The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-04-01
JAPAN IS PLANNING
TO HIT RUSSIA FIRST.
BoundIess Ambition of the OrientaIs Makes War
Almost inevitable.

Victoria, Seattle Portland, san Francisco
and minor ports on both sides OF the Pa
cihc. Poor scals'
II Il were possible TO keep Japan cool.
this would not happen. but the prayer
OF the seal will not avail The England
OF the Pacific" as she has asptred to be, Is
restless. Tho other day member OF
young Japan." not sOsht. either, said
20 an American globe trntter:
81 most sincerely desire by my tntciN-
gence and hcartiness that England and
Germany and Russia shall not intrude
themselves into our Chinese and chosen
intention. because l have great sadness II
u IS necessity for Japan TO conquer Eng
land. Germany and Russia"
Japanese are progressive, particularly
the Youngsters just out of college, whose
stomachs (as they say in the far Easp
are fun OF half dgested ideas. OF vanity
and characterization OF the West. They
nro the vaiucst OF peoples probably. and
amazingly ambitious. one has to know
them We'll 20 realize the extent of this ans
bitiOn. They have many maps OF the
world wherein Japan covers one-half OF
all the land and water, and Russia or
England or Germany or America covers
the other half, according to whom the
maker favors or what the nationality may
be OF the man TO whom he may be talk
ing. But there are other world maps
which the Japanese regard with venera-
ton. These make Of Japan the entire
world ''Ketojin." the foreigner, seldom
sees them.
The war with China. though It did not
show 10 the outside world that tho Jara-
nesc were extraordinarily able lighters,
has had great effect on the empire. The
people feel that their islands no longer
are large enough for them. They take
deep kissing breath between their teeth
and say: "Ah. we must have the earth.
No a a "A nd "a he 10
gcst hattieshn IN the world Is ours Give
us room Jongis Khan was Japanese
He conquered the world We have many
Jengis khans today. Let us begin" So
the Japanese parliament hugs supplies.
cQuips expeditions, builds war vessels and
makes every abe-hodied male In the em-
pire serve In the army whether he wishes
to or not.
Wars often stimulate trade for a few
years Immediately following. bwt crash
comes finally. Perhaps the leaders IN
Japan know this. and are looking for
trouble. preferring 60 have Il outside
rather than IN, They are not afraid OF
invasion. Never Gid an army invade
Japan. In ancient times armies have
tried but they never got far enough TO
shake themselves on the beach Not one
foreign warrior ever got both feet on the
shore of the land where the sun rises
Nor - It likely he over Will All Japan
such Dissertation. ON the other hand
Japan has invaded China and Korea.
one Of her queens once brought back
from Chosen 20tTtl noses and pairs of ears.
They are buried on Kyoto Her majesty
usually brought heads, hut on this oc-
casion there were too many. What Ja-
pan Inns done she can do. the people say.
and SO parliament IL preparing.
Russia Is preparing, too for she
has been In go great favor for many
years with Mutsu lilto the nikado. She
stole Saghalicn from him and turned II
into colony Of murderers. That was
bad enough, but more grieyous stiil-~the
worst almost that could bc done in Japa-
nese eyes-she built a Greek church tenn.
PIE on Surugadai. IN Tokyo. on an cleva-
tion actually overlooking the imperial
palaces, so that Father Nicoiai could look
down on the hoaven-descanded, and see
what the maids hung oM' in the hack
yard 10 look down on the mikado IL
biaRphemy and deserves dpath--a linser-
ing death By torture.