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Documents pertaining to Gareth Jones’ unwritten book.
Unwritten due to his untimely death,
Collated and transcribed by Margaret Siriol Colley
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Gareth Jones left Britain on October 26th 1934 for a round
the ‘World Fact Finding tour’. After 10 weeks in the United States he
departed from San Francisco for the Far East in order to report on the
political situation in the area and investigate Japan’s intention of
territorial expansion. His ultimate aim was to write a book, but due
his tragic death in the hands of bandits in China on August 12th,
1935 he never achieved his goal. To accomplish his literary ambition he
would have referred to the following documents. They include articles
he wrote for newspapers (in particular The Western Mail),
interview notes which he intended to publish as articles and various
documents of interest to him, sent home as his effects. In his journey
having left America he visited, Japan, Hawaii, The Philippines, Dutch
East Indies (Indonesia), Singapore, Siam (Thailand), French Indo-China
(Cambodia and Vietnam), Hong Kong, China and Mongolia before he ventured
into Manchukuo (Manchuria).
Miscellaneous articles relating to Far East in Gareth's possession in
1935.
a.
Paradise Times
February
17th 1935
THE FIFTIETH ANNIVIERSARY OF JAPANESE IMMIGRATION TO HAWAII.
b.
JAPANESE EMPIRE IN THE BALANCE.
Crisis seen in relations with the white
powers. Ravages of exploitation. Task of Asia's Saviour.
.(By Ishihara Koichiro,
President
of the Ishihara trading
and Navigation Company, Limited)
c.
China
Mr Archie Rose gave
this article to Gareth. as to the political position in China - date
uncertain.?1933/34.
Articles
written by Gareth relating to his journey to the Far East
United States of
America
Gareth Jones discusses of the eventuality of war in the Far Fast
as seen from Washington and from San Francisco.
1.The
Pacific Coast Outlook.
Will there one day be war between America and Japan? Gareth
debates the conflict of opinion discussed on the Pacific Coast in 1935
2.Menace
of War Between America and Japan Non-existent.
Scare of war between Japan and the United States found fertile soil in
California, where racial prejudice were powerful, but the menace of
naval conflict between the two powers appeared to be almost entirely an
artificial growth encouraged by certain American interests.
Hawaii
1.ENCHANTMENT
AND DISILLUSION IN HAWAII.
2.
America’s Great Hawaiian Problem
Japan
1.
Interview with Amau (Amô),
Eliji. The Japanese
Foreign Affairs Spokesman. Taken from Gareth Jones notes. February
1935.
Gareth
contacted Eliji Amau (Amô) the spokesman at the Japanese Foreign Office
on ariving inTokyo. One year previously this Japanese had proposed the
“Amau Doctrine”.
2.
Anglo-American Relations From the Japanese Point of View.
March 1935. This article considers the varying and
conflicting points of view of world politicians as to whether an
understanding was feasible with Japan.
3.
Will Japan adopt Fascism? March 5th,
1935. An interview with Matsuoka Yosuke who headed the Japanese
delegation. This delegation attended the meeting of the
League of Nations, which denounced Japan for its conduct in annexing
Manchuria. Matsuoka left the meeting and in March 1933 Imperial
sanction was given for Japan to withdraw from the League of Nations.
4.
What Japan wants in a Naval Treaty?
March 6th, 1935. Interview with Admiral Osumi Mineo, the
Naval Minister.
5.
Interview With General Araki
Sadao.
He was appointed Minister of War in December 1931 with the
Constitutionalists. He supported the Strike-North faction, which
favoured expansion into Communist Russia and prime mover in the conquest
of Manchuria.
6.
General Hayashi:
Gareth Jones’s Questions To
Japan’s War Minister. He assumed the position of Minister of War after
General Araki. He supported the rival faction, the Tosei-Ha or control
school, which favoured striking south into China.
7.
I discover the Seven Japanese Virtues.
Gareth Jones’ praises the virtues of Japan in contrast to the
much-publicised vices.
En Route to the Philippines.
March 15th to March 25th 1935.
Light on the way to the Philippines.
Sea journey by the SS President Grant from Yokohama via Shanghai and
Hong Kong to Manila.
The Philippines.
March/April 1935
1.
Colony Fears Freedom it has Found.
President Roosevelt signed the Constitution two days before Gareth
Jones landed in the Philippines. The article deals with the political
vacuum left by the granting of Independence to the Islands and to the
fear of Japanese penetration.
2.
Philippine Islands. Similar article to the
previous one also dealing with the anxiety of the British and Dutch
Powers.
These two articles deal with the issues, feared by the Filipinos
following the granting of independence to the Islands by Act of Congress
and President Roosevelt.
Java.
(Indonesia) April 1935
1.Japanese Influence Spreads South. The name of
JAPAN spreads anxiety among the Dutch rulers and the article
deals with the fear of Japanese expansion in the Far East and the
acquisition of their colonies.
2.Dutch fears of Japan in the Netherlands East Indies.
“Can Holland hold Borneo, Java, Sumatra, the Celebes and her other
luxuriant treasure-troves of oil, rubber, sugar, coffee, tea, coconuts
and minerals?”
3.Land of Poisons, Witchcraft and Curses.
Light-hearted piece about the local belief in witchcraft.
Siam
(Thailand). April
and May 1935
1.Interview with Luang Pradit. Pridi
Panomyong (Luang Pradit) was a law graduate who became leader of a group
of idealists dissatisfied with the arrogance of the Royal Princes. In
1932 Pradit was involved in a coup d’ėtat to overthrow the Princes.
See also Gareth's diary entry on Siam.
2.The Siamese Minister of Education, The Professor and the
Journalist. A trilogue. A discussion on Siamese
education.
3.Does Japan Dominate Siam.
Interesting article in view of the fact Siam was the only country, which
refrained from voting against Japan at the League of Nation.
4.
Japanese Influence in Siam. Similar article to ‘Does
Japan Dominate Siam’ but deals more with the economy and trade between
Japan and Siam.
5.Asia is Speeding towards State Socialism. Gareth
Jones asks the question: “Will the 20th century see a
Socialistic Asia, which will be able by its industry and discipline to
conquest the Markets of Europe and America?”
6.
THE FAR EAST ASIA
Militarism in Asia.
Gareth Jones discusses the ‘Worship of
the Soldier’ in the countries he visited in the Far East and the rise of
militarism in Asia.
THE FAR EAST ASIA. These last four articles are devoted
to Gareth Jones’ far reaching interpretation of newspaper reports,
interviews and discussions undertaken with the view of investigating the
intentions of the Japanese. The opinions of his associates earlier in
his ‘Round the World Fact Finding Tour’ were conflicting and Gareth
wished to investigate the truth. The varying opinions range from those
of persons in Japan to the final interview with Marshall Chang
Hsueh-liang.
French Indo-China
The Land of Four Curse
Gareth Jones discusses the less political problems of French Indo-China.
These interviews are taken fro Gareth's diaries and may be seen on
1.
Mayor of Canton.
Interview by Gareth Jones
on June 7th 1935. This interview is brief, but describes the
views of the South-West faction in Canton.
2. Journey from Canton to Changsha. June 12th,
1935. Gareth undertook an adventurous journey unaccompanied from Canton
to ‘Yale in China’, Changsha through bandit territory.
3. Interview with Marshall Chang Hsueh-liang.
Marshall Chiang Kai-shek’s deputy Commander-in-Chief. The Japanese
killed the Young Marshall’s father in 1928 and the son lost his province
of Manchuria to the Japanese following the Mukden Incident in 1931. He
vehemently hated the Japanese. In view of this Gareth Jones’ questions
are very direct!
4.. Interview with Prince Teh Wang. Chief of
the Mongol princes, an interview taken from Gareth Jones’ diaries
describing his desire to unite the Mongol tribes. Also comments from
Prince Otcheroff
Germany
Gareth Jones Murdered- Shot by his Kidnappers. "The
International Press is abandoning its colours" - An
article by Gareth Jones’s journalist colleague, Paul Schaeffer
in the Berliner Tageblatt, a newspaper for which that Gareth Jones
wrote. It has oblique references to Walter Duranty, the New
York Times correspondent who was handicapped and to the New
York Times who published this journalist's denial of the Great
Famine in the U.S.S.R.
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