The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-09-04
FRANCE FEARS
WAR IN ORIENT
Japanese Walters in the Swiss
Hotels Cause Yellow
Peril Talk.

PARIS. August 24.-The prospects of
a war between the United states and
Japan continue to occupy the minds
of French journalists. In a recent
editorial the "GauIois'' says:
only a short time ago we We're Wis
tied by japanese war vessels and Jap
anese officers and sailors, who said
when they left here that they took
away with them a pleasant impression
of our courtesy, while, on the other
hand, we could not help being i'm
pressed with the charming qualities
of the japanese officers, with their
perspicacity, and. above all, with their
wonderful knowledge of modern prog
ress."
But although we are on excellent
terms with Japan at the present mo-
ment, we may shortly have reason to
feel less satisfied because our ally,
Russia, has also adopted this wise at
titude and is preparing herself for a
marriage de convenience" All this
is satisfactory as long as things re-
main as they are, but should a war
break out between the United States
and Japan we would be in very
delicate position.
The evocation of such an eventuality
is perhaps inopportune, and we should
be reminded of the peaceful character
of the toasts at the Pa1ais Elysees and
at the Ministry of Marine. But | also
remember the marked reserve of Jap
anese officers whenever approached
them on a possible conflict between the
two countries, and especially the an
swer OF Commander Takouno-Oudchi
when asked what he thought of the
future struggle.
RECKONING IS INEVITABLE.
I'VE have not yet arrived at that"
was the enignnatical answer. What
ever may be the pacific desires of the
japanese and American governments,
a. reckoning up is inevitable. As an
eminent foreigner said to me only a
few days ago, Japan, as much as
England, is a nation presse.' More so,
in fact, because England is obliged TO
view with anxiety the growth of the
German fleet and commerce, and, of
course has to plot how to destroy the
one and then paralyze the other while
there is yet time, and because the
Japanese, who must continually seek
fresh markets, will in time be forced
to seize the Philippines and the islands
of Hawaii, know perfectly well that in
ten years they will have to give UP
this ambition, if they have not real
lied it before. for the simple reason
that the United States, which has
much vaster resources than Japan,
will then have had time to construct
a far more powerful navy than the
Mfkado can boast of.
1.-THE friendship of the United States |
and Germany is becoming more and |
more accumulated as time goes on, and |
an Americana German alliance would |
greatly modify the German situation /
toward England and aggravate the /
situation of France in conflict where |
she would be forced to take part.
1T is we'll to look these troublesome
eventualities in the face, and to re-
that, while we wish to culti- /
vate good relations with Japan, it
would be still more TO our interest to
maintain our present friendship with
the United States"
WATERS THREATEN STRIKE.
The walters of all the large hotels
in Switzerland insist that the yellow
peril is an actual fact there, and
threaten to go on strike in the midst
of the busy season unless every Japa-
nese employee is discharged from the
hotels.
For many months Japanese have
been invading Switzerland and have
been engaged as walters in hotels at
Geneva, Lucerne and Zurich. The hotel
owners are delighted with them, de-
claring that they are giving perfect
satisfaction, owing to their minute at
tention to their duties. One waiter at
a Zurich hotel served as an officer dur
ing the usso-Japanese war.
The hotel proprietors say that the
Japanese do not mind doing the mean
est work, and that they devote their
whole attention to learning every part
of the business. Il
The Japanese insist that they should
be allowed to stay in their positions,
as they declare they care only to learn
the business and to open an up-to-date. Il
frst-class hotel at Toxic as soon as
thew have learned enough.