The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-10-25
YELLOW PERIL BUGADOO
DOCTRINE LITTLE HEARD OF
 SINCE VAR ENDED.

First Secretary of Japanese Legation
 Addresses Cleveland Chamber of
 COmmerce-Japan Has No Designs on
 hiIippines-Absurdity of Such n
 Thing Pointed Out-ImpOrtance of
 Good Relations With United States.
 Cleveland, Oct. 24.-Ek Hioki, first secretary of the Japanese legation at Washington delivered an address to the members of the Cleveland Chamber of Commerce this evening. his subject being Japan, America and the ori- ent." In view of the fact that MT. Kioki's address was practically the first official utteranee from a Japanese source concerning the situation in the far east since the close of the war, it was considered as significant, and at tracted m"ch attention. MT. Hiok said in part:
 Nov that the Japanese Russian war is ended the world seems to be diligently watching for the next act which will be produced on the stage of oriental politics. There are various speculations. Some of them are clear ly malicious in origin, while others are honest. Both are injurious to the in- terests of the world.
 Some preach from the high altar the doctrine of the yellow peril. Some question the ambition of the Japanese, others apprehend Japan's designs on the question of the Philippines.
 Taken altogether, it would appear that the world is trying to ascribe to the little island empire the position of 8 dictatorship in the orient, I wish such was the real position of Japan, but I must confess to my regret that it is too far from the fact.
 Tn spite of the influence which once it gained, the doctrine of yellow peril seems to have practically lost it's hold on mems minds, at least in America.
 Japan has no designs on the Philip pines. Frank and unreserved disavow- als of the alleged designs of Japan on the question of the Philippines having frequently emanated from authoritative sources, il is superfluous for me to re- peat them. But the fact that there is constant recurrence of the allegation in the newspapers of this country shows that the repeated disavowals from the authoritative sources have borne little fruit either because the general public still distrusts Japan in this matter or because certain section Of the American press wants to get up some agitation for it's own interests.
 "If Japan harbored such a sinister design as is attributed to her she must be prepared to plunge in a war, far more gigantic than the one just ended, against a nation to which she owes much for what she is to-day, and to whose people she owes that moral and financial support so unreservedly given at the most critical period in her his tory. No. The Philippine Islands are not worth the sacrifice of such a valu- able friendship as that of America and
 
 the enormous losses in men and money which such a war would necessarily en- tail.
 Nor is Japan in a position to carry on another costly war but for self de- fense. Beside the situation in the east is far more complicated than people appear to think. During the last quar- ter of century the worlds greatest events all took place in the east. The destiny of that portion of the world rests practically in the hands of the Japanese, Great Britain, the United States, Russia, Germany and France; and China. with her large population and territory, has not yet gained po- sition in the council of powers so vit- ally affecting her interests. When you closely scan the delicate and compli- cated relations of the interests of the various powers in the east you will how highly Japan must rel gard good relations between America and Japan for her interests as we'll as those of the peace in the east.''