The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1907-10-25
KUROK| WOULD
FLEE TROUBLE

] (The Japan Times, Tuesday, Oct. ~
Even since the annoying occurrences
at San Francisco some months ago.
the Japan Times and all its self-re-
| specting contemporaries have main
| tanned the dispassionate attitude of
one who reposes complete faith in the
reliability of American justice and the
honorable intentions of the great Re-
public and its people, and all along
counseled against hasty judgments and
precipitate utterances. In doing this
we believe we have correctly reflected
the foreign policy of the Imperial Gov
ernment and the views and sentiments
of the intelligent public of this coun-
try. And we see no reason or neces-
sity that we should in any way now
alter this attitude. Indeed. as we
have more than once pointed out re-
Gently, even the Chauvinistic excep-
tionals have since fallen in line with
our way of thinking. and we are in a
mood TO congratulate ourselves on the
prospect that, so far as this country
is concerned. there will no longer be
anything to interrupt the further ce-
mentation of our historic friendship
tonished, therefore, to find the press
crusade against Japan and Japanese
on the ascendant rather than on the
wane in the United States. as refer
ence to a Reuter- despatch. published
elsewhere. would show. We can af-
ford, of course, to smile at the inno-
cent simplicity of such an allegation
as "Japan's quiescence since the Pa
cific cruise has been arranged as CONF 4
pared with her constant diplomaticT
hectoring previously" Nevertheless. it
is not altogether pleasant to look deep
er into the spirit which prompts such
sneers to be thrown at one; il would
indicate that the American public, or
at least a section of ii, is encouraging
its press to turn into an agent provo
cateur. Hitherto even the most biassed
Americans seemed satisfied at insin-
uating a swelled-head and warlike in
clination to Japan; but now they ap-
pear determined to provoke Japan into.
war.
Perhaps we are wrong we rope we
are-in venturing as much as to say
there has arisen new party i'm
America itching for war with this
country. 1t may only be that the
American press are in a state of dis
traction, with their morbidity reused
abnormally as the result of having had
too much of series of shocking de-
velopments, such as the wall street
panic, Pennsylvania Capitol scandal,
Iowa trial, Standard Oil prosecution
and so on. and Japan has come in for
their attack. just as it happened with
our nationals when they fell victims
to the San Francisco barbarians after
the great disaster. If so ito will not
be long before they will come 70 their
right senses. The situation looked at
thus, we can remain calm and SYM
pathize with the deranged section OF
the Americans. If the Republic really
wants war with US, that is quite an
other thing; war will come whether
we will or not. So that happen what q
may. it will not do us a particle ofv
good to get excited at this juncture.
1t is said of General Kuroki, when
asked what he would do if war broke
out between his country and the
United States. he answered he would
flee. 1t was an excellent repartee: the
nation should learn the renowned
warriors ways. In the meantime.
however, we recall Mr.. Reosevelt's
famous message to Congress and rest
assured of the reliability of American
justice and the honorable Intentions
of the Republic and it's people The
most we may have asked OF America
could not have gone beyond the noble
and comprehensive principles enun-
ciated by the President in his mes
sage and IL is all nonsense to talk
about our "hectoring diplomacy"