The sun., 1905-09-01
JAPAN'S AUSplCIOUS FUTURE.
KA.NEkO. PREDICTS AN ERA OF
INDUSTRIAL PROSPERITY.

Government and People Have Money to
Burn--Peace Army to Invade Corea
and Manchuria and Amer.
ica's Aid Assures the Peace Of Pacific.
Baron Kanel1o, who describes himself
as merely the promoter Of amity between
Japan and the United States, but who
is generally recognized as having played
an important part in bringing the peace
negotiations to successful conclusion, had
something to say yesterday about Japan's
future. The army, he said, would soon
turn to ways Of peace and an era OF great
industrial prosperity would be begun.
He added:
"The reserves are to return to civil hfe,
but I do not think the army scheme will
be modified. God forbid that Japan should
need her soldiers again In this generation,
but we must be prepared to protect he
nationality which we have established on
such a firm base and cefnented with our
blood"
The Baron said that his present opinion
was that Japan would not need 70 float
another loan. The Government had not
a nd New York last spring.
to say. that the japanese have
actually saved money at homo during
this war. Indu stries have gone on very
much as usual We have made most OF our
hospital supplies. giving employment
to great numbers Of people. They
patriotic % SDI motives and there Is q good
deal IN circulation. know the advice OF
the Government has been asked about in
vestments, and 1t has said: Wait until the
war is over So expect to see genuine
boom in manufacturing. building and trade.
II the Government should want more money
! believe the people would be glad to buy
its bonds. OF course the war taxes will be
retained for the present, on land, incomes, I,
with Spain before you dispensed with the
war taxes yourselves. We shall follow your
excellent example.
I'VE shall have some new sources OF
revenue. There are the fishery rights on
the coast Of Siberia which we acquire from
Russia. Some day the Siberian fisheries
will be as valuable as those OF Newfoundland.
OF course, the possession OF Dalny will be
Of great advantage to us as a trading
nation. The whole Liaotung peninsula.
twice won by the sword and now to
ny TEST. '"s will Ae e. valuable % as '' an asset,
and in course Of time a large revenue
should be derived from the Chinese East
ern Railway in southern Manchuria, which
we shall take over for term OF years.
We. shall proceed at once to develop the
freight and s et oans sor
in the islands, in Corea and Manchuria,
am not a good prophet; and tho door
is open in Manchuna to all our commercial
rivals--wide open and fastened back.
That will be one Of the splendid results
Hov DoU nm accumulated fact
Il expect to see Corea and Manchuria
invaded by an army Of peace-artisans,
farmers and laborers. Corea is only ten
hours sail from Japan. There ia lot OF
work to he done there and money to be
population of Japan. and still there would
he room fol our settlers as we'll as for the
Chinese. That is why think there will be
no Japanese immigration question in Amer
lea to threaten our friendly relations with
you. But why should there be any trouble,
or any prete1t for it: lose ,patienoe-and
am good natured man-when hear the
yawp OF the labor agitators about the de-
scent OF the Japanese upon the Pacific
Coast. We are not alien in heart, custom
and habits like the Chinese
The Japanese people, by the way. are not
going to isolate themselves because they
Believe they have learned all there is to be
known about Western civilization and have
overcome a great Western Power in war.
We owe too much to- the United States
and Europe to forget the debt or to think
we can't learn more.
There viii be no reactionary movement in
Japan as a result Of the war. The foreigner
viii be welcome within our gates: we
shall be hospitable to him and place
no restrictions about him. He will have
q square deal.
The methods pursued by the United
States in the Philippines met Baron Kaneko's
"We are glad to have the Ameri-
cans near us in Formosa, he said, "and
certainly we don't cast longing eyes on the
Philippines. We shall have enough to do
in Corea and Manchuria for generations,
and no nation. not even the French, who
are uneasy about Cochin China, need fear
us a. expansionists.
Il know there Is an impression IN some
quarters the Baron continued, sthat the
Japanese will set about reorganizing China
for their own, profit and glory. absorbing
her trade and creating and controlling a
fSst Fiat is @ an absurd f % %sPprehension. 4 fisrnent
Of the ina gination. China must work out
her own deetiny and wants to. We shall
help her to get on her feet, OF course. for
We have Just saved her from Russia, ard
she has our sympathy because our cease
is q common one.
"A last word about the control Of the
Pacific. Japan has no designs upon 1t.
The trade Of the Pacific and tho politics
inherent in II will be the great question
OF the twentieth century. The United
States, England and Japan all have terri
tory in the Pacific or bordering upon Il.
as ruling Powers and competitors for trade.
They should be able to share that trade
according to individual enterprise and
merit, and together they can keep the
peace in the Pacific against the rest OF
the world. The Pacific question Is one OF