Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-11-22

or FOR standing on their rights as long
as there is enough power and valor in
Japan 20 uphold thcm?"
with unusual candor in the politcst
of people he had precisely expressed
the matter Of factncss of the most ann
bilious of nations.
The Japanese in san Francisco Is be-
coming y storckoeper ana contractor
who undcrsclls his American rival
Worllmcn are more bitter against him
than against the Chinese, because of
1 his superior enterprise and his unrc-
lcntinC assertion of equality.
/ Our habits of eXtra vagance make it
seem unsportsmanlikc that we should
be beaten in competition for our daily
bread by the economies Of a little man
who nnds rs much fun in making
/ landscape on n platter MS in taking tho
wife and kids to the theatre.
The increase of Japanese immigra-
tion can only mean an increase of
racial prejudice on the Pacific coast,
ana the immigrants will be quick -
appeal to their homo government on any
iprovocation.
While we were wrought to hiEh
| pitch over Hearst. the question of the
hour in Tokyo was the exclusion of
iJapancse children from san Tranciaco
schools. Little attention was paid to
the killing of the Japanese poachors in
Boring sen ny our officers. But the in
ference that any Japanese was any
,body's FACIAL inferior instantly aroused
the Japano4c nation.
The traveller in Japan is 50 frequent
ily told that Japan does not want the
philippines that he suspects the Jap
Iancsc mind of dwelling on the subject
Iovermuch. Tho Japanese arc a warlike
race. Thoy are flushed with victory.
No sooner had they finished the war
with China than they began to prepare
for war with Russia. Since the treaty
of Portsmouth it has been the talk OF
the Ear East that they would turn
their attention to u.s. and thoy have
steadily augmented their military
strength. Just in The same way AS the
japanese masses thought that Russia
had robbed them of the fruits of their
victory over China, so to-day they
think that the good offices of President
Roosevelt robbed them of an enormous
indemnity. The truth is, rs statesmen
know, that his action came at q very
happy time for Japan But the Orien-
tai sta tesman is as little inclined as our
own to shift to his shoulders blame
which is already placed elsewhere.
If George Dewey had been ordered to
sail away from Manila Bay after he had
sunk Montoto's squadron Japan would
not have made her representations to
Washington in such q determined fash
ION. we have some Asiatic islands which
are in line with the spread of the Eas-
tern Island Empire; therefore, we are
vulnerable. II Japan should declare war
on us tomorrow sho would find us worse
prepared for the defense or the Philip
pines than Russia was for the defense of
the Liaotung Peninsula. Japan is ready
to act at moments notice. She works
with the same quiet unity of purpose to-
ward n national policy that Hartman
does toward the capture Of railroad.
While we are not thinking Of the Philip
pines at all she may be thinking Of them
very hard. When we lose command of the
Pacific Alaska. well as the islands, is
cut Off.
should such a crisis arise, the question
would be one of guns and ships. There
are no battleships for sale on the open
market Wealth will no more buy them
in a hurry than shares in n water com
pany will quench your thirst if your are
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