Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-07-17
THIS SOUNDS LIKE
GENUINE WAR TALK
'apan's Plans Regarding the Ha-
wallan Islands are Stated
in Plain Language.
Japan IS ALREADY PREPARED
me $4,000 Japanese i'm the islands
a BE Armed aud Will he
Supported by the Mi
kado's Navy.

san Francisco, July 10.-The japan
Herald, commenting upon the riawai-
ian situation edltorially, says:
Tne ominous calm which ls prevail.
ing regarding the Hawaiian question is
not difficult to interpret, and anyone
VINO runs may read, Notwithstanding
the secrecy which attends the prepar-
atloDs OF the Japanese for
1 descent upon the Hawaiian islands.
ihat Is their aim. and unless their
ciaifhS are FULLY met and promises Of
future good behavior are made regard
ing the ndw Islands, we will soon
near that the flag OF Japan has re-
placed that of the present shaky repub-
lie. That the Japanese government has
a Just claim against the Hawaiian re-
public Is beyond question. That the
japanese will press the claim there is
not a doubt. Who will take sides with
Hawaii? America? What Will be the
result? The Japanese population now of
the Sandwich islands is about 25. 900;
say $4,000 OF them are men, and those
men are practical soldiers who have
been through their conscrlpt term in
the army. To send over two or three
transports with the necessary arms. am
munition, field guns. etc, Is the easiest
thing possible.
With Japan's large feet OF merchant
ships as transports. It's large coal fields
TO draw It's coal supplies from, backed
up by its warships, which are now in ex-
celient repair and soon to be augmented
by It's formidable battlcshlps Full Kan
and Yashlma Kan, and its strong fleet
Of torpedo boats, Americans could not
land a single man in the Hawaiian
Islands. They would meet the fate OF
the Chinese on board OF the Kow Shlng
In the late war.
There are only two harbors worthy
Of the name in the Sandwich islands
Honolulu and Hilo-and these and any
other possible landing places would be
seized by Japan before America could
think Of moving by the troops which
would be drawn from those who are al
ready there as migrants"
The steamer Australia has arrived
from Honolulu with advices up to June
30. They are TO the effect that the resi-
dent Japanese minister, Shimamura, re-
ceived instructions from his government
per steamer Pekin to make a formal pro-
test against the annexation Of the Ha-
waiian islands to the United States I'M
til the complications existing between
Japan and Hawaii have been amicably
settled.
Minister Shimamura IL at work on a
third communication to the foreign Of
fee on the immigration trouble, but Is
extremely retlcent as to the contents.
He admits. however, that he has been
commanded To make a satisfactory set
Element as quickly as possible and that
ne has received his final instructions.
Counsellor Akiyna. the special COM
missioner, was expected to leave for
Japan on the team Rio de Janeiro,
July 8, for the purpose Of conveying 4
complete report Of the present status Of
the diplomatic relations between the
two countries, and may return with fur
Their Instructions to Minister Shima-
mura. The latter official. when ques-
toned about the answer he received
from Minister Cooper, June &c. said that
its contents were very unsatisfactory,
but declined to state In what particular
they were so.