The San Francisco call., 1905-08-15
JAPAN'S TERMS.

" HILE details of settlement offered by Japan as
w given the dispatches larg speculative pc 1 rto their
The money indemnity trading clement apans propos
Given Saghaen the railroad suppression OF Russian influence IN
predonlnance
Japan Eastern Asia follows matter OF course
And why no is the predo1nance that we claim IN TINS
hemisphere by the Monroe doctrine.
At the time we claimed well able to make
good Japan But it happened that there
English statesmen impair imperial position OF SPAIN
which the Holy Alliance sought restore by aiding her in the
possessions If this had succeeded Spain
would again Britain she
position held this hemisphere and her attempt
only to Japan but to the interests OF
Britain throughout Asia.
If Japan position in asserting Monroe doc
Eastern Asia the effect upon her interests will
be and important than the receipt OF large money
indemnity Japanese industry and enterprise wrought upon the
opportunities she will share with the world China and her
n OF Korea will enable her with comfort the expenses
progress like and her po-
On Asia will be far than the position Of Great Britain
Europe Such will promote the rapid of China
equality the nations with expansion OF the wants
Of her people and multiplication OF commercial exchanges profit
able to the mercantile world.
IT, the other hand, Japan take large money indemnity,
equal the of the she will with clean sheet with
navy recruited and made onoer bv the chins can,r4d from
Russia prnacy
peace under such conditions without guarantee
Of its peanence she will be prepared to strike Russia upon the
appearance of aggressive policy This would
be hardly peace all 1t would resemble armed like
that OF the nations OF Europe
1t would be truce too would be initiating
the example OF Japan that when war again the
pes would combine their forces Such combination with China
prepared Japan would leave doubt of the result The
world well be believed
Japan Heretofore her social system poty
foot OF the list The soldier
agricutus the head But Japan
divorced from Her assimilation
best OF Western civilization puts her of necessity the family of
commercial nations and in that she will become Asia what
England S Europe.
In making peace this consideration will probably weigh the
heaviest with her 1t well that should If back
commerce, subject exploitation by com
mea nations China has been independent she becomes
factor and beneficiary the trade of the world Her
have than doubled since 1906 and her have sexpled
the period her trade with the United States alone This
years trade will show her imports from this
country 1t interesting that trade with Japan for the fiscal
year 0O34 than double trade with European
That significant showing country emerged
ecusion only about fifty Itis distinct
this that will be in the interest Of
the commercial of Japan also sgn
hCant index what China when that
pred by the example of Japan 1t will be then that
has conspicuous the negotiations Portsmouth
may the subject and all of its sides with
conclusion that commercially Eastern Asia be
Of this what Europe is the Atlantic seaboard Without
Eastern Asia commercial future has significant
No doubt the negotiations will be prolonged
present ground for pessimism the will
peace that peace should pemanence
should endure order that may way
unndeed by other ambitions and schemes of aggandzemen