The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-12-05

lotHcrS' CHqutSllollhDiN no NutioH tal
afford to disregard proper considera
Itions OF self-interest, any more than
\ private individual can so do. But |
us equally true that the average prl
waite individual in any really decen
community does many actions with re
ference 10 other men in which he Is
public spirit. by regard for the rights
of others. by disInteresled purpose
To do good to others. and 10 raise the
lone of the community MS a whole
Similarly really great nation must
often act and as matter of fact
often does act toward other nations
in spirit not in the least ofmere
aelf.interest, but paying heed chiefly to
ethical reasons, and as the centuries
20 by this disinlerestedness in inter
national action, this tendency OF the
individuals comprising a nation to
require that nation to act with jus.
tice toward its ncighbors. steadily
grows and strengthens. 1t is neither
wise nor right for a nation to dis
regard its own needs. and ii is foolish
-anw may be wicked-to think that
other nations will disregard theirs.
But is is wicked for nation only
to regard its own interest, and fool
ish 10 believe that such Is the sole
motive that actuates any other ma.
ZION. 1t should be our steady aim TO
raise the ethical standard of national
action just as we strive to raise the
ehical standard of individual action.
Not only must we treat all nations
fairly, but we must treat with justice
and good will all immigrants who
some here under the law Whether
they are Catholic or Protestant, Jew
or Gentle; whether they come from
England or Germany, Russia, Japan,
or Italy matters nothing. All we
have a right to question is the mans
If he is honest and upright
in his dealings with his neighbor and
with the state then he is entitled TO
respect and good treatment. Especi-
ally DO we need 10 remember our duty
TO the stranger within our gates. 1t Il
the sure mark of a low civilization,
q low morality. 10 abuse or discrim,
mate against or in any way humiiate
such stranger who has come here
lawfully and who is conducting him
self properly. To remember this is
Incumbent lon every American citl-
zen, and it is Of course peculiarly in-
iumbent on every government official
whether of the nation or of the sever
II states.
| am prompted 10 say this by the
attitude of hostility here and there
assumed toward the japanese in this
country. This hostility is sporadic |
Ind is limited 10 very few places. |
Nevertheless, it is most discreditable
o Ms as people, and it may be
raught with the gravest conse |
iuences 10 the nation. The friendship |
between the United States and Japan
las been continuous since the time, |
Yer half a century ago. when Com |
nodore Perry by his expedition to !
apan. first opened the islands To |
Western civilization. Since then the /
;rcwth of Japan ha. been literally /
There Is not only nothing /
o parallel il, but nothing to APP !
roach i, in the history If civilized
mankind. Japan has a glorious and |
ncient past. Her civilization Is older
hat ia r. 20
nations from whom the
eOple Of the United States have
hiefy sprung. But GftY years ago
apan's Development was still that If
he Middle Ages. During that fifty
ears tn p.ogre 5 of the country in
very walk Of life has been a marvel
. mankind. and She now stands as
ne of he greatest of civil zed ma
ions; great in the arts Of war and in
he arts Of peace; q "a in military.
\ induetrialin artistic Ayelopment
nd achievement japanese soldiers
ave shown thcmselvD equal n
1mbat 10 any Gf whom history
lakes mote. She has produced great
cHFiilo anu HliEulg dhlliil dlSs HfI
ghting men afloat and ashore. show
Il the heroic courage the unquestion,
IT, unfaltering loyalty the splendid
to hardship and death.
hich marked the LOYAL Ronins. and
ley show also that they possess the
ighest ideal of patriotism. Japanese
rtists of every kind see their pro
nets eagerly sought for in all lands.
he Industrial and commsrcial De
alopmcnt of Japan has been phenOm-
nal. greater than that of any other
luntry during the same period. At
he same time The advance in science
nd philosophy is no less marked.
he admi able manag ment Of the
lpanese Red Cross during the late {
ar. the efficiency and humanity #
lie Japanese officials. nurses, and {
Dctors. won the respectful admira-
on of all acquainted with the facts, I
through the Red Cross the Japanese
mt over 100000 20 the sufferers OF !
IN Francisco. and the gift was ac- I
,pted with gratitude by our people.
he courtesy Of the japanese. ma $
onally and individually. has become {
'0verbial. To no other country has '
ere been such an increasing number '