The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-21
llPAA IS NON SATISFIED
the Unitea States - NsvE
Power IN Eassesn waters go -
x~ras the Conquest - The lssanaa
~ sure SafeguaRA ~ Reaee,

Japan welcomes the United States -
the eassern waters. said A. n. NUConp
nell. ~ the Hotel Northern yestesdav -
sernocn to q rcst-Intcsligrncer rsporter.
Mr.. Mcconneii Is . ScotchmAn ana No.
been in Japan for a number OF yaaxz a.
gagged in the manufacturing and expnee-
ing business. :ze is now On has way nAels
TO kchA japan. after Waiting Relatives
and friends In Glasgow. Ar. McConnsn
abroad and talks in an interesting mAan~
about his observations while In The o.
tinental countries. and also Of tie eth
tade of Japan toward the United Staaep
In the war now being waged aeAtnSe Spain
Ar Mcconnell sad:
Iaean. according to late advises hsyo
rsccved from my Representatives wslcoase
the United States as a power In the
eastern waters. and the governmsnt nav
declares that the requirement a tAo
Philippine islands by tho victory o3 On
nodore Dewey 10 safeguard of peace IN
the east. Japan. with = force Of MY.
fve war vessels. England with thirty-one
and the United States with eleven IN tho
eastern waters would prove fcrmidahle
Zoe against thu entire world. japan han
has always had desire to acquire the
Philippine Islands, but Is now satiGlled In
asrnuch as they were obtained By tn
United States
The Japanese like Engiishmen. are
decidedly friendly toward the United
States and il any OF the European coun-
tries would interfere and 90 to the assist-
alsee OF Spain. Japan and England would
show their friendly feeling toward u hr
taking part In tho hostilitisA We uesd
have no fear from China - the Chsneoo
ara divided and would not dare to oppose
US. regardless OF any course that would
be taken by their deadly focA the Japan
csc. I learned while IN E,ropa that the
Germans and Russiana ara against the
United States and that France y not ct
adj friendly. These countries ara Jealous
or tho United States and dislike 70 hear
OF our victories over the SpAniardA Nearly
every German family has . representative
In the United States aud Cor that reason
Il am unable to understand the attitude
OF Germany toward ~ Excitemenk In
England over the war h intense ana I
believe that there IS moro Interest mani-
Tested in London than In many Of the
American cities. England IL Achsne 10
take = hand In the fight ana make uuich
work or Spain and International law U
the only thing that stands In tho way
OF tho Englishmcu coming to our assist-
ancA
'.Ths Japanese are carrying on = greas
commercial trade with the United Staaeo
and ara anxious to develop bustnesa The
japanese. however, would like 20 con&ro1
Their own business and keep ou& the
Yankees. and all other foreigners ana
some day they may be successfuL
The Japanese lack tho Yankee sntsr-
prise They are shy and bashfut but
once they succeed In seoing their way "a
control enterprises. outsiders win havo
little chance 20 conduct business on Z
profitable basis In tho Orient"
Mr.. Mcconnell also said that the pecplo
of Scotland are decidedly friendly toward
tho United States ana would IKE 60 =.
sist In accomplishing the defeat a Spain,