New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-02
"SHOULD SUPPORT JAPS."
S. L. Parrish SO Declares IN Lecture
at PatchOgue.

Patchogue Long Island April 1 (SpeciaD--Sarn-
uel L. Parrish delivered address on The Con-
fiict Between Russia and Japan as AnecunS the
United States" before the Lincoln Republican >
here this evening. He fOresEadOwed the JnlinS
climax in the commercial rivalry in the Or East.
and declared it could end only disastrously 10
the civilized powers if Russia should be victorious
in the present He deprecated the alleged
friendship of Russia for this country. and said
the American people should be first. last and al!
the time for the Japanese people In part Mr..
Parrish said
Just why men have been created of different
been taught to speak different languages ana
cultivate different ideals Of government ana 70
other 70 advance their own particular type OF
humanity. confess ! do not know -. 3.
That such the lamentabie fact. however Is
within the knowledge of US all. Now. The theory
and practice OF the science OF government IN nus GUS
sia are autocraey or one man power blended WIN
state In Amerca it is democracy. With absolute
religious freedom. the state holding aoof from all
dividual liberty Of opinion To well ordered con
represent mix .ure of impiety and sacrilege com
bined with an utterly false notion of the relation
people governed To the average American mind
iigons tyranny and denial of the rights Of man
Now back of this inherent distrust Of each others
for tho first time across the now narrowed waters
China with the recently acquired American insuIar
possessions they instinctiyey recognize that IN
rivalry, less than rivalry OF governmental
Russia must undoubtedly believe that she Is as
much entitled to wrest Manchuris and COrea from
habitants in order to conveniently reach the Pa
SONS som Of Of efenceess Mexico fifty odd years ago to
accomplish the same P7T29Se IL thea the neon
considered IL might well be that the world at large
would have troubled itself as little with recent Rus
on for the last fifty in other parts OF Asia.
or for that matter Wishi2 our own borders also as
But Just here anosner Iactcr IN tne great same
an mpressiveness which has first startled and then
arrested the attention or the WeSteFn no less NAN
nomena of racial and national development there
is nothing. I believe. which can for a moment be
veritabIe yellow. medieval kingdom. shrOuded from
venerable veii Of secretve barbarsm or at best
semi LIBERALIZATION az least from the standpoint Of
the Christian powers: to-day-when weighed in the
balance Of creative Of easerness to adopt
modern moe @ 5o aq ent prGcipes peop S
that compares favorlbly with the most advanced
Now. a nation such as japan has shown herself
to b., cannot Ia hopelesSly Ia kidnapped by prac-
teal national humiliation by country with the
ideals and governmental practices Of Russia with
out serious detriment to civilization at large The
necessity japanese expansion in COrea is. IN my
opinion, more absolute for he reasonable and
proper growth of her Just In fence as factor IN
the worlds Progress in the ar East than would
Of Russia always has been and still is TO bond the
world TO her own methods and purposes. The rSl-
is the only logical form OF government and that
Russia alone is capable Of properly administer
To build herself W as the one great. strong.
snce the tir1o Of Peter the Great 70 the present
dav. and will continue to he the controlling pas
sion Of those who make Of RussIa what she Is to-
Let her he victorious in Asia in her present war
fruits OF her victory. and nothing ultimately
Nomination he f sS to The exclusion Of otcr
tons. except 4 combination between England and
The sympathy Of our people lnstinctfvely turns
to japan from recognition Of this fast With
Jauan successful. We have nation WITH En0U We
can deal on reasonable terms in regard 70 tn
great markets Of Asia. in the opening Of WHICH
potential the right side | think toe. that there
her success the civilized powers could more readily
control the future policy Of Jauan. even should
promises OF reasonable freedom Of trade made dur
ing the storm and stress Of war
did time permit believe that American sympathy
IN the present unfortunate clash OF arms between
Japan Now IN concluding lot word
autocratiC Russia and temperate America VIVA =
ever may have been the orders sealed uusealed
appeared with his fleet in the harbor OF New-York
during our Civil War. we may be sure that they
sentiment Of generosity or gratitude or sympathy
with American institutions.
our Civil War broke about six years after
The close Of tie Crimean war. and Russia was only
just beGlnnlnR 70 r8Sover ION .le si5ecIs 81 .e
future occasion Of International European strife
Great Britain and the United States her heredt-
East might be hopelessly Handicapped in the com
irg struggle between them for supremacy in Asia
men poi Of England Would have nothing to DO with
Louis Napo'eon.s suggestion to recognze the
Southern COufederaCy. and driven from Mexico
when our hands were free after Civil War. Ma
power in the Western World faded. like the base
less fabric OF the vision that it into thin air
Anecdotes About Judge Alton b. Parker. In to-