE ( ! PROBLEMS 
DISCUSS$ 9 ! PAMPHLET4 ,O/5SIBLY1 ,JAPANESE IMP]IALISM IS A 
P>TICUL>LY BAD IMP]IALISM4 ,ITS COMPETITION IS ESPECIALLY EVIL4 ,IT IS 
COMBAT$ 9 ! 9T]E/ ( ! MORE RESPECTABLE IMP]IALISMS4 ,! 
/UPIDITY ( SU* A POSITION MAKES IT 9CONCEIVABLE ?AT ! PUBLI%]S 
( ! ,EA/]N ,M5ACE !MSELVES BELIEVE 9 IT4 ,WE >E RA!R 
PRES5T$ H]E ) ! PREP>ATORY W> PROPAG&A1 DIRECT$ AGA9/ 
! 5EMY ( ,RUSSIA4 ,IT IS DESIR$ TO MOBILIZE ! WORK]S1 TOGE!R 
) !IR CAPITALI/ EXPLOIT]S1 = ! DEF5SE ( ,RUSSIAN 9T]E/S4 
,! ONLY OBJECTION ?AT MAY BE MADE H]E IS ?AT ! /RUGGLE AGA9/ 
IMP]IALISM 9 ,JAPAN PRESUPPOSES ! /RUGGLE AGA9/ ONE'S [N 
IMP]IALISM 9 O!R CAPITALI/ C\NTRIES4 ,IF ONE /R5G!NS HIS [N 
IMP]IALISM1 AS ! ,UNION ( ,DEMOCRATIC ,CONTROL 5DEAVOR TO DO1 HE 
NECESS>ILY /R5G!NS ALSO ! ,JAPANESE4 ,BUT1 ( C\RSE1 !SE PEOPLE 
HAVE 9 REALITY NO?+ AGA9/ IMP]IALISM ITSELF4 ,!Y M]ELY WANT TO 
ELIM9ATE ?AT ( !IR OPPON5TS4 ,?AT IS TO SAY ! ,UNION ( 
,DEMOCRATIC ,CONTROL REPRES5TS ! ,WE/]N ,M5ACE AS AGA9/ ! 
,EA/]N4 

,JAPAN'S ADVANCE IS DAMAG+ TO ! 9T]E/S ( ! V>I\S 
CAPITALI/ NATIONS ) IMP]IALI/IC V5TURES 9 ,*9A4 ,IT ALSO /&S 
9 ! WAY ( 9DEP5D5T ,*9ESE 5DEAVORS AT BUILD+ A CAPITALI/ 
ECONOMY4 ,IT IS LIKEWISE 9JURI\S TO ! ,ASIATIC 9T]E/S ( ,RUSSIA4 
,JAPAN IS US+ ,*9A BECAUSE %E NE$S RAW MAT]IALS & FAVORABLE 
CAPITAL 9VE/M5TS4 ,9 ORD] TO REMA9 /RONG1 ,JAPAN IS OBLIG$1 LIKE 
ALL O!R CAPITALI/ C\NTRIES1 9CLUD+ ,RUSSIA1 TO GR[ /RONG] & 
/RONG]4 ,IT IS ONLY ADDITIONAL CAPITAL ?AT MAKES SECURE ! CAPITAL 
ALREADY AT H&4 ,IT IS ONLY AGGRESSIV5ESS ?AT PROTECTS IT FROM 
DI/URBANCE4 ,ANYONE :O HAS BEGUN ! CAPITALI/ 9VASION IS OBLIG$ TO 
CONT9UE IT4 ,JAPANESE EXPANSION IS B\ND TO M5ACE ,RUSSIA4 ,RUSSIA IS 
=C$ TO BUILD UP H] /R5G? & H]SELF BECOME AN IMP]IALI/ P[] 
9 ORD] TO ASSURE H] POSITION4 

,FROM ! PROTECTION ( ! FRONTI]S !RE COMES AB\T ! %IFT+ 
( ! FRONTI]S4 ,FROM PEACEFUL TRADE ) ! NEI<BOR+ C\NTRIES 
!RE DEVELOPS ! /RUGGLE = !IR CONTROL4 ,! /RUGGLE BETWE5 
,RUSSIA & ,JAPAN IS NOT A /RUGGLE BETWE5 COMMUNISM & CAPITALISM1 
BUT BETWE5 TWO IMP]IALISMS1 A /RUGGLE :I* ( NECESSITY RESULTS 
FROM CAPITALI/ PRODUCTION1 :E!R ?IS LATT] IS UND] PRIVATE OR 
,/ATE DIRECTION4 ,9 ?IS /RUGGLE1 EA* ( ! P>TIES LOOKS = 
ALLIES4 ,JU/ AS ,JAPAN HAS ASSUR$ H]SELF ( ! AID ( ,G]MANY1 SO 
,RUSSIA TURNS N[ TO ,5GL&1 AS =M]LY TO ,AM]ICA4 

,! GREAT ADVANCE ( ,JAPAN BEGAN ) ,MAN*URIA4 ,!N CAME ,NOR? 
,*9A1 :I* IS 09 MANY RESPECTS AN ESS5TIAL COMPLEM5T TO 
,MAN*URIA40 ,& 0FROM ,NOR? ,*9A %E CAN ATTEMPT TO 
CONSOLIDATE H] POSITION 9 ,9N] ,MONGOLIA40 ,MONGOLIA1 H[EV]1 
IS 0! L>GE/ IMPORT] ( ,RUSSIAN GOODS 9 ! ,EA/1 & TABLES 
( ,RUSSO-,MONGOLIAN TRADE %[ AN 9CREASE 9 ! P]C5TAGE ( ! 
,MONGOLIAN RAW MAT]IALS1 :I* >E IMPORT$ BY ,RUSSIA40 ,MONGOLIA 
UND] ! CONTROL ( ,JAPAN W\LD 5ORM\SLY /R5G!N ! MILIT>Y 
POT5TIALITIES ( ! LATT] AGA9/ ,RUSSIA4 ,/AL9 HAS !RE=E 
W>N$ ,JAPAN 0?AT IF %E V5TUR$ TO ATTACK ! ,MONGOLIAN 
,PEOPLE'S ,REPUBLIC & S\<T TO DE/ROY ITS 9DEP5D5CE1 ,RUSSIA 
W\LD HELP ?AT ,REPUBLIC40 ,N[ ! ,UNION ( ,DEMOCRATIC ,CONTROL 
REALIZES ?AT 0!RE >E SOME :O W\LD SAY ?AT ,SOVIET-,MONGOLIAN 
RELATIONS W]E BAS$ ON ',R$ ,IMP]IALISM'40 ,?IS1 
H[EV]1 IT SAYS1 IS NOT ! CASE1 BECAUSE 0,MONGOLIA HAS LONG 
OBJECT$ TO ,*9ESE RULE40 ,& = ?IS REASON ALONE 0,JAPAN 
W\LD F9D ?AT A W> ) ! ,MONGOLIAN ,REPUBLIC WILL BE A V]Y 
DIFF]5T ?+ FROM FI<T+ ,MAN*URIA4 ,IT W\LD MEAN FI<T+ A 
,SOVIET-EQUIPP$ >MY40 

,?IS PAMPHLET CONTA9S1 ON ! ONE H&1 CONT9UAL REF]5CES TO ! 
5ORM\S P[] ( ,RUSSIA1 BY :I* ,JAPANESE IMP]IALISM WILL SURELY BE 
WIP$ (F ! MAP4 ,ON ! O!R H&1 !RE IS AN 5DEAVOR TO PRES5T 
! ,EA/]N ,M5ACE AS BE+ 5\< ( A DANG] TO NECESSITATE A UNIT$ 
FRONT ( ! 0:ITE0 IMP]IALI/ NATIONS4 ,FUR!RMORE1 
!RE IS AN ATTEMPT TO >\SE ! RESI/ANCE ( ,*9A AGA9/ ,JAPAN4 
,! FAVOR ( ! ,COMMUNI/-KILL] ,*IANG ,KAI-%EK IS C\RT$1 & ! 
AU?ORS WOND] 0:E!R HE IS ! GREAT LEAD] :O CAN RALLY ! 
PEOPLE ( ,*9A >\ND HIS BANN]1 OR JU/ ANO!R ,*9ESE ,G5]AL :O 
PLAYS = POSITIONS80 ,IF ,*IANG ,KAI-%EK REALLY WANTS TO PROCE$ 
AGA9/ ,JAPAN1 HE CAN DO SO ONLY ON CONDITION ( 05D+ ! W> 
AGA9/ ! ,COMMUNI/S1 & SECUR+ !IR NEUTRALITY OR EV5 OBTA9+ 
!IR SUPPORT40 ,&1 LOGICALLY1 ! ,COMMUNI/S ALSO MU/ !N PUT 
AN 5D TO !IR /RUGGLE AGA9/ ,*IANG ,KAI-%EK1 & !N WE HAVE ONCE 
MORE ! GREAT 0NATIONAL /RUGGLE ( LIB]ATION10 :I* CAN 
5D ONLY 9 A BLOODBA? = ! WORK]S4 

,9 ?IS CONNECTION IT MU/ BE BORNE 9 M9D ?AT :5 ,*9ESE 
,COMMUNI/S >E M5TION$ 9 ?IS PAMPHLET WE HAVE TO DO ) T5D5CIES 
:I* 9 REALITY HAVE NO?+ TO ) COMMUNISM4 ,AS IS BR\<T \T 9 A 
REPORT QUOT$ BY ! AU?ORS3 0,! G5]AL EMPHASIS ( ! 
PROGRAM ( ! ,*9ESE ,COMMUNI/S IS EM95TLY PRACTICAL2 AIM+ AT ! 
ELIM9ATION ( ! MO/ GL>+ ABUSES & DISP>ITIES ( ! OLD 
SY/EM4 ,ITS IMM$IATE EFFECTS HAVE UND\BT$LY BE5 TO CREATE A MORE 
WIDELY DI/RIBUT$ SET ( VE/$ 9T]E/S = :OSE PROTECTION ! 
B5EFICI>IES WILL FI<T FI]CELY4 ,! ,*9ESE ,COMMUNI/S LEAD]S1 
H[EV]1 HAVE RETA9$ CONTROL ( C]TA9 KEY POSITIONS )9 ! 
ECONOMIC /RUCTURE1 SU* AS GOV]NM5T L&S1 M>KET+ SUP]VISION1 
COOP]ATIVE TRAD+ & CR$IT SOCIETIES & BANK1 :I* MAY BE 
UTILIZ$ TO EXT5D ! DEVELOPM5T ( A SOCIALIZ$ ECONOMY40 ,SO 
?AT ,*9A'S /RUGGLE AGA9/ ,JAPAN IS TO BE C>RI$ ON UND] 
COMMUNI/ SLOGANS1 YET CAPITALI/ICALLY4 ,ACCORD+LY1 9 CASE ,JAPAN 
%\LD BE DRIV5 BACK1 IT W\LD !N1 SOON] OR LAT]1 BE A /RONG 
,*9A ?AT W\LD HAVE TO BE COMBAT$ AS A NEW 0,EA/]N 
,M5ACE40 ,BUT ! FUTURE IS 9DEF9ITE1 & NO ONE WORRIES AB\T 
ITS EV5TUALITIES4 ,TODAY ! 5EMY IS ,JAPAN4 ,! /RUGGLE AGA9/ ! 
0,EA/]N ,M5ACE0 TURNS \T1 H[EV]1 TO BE NO?+ MORE 
?AN ! /RUGGLE AGA9/ A C]TA9 CAPITALISM4 ,! REF]5CE TO ! 
,EA/]N ,M5ACE HAS ! SAME R\NDS AS ?OSE BY :I* ! PRON\NC$ 
,JAPANESE NATIONALISM F9ALLY DET]M9$4 ,BEH9D BO? PHRASES IS 
CONCEAL$ ! /RUGGLE BETWE5 ! DIFF]5T CAPITALI/ P[]S4 ,! 
M5ACE TO ! WORK+ CLASS IS NOT ,JAPAN & IS NOT TO BE S\<T 9 ! 
,EA/4 ,IT IS CAPITALISM4 

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