The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-11-02
WAR WITH JAPS IS COMING
JAPANESE BITTER AGAINST PRES
IDENT ROOSEVELT
FOR BRINGING ABOUT PEACE
From Washington inner Circles Comes
the Story That England is Causing
Strained Relations and That War
Must Come Some Time With Japs.


Strained Relations and That War
Must Come Some Time With Japs.
Washington, Nov. l.--Why have our
relations with Japan suddenly become
so very delicate, and why is the SIT
uation relative thereto conceded by
the responsible officers vi our govern
ment to be grave?
Why is a cabinet officer sent sour
rying across the continent 10 inves1-
gate the charge that "A city which has
been destroyed by an earthquake does
not Immediately afford ado tie school
facilities tor the JapanesC Neb res
ide emit there en,:, -. ,,,.,,.., Sa1o
revenue cutter to the japanese
bassy in order that one OF the secI~
taries of that embassy may go to
Boring sea to investigate the charge
that unarmed Japanese have been shot
down by order OF an official OIL the
United States government?
Why has the official who Is alleged
to have given the order been hastily
summoned to Washington and put
through a minute cross-eXamination as
to what he did and why he did it?
Why was he not called Immediately
at the time when the killing occurred?
In short why is our government act
ing as ii it realized itself standing on
the brink OF an open rupture with
Japan, and doing all 1t can, in reason,
to avert it?
Answers to these queries are va
ried but the most inSistent one comes
from the foreign relations committee
OF the senate, who have diplomatic in
formation denied to others. "A mem
Der of that committee says that Eng
land is behind Japan in the sudden
excess energy displayed by Japan in
trying to seek a quarrel with the
United States.
War Certain to Come.
If half the people who know things
concerning the diplomatic relations,
are right, the war is certain To come
at some time between Japan and the
United States and il is declared by
some that this country could do worse
than to engage the little brown nation
before they have recovered rom the
Russian conflict. one senator said:
"All nations now have their eyes on
China. With her millions Of people,
think what it will mean when that ma
ton wakes up to buy railroads, whis-
key, beer, insurance, shoes, etc. Jap
an is among the nations eying China,
and Japan is bitterly enraged at the
United States and President Roose-
welt for pressing the Portsmouth
peace conference which cost Japan
much OF the Chinese empire which
they believe they could have won, If
let alone. The San francisco school
situation and the Bering sea killing
are incidents that would not have
aroused bitterness under normal con
ditions.
They Blame Roosevelt.
Roosevelt is not popular in Japan
Just now. England's alliance with
Japan prevented John Bull from fore
ing peace between Russia and Japan,
but England urged Roosevelt to do it
because Japan was getting too much
of China.
The Philippines are looked on as
a possible prize by Japan and in event
of war with Japan the Philippines will
be dangling at the belt of either Japan
or England before the fight ends.
Trade in China can be had by no
country not working with Japan. Eng.
land has made it impossible Tor Amer
lea to work with Japan and today
there is but one port in Manchuria
where Americans are allowed to land.