The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-11
CRISIS WITH
 JAPAN NEAR
AMERICAN LONG RESIDENT IN NIT
 DON WARNS HIS COUNTRYMEN.
zEssxaae's People Profoundly Moved Ds che san Francisco Incident-strons and Determined Enough Now to Resent It In Effee-
 tive Way.

fsiav MacCauley in Boston Transcript.
 Tha fast approaching crisis in the relations of the peoples or Ameriea MnA Tapan will be more serious than Chat of the mere passing or popu- lar mod. If 1t Is not dealt with more intelIigently and wisely than isome past critical moments in Amerlca 4ntarcourse with the races of the Tar nant no prophetic vision Is needed 10 eea that one of the fairest and most nroFnising beginnings of tnternauohai friendship will be threatened with lamentable ending.
 The United States is by tradition the favorite friend of Japan. Among the natlous no other has been so trusted or sought as counselor. As far as our peculiar trade policy has allYwed' the Tanauese have habitually preferred nnr markets Americans resident ih 4ar1n have for many years felt them nelves to be especially liked and have hsen distinguished by the welcome they have received in their social in- tercourse with the people.
 Commodore Perry's wisely executed commission, our return of the Shim~ anoseki indemnity, our leadership m hrsnufne about the revision of Japans s unfair treaties with the great powers air reoognition of the justice and hiRn aims guiding Japan in her conflict with Russia and much else have giv- on us the first place in Japans inter national regard.
 Now that the Japanese are hearing at hone from their fellow country rsen here of a popular agitation whose nurpose is their personal and social humiliation and degradation, and even their exclusion from residence Tn America, grief and a puzzled conster- nation are their natural response tne e grievance fs all the more acute that ft has been excited apparently by the Mnty of a most trusted friend AS re- raaf teiegrams inform us, the Japanese nraHa has been aroused to grave slgacussion of the anti-Japanese feel fnn started in this country by the news That Japanese children have been ex- eauded from San Francisco's schools
 Hitherto little comment has been current on account of the identifica- Hon of their fellow countrymen with the obnoxious Chinese or because of Rhe gross accusations to which they uvara subfected by their children has broken the silence. We know that the Tapanese have been hurt and that fheir instinct of self defense and pres Nrvation is beginning to act.
 Here is where real crisis in Amer Rea'a relations with the far east has been brought near and here Is where ali well wishers of our country's in- 4ernational honor and even of her wei fare should take serious heed and seek to find ways for safe passage in to the future.
 Let one who has long resided in Ja- nan and who has sought to understand fhe Japanese character give what he Believes is well grounded Judgment.
 Affects This Country, Too.
 The immediate and practical issue oi shfa new crisis is not the success ol faflure of the Pacific coast agitator' as a factor in furthering internationa 4uatfce or in the development of higher order of human relationships That Is of the most important worth ' but 1t will be ignored generally al philanthropic sentimentalism, having 10 decisive value in these commercial days. No; the mighty practical out come of the crisis is to be its pro sound effect upon the industrial anC commercial future of our country as { whole. in which issue the shortsighteC Advocates of this race humiliation an' exclusion will be not the least among ehe beneficiaries or sufferers, as thu event may decide.
 The Japanese are even as yet mucl misunderstood people in the west They are not a pliant or submissive race. Nor are they arrogantly aggres give. They are self confident; the! are highly intelligent; they are capa bIe; they have definite purposes whicl they follow with marvellous persis tence and they have an acute sense O justice. They never forget a wronl done and they will lose no opportunity though generations pass, to aveng unmerited harm to themselves or t' those whose welfare is involved il &heir own. :..:. .:@...
 Blow to American Commerce.
 One who knows the Japanese char acter could well wish that he migh have an enemy whom he deserved anese The Japanese ethics demand reparation for wantonly caused fnjur! and no letup of effort until a repara ton Is secured The "omnipoten American" should not reckon withou Consideration of this host in carrying