Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-10-25
THE YELLOW PERIL
Hon. Eki Hioki Tells of Japan,
 America and the Orient.
4 JAP MONROE DOCTRINE FOR ASIA
Land of The Rising Sum VIII Not Dictate to Powers In Far East. Has No Designs on 0ur
 COIonfes.

 CoIonfes.
 CLEVELAND, O., Oct. 25. Hon. Xxi HiokI, first secretary of the Japanese legation at Washington, delivered an address to the members of the Cleve- land chamber of commerce last night, his subject being Japan, America and the Orient" In view of the fact that Mir. Hokis address was practically the first official utterance from Japanese source concerning the situation in the far east since the close of the war it was considered as significant and at tracted much attention. Mir. Hioki said in part:
 Some preach from the high altar the | doctrine of the yellow peril. Some question the ambition of the Japanese, others apprehend Japan's designs upon the Philippines. Such questions are these: Will Japan adopt the Monroe doctrine for Asia? Will she control China? Will she not beat the Ameri- | cans in industrial and commercial com | petition? Will she not monopolize the markets of China and crowd out Amer. ican goods? Will not Buddhism come into rivalry with Christianity? Will not 100000 Japanese soldiers now in Manchuria when disbanded flood the western coast of the United States with Japanese immigration? and So forth, are constantly asked on all sides
 Taken altogether, it would appear that the world is trying to ascribe te the little island empire the position of dictatorship in the orient. I wish such was the real position of Japan but must confess to my regret that il is too far from fact. Seeing, however such questions as these are receiving the more or less attention of the think. ing class of people in this and other countries, 1t may not be without value to express at this opportunity my hum | ble views on them
 "First.-The yellow peril. In spite of the influence which once it gained the doctrine of yellow peril seems to have | practically lost Its hold on mems minds at least in America. [. | "Second.-Japan has no designs or the Philippines. Frank and unreserved l disavowals of the alleged designs oi Japan upon the Philippines having fire quently efnanated from authoritative sources, 1t Is superhuous for me to re peat them.
 "Can you believe that this grea' American people who glory in their na tional spirit, in their gigantic strength i'll their boundless wealth, in thell marvellous development, and who lool forward with proud and confident an tlcipation to the time when they shal be the first in the race civilization ha! set for man to run, would allow he flag to be lowered, be it in the Philip pine Islands or any other place whicl legitimately belongs to her, by an. hands but hers? No; most emphatical ly no. That is the spirit with whicl you cling to your new possessions il the Pacific, and that ought to be th' spirit of the people. And who can bet ter understand that spirit of the Amer jeans than the Japanese7
 Third. The open door policy in Chi na. The increased prestige of JapaI turned the eyes of the world toward the problem of what influence Japar will wield over China.
 "without questioning either the val ue of the principles contained in the s' called Monroe doctrine or its applica bility to the eastern situation at pres ent can simply say that such an Ide; has not entered into Japanese minds and such a policy has not seen ever the symptoms of formation"