Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-09-08
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OF THE JAPS
Baron kaneko Talks Interestingly Of
Conditions That Will Prevail in
Japan After the War.
EXPECTS GREAT PROSPERITY
Will Never be Any Reason for the
Exclusion Of the Japanese From
This Country.

takes its place with the coming Of
peace.
"The transformation will be rapid"
said Baron KanekO in his uptown
apartments which are as simple in
their appointments as the lodging
of student. Your army of the Po-
tomac was marching through Wash
ington in review one day, and a week
later those veterans of hundred
fights had scattered to their homes
and taken up the work they laid down
at the call of their country. So will
most of our soldiers now at the front
in Manchuria.
And if you were to see them on
their farms, at the loom and behind
the counter, you would wonder that
such quiet, self-contained, industrious
little men-you might almost say they
We're meek--could have stormed 203
Meter Hill and filled the Sha-Ho with
their dead in repeated assaults upon
the Russian lines.
We'll, let us say no mole about
that. They will be absorbed in their
tasks Of peace, and will try to forget
the horrors of war, although the mem
DRY of perils shared and a common
glory will endure always.
The reserves are to return to civ,
il life, but | do not think the army
scheme will be modified. God forbid
that Japan should need her soldiers
again in this generation. but we mus
be prepared to protect the nationality
which We have established with oul
blood. Japan will strike only in de-
Tense of her honor and her rights
and we hope it will not be necessary
Certainly we have shown that as an
antagonist the Japanese are not to be
despised.
Japan has taken her place among
the great powers of the earth and
knows her rights. and, knowing them.
will maintain them
The baron is a man of slight ply
sique, and as gentle in manner as a
woman, but his eyes kindled as he
talked of the proud position Japan
has won in the war, and there was
the light Of battle in them. mo" he
said, in answer to the question Of the
moment. 1T won't be necessary to
finance the peace in the sense that we
shall go into the markets of the world
for another loan. At least, that is
my opinion now.
Cost Of the War.
True, the war has cost a lot of
money, but it has not gone far enough
to cripple us. 1t is a fact that the gov
eminent has not touched the $780,
100000 borrowed in London and New
York last spring. 1t is ours to use
when called for. and doubtless it will
be needed; but it does not follow that
we shall place fourth foreign loan"
After the war with China we
doubled the army and entered upon
program of naval expansion using
part of the indemnity of PX3O ,OOO,-
600, plus the PA, 100000 for the re-
PROCESSION of the Liaotung peninsula.
We get no indemnity now, being sure
that we can thrive in peace as we
prevailed in war; but provision was
maze for the maintenance of the new
army before Shot was fired, and We
can reduce appropriations for the
navy, because we have added some
fine Russian ships to our fleet.
Il want to tell you that the Japan
csc have actually saved money at
home during this war. Industries have
gone on very much as usual. We
haA q made most of our war material,
weapons, ammunition and hospital sup
pines, giving employment to great
NUMBERS OF people. They have put in
llttle money from patriotic motives
and there IS good deal in circula-
To- | hnow the advice of the gov.
eminent has been asked about invest.
ments, and it has said: Wait until
IN" war IL over
SO | expect to see a genuine boom
Ill manufacturing. building and trade
II the government should want more
money | aelleve the people would lie
glad to buy its bonds. Of course, .i,c
war taxes will be retained for the
present On land, incomes, sake, etc
1t was some time after the war with
Spain before you dispensed with tie
war taxes yourselves. We shall fol
low your excellent example, but the
people, | am sure, will not have to
bear greater burden, and now and
then tax will be taken off.
" We shall have some new sources
oil revenue. There are the fish cry
rights on the coast of Siberia which
the Siberian fisheries will be as val
liable as those of Newfoundland, and
we shall now have our share of the
treasures of the sea. Many kinds o!
fish abound in those waters aud the,
are rich in fur-bearing animals.
OF course, the possession of Dalny
will be of great advantage to us as
trading nation. We shall no longer
have to land our goods at Newchwang
The whole Liao-Tung peninsula. twice
won by the sword and now to fly the
flag of Japan without protest. will
be valuable as an asset, and in the
course OF time large revenue should
be derived fro mthe Chinese eastern
railway in southern Manchuria. which
we shall take over for term OF
years. We shall proceed at once to
develop the freight and passenger bus
mess.
Korea and Manchuria.
III an era of prosperity is not com
ing for Japan in the islands. in Korea
and Manchuria, | am not good
prophet; and the door is open in
Manchuria to all our commercial in.
terests-wide open and fastened back.
That will be one of the splendid re,
suits of the war. The policy of Sec.
rotary John Hay is now an accom-.
plished fact
II expect to see Korea and Man.
churia invaded by an army of peace
artisans, farmers and laborers. 10.
rea is only ten hours sail from Ia