The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-06-07
GIVES WORRY
The Administration Again Uneasy.
Over San Francisco Situation.
THE JAPS ARE ALERT

Disposed to Press for Explanations
and Redress of Bad Treatment OF
Japanese OH the Coast - Recent
Visitors from Japan Took Careful
And Elaborate Notes of All They
Saw.--Win Give Us Trouble.
The administration has again be-
come uneasy over the Japanese sit
uation in San Francisco and over the
disposition OF the Japanese govern
ment to press quickly and closely for
explanations Of improper treatment
on the subjects OF that country.
Advices received indicate that
there is i'll feeling between the AM
orleans and Japanese in San Fran
ciso. This is shown by the recent at
tack of some Americans on Japanese
and their property and the retaliation
or the Japanese by attacking two
Americans whom they thought to
nave been implicated In the first at
tack
Meeting the two Americans tho
other night party Of Japanese pro
ceeded to cut them into good sized
pieces with knives San Francisco ia
represented In an all round condt-
tioh OF chaos. Mayor Schmitz is on
trial for graft, the city government 10
practically without head or directors
and the labor unions are on strike In
al INES or business. The Japanese
are working against the American
iaborers for small wages and this in
creases the i'll feeling.
a well known war correspondent
VINO has come from Japan and Haw-
all and California told the President
few days ago that the Japanese are
watching an opportunity to make
trouDie Tor this country, their pur-
pose Deing to take the Philippines and
lia"ali. In the later country there
are $4,000 Japanese laborers, most
or them former soldiers Of Japan,
while the total numebr Of Americans
IN the island is less than 5000. The
> japanese would have no difficulty in
taking the island and giving trouble
in its recapture.
The Japanese Ambassador has been
making somewhat vigorous srepreseii;s
tations TO the State l9apartmsnt u
anopt hpeE u reattn M pan
San Francisco, and Secretary Root is
doing his best to show the Japanese
that conditions I'm San Francisco are
else but normal
If anybody imagines that The Jap
anese are not wide awake to their
opportunities, 1t is time for him to
revise his opinions. Those little yell
low men are as astute observers as
the world has ever seen. They not
only observe closely, but question
keenly, getting right to the heart of
a matter through both their eyes and
their ears
American naval officer on recent Wis
its TO Washington by officers Of the
Japanese navy. A considerable num-
ber Of Japanese officers of ships that
were in attendance on the opening
OF the Jamestown exposition visited
Washington under the escort of Am
erican officers. They came here to
"see the, sights" and be entertained
by the government
Each group Of foreign officers
whether from Japan or some other
country-was escorted by an Amer
lean officer whose duty it was to en-
tertain the visitors and afford them
opportunities for observation. The
foreigners were given just such en-
tertainment as the American navy
knows so we'll how to dispense.
1T is quite safe to say that the Jap
anese officers combined more profit
with their pleasure than did the Of
licers Of any other country. They
knew exactly what they wanted to
see and proceeded about their errand
in perfectly businesslike manner.
Each one Of them had his note book
and memoranda Of what he was to
observe particularly. They spent some
time in the naval gun factory, at the
naval observatory. at the Congress
ional Library and Capitol and at the
Smithsonian Institution.
They carefully noted in their little
books all that they saw. They talked
very little, but saw whole lot. When
they opened their mouths 1t was to
ask some salient question. They had
been we'll coached and nothing escap-
ed them. OF course, they enjoyed
themselves, but that was merely "a
detail. They were here to work and
they worked. On the whole their
visit was important and significant.
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