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

San Francisco, July lO.-The Japan
tferald, commenting upon the Hawai-
an situation %editorially, says:
The ominous calm which is prevail
ing regarding the Hawaiian question is
not difficult TO interpret, and nyone
VINO runs may read, Notwithstanding
the secrecy which attends the prepar-
atoms of the Japanese government for
l descent upon the Hawaiian islands.
That is their aim, and unless their
claims are fully met and promises of
future good behavior are made regard
ing the Sandwich islands, we will o
hear that the flag OF Japan has re-
placed that of the present shaky repub-
lie. That the japanese government has
u 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 %, goo;
cay $4,000 of them are men, and those
men are practical soldiers who have
been through their conscript term in
the army. To send oven two or three
transports with the necessary arms, am
munition, field guns, etc, is the easiest
thing possible.
with Japan's large fleet of merchant
ships as transports, it's large coal fields
to draw its coal supplies from, backed
up by its warships, which are now in ex-
cellent repair and soon to be augmented
by its formidable battleships Full Kan
and Yashima Kan, and It's strong fleet
of torpedo boats, Americans could not
! and a Ginn1A man "a, tha 10 ,,sl4fan
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 emigrants.'
Tn 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-
2eived instructions from his government
per steamer Pekin to make n formal pro-
test against the annexation Of the Ha-
waiian islands to the United States un-
til the complications existing between
Japan and Hawaii have been amicabiy
settled.
Minister Shimamura Is at work on n
third communication to the foreign Of
flee on the immigration trouble, but is
extremely reticent as TO the contents.
He admits. however, that he has been
commanded to make a satisfactory set
Element as quickly as possible ana that
he has received his final instructions.
Counsellor AkiyIna. the special COM
missioner, was expected to leav" for
Japan on the steamer Rio de Jlnciro,
July 8, for the purpose of conveying I
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 answo b" received
from Minister Cooper, June 2G, said that
its contents were very unsatisfactory,
but declined to state in what particular
they were so.