Henry L. Stimson And The Japanese Dilemma, 1931-1932
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Henry L. Stimson And The Japanese Dilemma, 1931-1932 - Major Harry T. Newman
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HENRY L. STIMSON AND THE JAPANESE DILEMMA, 1931-32,
by Major Harry T. Newman
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS 4
ABSTRACT 5
INTRODUCTION 6
CHAPTER I: COMPETITION IN EAST ASIA: U.S. AND JAPANESE FOREIGN POLICY, 1920-1930 8
United States Foreign Policy in East Asia 8
Conflict Within the Japanese Government 11
Radical Nationalism in Japan 11
The Kwantung Army and Manchuria 14
Conclusion 15
CHAPTER II. HENRY L. STIMSON’S POLITICAL CAREER 16
Introduction 16
Stimson’s Early Career 16
Stimson’s Political Career 17
Stimson and Hoover 18
Morality and Diplomacy 19
CHAPTER III: STIMSON AND JAPAN: 1931-1932 21
Introduction 21
The Dispute Between China and Russia 21
The Manchurian Incident 23
First Steps in U.S. Foreign Policy Reaction 23
The Idea of Moderates Versus Militarists 24
A Change in Perspective 25
Opposition to Stimson’s Views 26
The Bombing of Chinchow 26
Efforts of the League of Nations 27
The Capture of Tsitsihar 29
Occupation of Chinchow and Non-Recognition 30
The Japanese Reply to the U.S. 31
The Shanghai Incident 32
The Bluff and Restatement of Policy 34
Another League Action 35
Manchukuo 35
A Renewed Attack by Japan 35
The Borah Letter 36
CHAPTER IV; CONCLUSION: THE MAN WHO PASSED BY ON THE OTHER SIDE 39
REQUEST FROM THE PUBLISHER 42
APPENDIX A — CHRONOLOGY OF MAJOR EVENTS 43
APPENDIX B — KEY POINTS OF MAJOR U.S. POLICIES AND INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS 45
APPENDIX C — BORAH LETTER 47
BIBLIOGRAPHY 51
ABSTRACT
HENRY L. STIMSON AND THE JAPANESE DILEMMA, 1931-32, by Major Harry T. Newman, USA,
This study addresses Henry L. Stimson, as Secretary of State under President Herbert Hoover, and his influence on American foreign policy toward Japan following the Japanese military action in China that has become known as the Manchurian Incident. Specifically examined are the questions of when and why Stimson’s attitude toward Japan changed from one of support for the civilian government in their effort to control the military to one of leading a determined effort toward international moral condemnation of Japan.
As background, the study examines in detail, the U.S. and Japanese foreign policies the decade prior to 1931, the character of Stimson, and then Stimson and Japan during the period, 1931-32. Research, using especially Stimson’s personal diaries, suggests that the cumulative effect of probably five separate events contributed to the change in attitude rather than a single instance. And coupled with these five events, Stimson’s friendship and confidence in Japanese leaders hindered his decision to adopt a stronger position against Japan sooner than he ultimately did.
INTRODUCTION
Studies of the United States foreign policy toward Japan in the decade prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor usually concentrate on why Pearl Harbor occurred, and if war could have been prevented. This paper examines Henry L. Stimson, Secretary of State under Herbert Hoover, and his efforts during 1931 and 1932 to formulate a foreign policy in response to Japanese military activities in China.
Originally Stimson seems to have been confident of the real possibilities of international peace based on gentlemen’s
international agreements. Yet by early 1932, he led a determined effort to stop Japanese aggression
in China. The major questions addressed in this paper are when and why Secretary Stimson changed the direction of U.S. foreign policy toward Japan.
A new phase of Japanese military action in China began in Manchuria on the night of September 18, 1931. Unilateral military action conducted by the Kwantung Army (the designation for the Japanese forces stationed in Manchuria at that time) and the events following, have become known as the Manchurian Incident.
Eventually the Japanese went on to occupy all of Manchuria and to create the Japanese puppet state of Manchukuo. The unilateral Japanese military action in China had international repercussions as it threatened world peace and the agreed upon international order in East Asia. Secretary of State, Henry L. Stimson, brought the United States to the forefront of international politics when he championed the cause of world peace by condemning the Japanese actions in China and attempted to marshal world opinion against Japan, based on the tenets of the Nine Power Treaty and the Kellogg-Briand Pact.
Henry L. Stimson served his country in high public office under seven Presidents and influenced United States foreign policy through at least the mid-twentieth century. The morality and decisive nature of his character are admired to this day. He was and is controversial in regard to the formulation of U.S. foreign policy, but with the possible exception of Henry Kissinger, there has never been a more influential Secretary of State.
In assessing Stimson and his influence on U.S. foreign policy during this critical era in American history, the foreign policy of both the U.S. and Japan, leading up to the Manchurian Incident in September, 1931, will be discussed in Chapter I as background information. The specific international agreements affecting the foreign policy of both countries are key to a study of Stimson. Further, a detailed examination of the internal power struggles within the Japanese government during the late 1920’s and early 1930’s, is necessary to comprehend Japanese actions.
Henry L. Stimson, as an individual, is briefly examined in Chapter II. His education, political background, and the influences in his life that affected his reaction to Japan are detailed. In Chapter III, the main chapter of the thesis, Stimson’s