The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-02-05

Californian Declares japanese Don't
Want Naturalization and Are 81.
ways Loyal TO the Mikado.
Washington. Feb. I'm an address
delivered before the National Geo.
graphic Society. Senator Perkins. OF
California, dwelt at length upon the
probability Of a conflict between the
Americans and the japanese. Two ir-
reconcilable races" as he pronounced
them. After speaking Of the difficulties
overcome in the past in dealing with
the Chinese. Senator Perkins said.
Hawaii has the Japanese on her
hands as we in California will soon
have. and as this people is more az
gressiye more tenacious. more cum
ming and more determined than the
Chinese il wills never do TO permit a
long delay before settling the question
once TOR all. For the people OF Japan
have started ont on a course OF com.
mercial development which will soon
oring the United States and Japan SO
close together that il will be difficult
% settle the question at all. Japan is
still in the flush OF its great triumph
over what was considered the strong
ast of European powers. II successfully
lnterposed a barrier TO Russian su.
premacy in Eastern Asia.
The primary ambition Of Japan IS
10 colonize the overflow population OF
the empire in adjacent countries under
its own sovereignty. This is the true
beginning OF real national expansion;
but i'm addition 10 this the inherent
national traits OF patriotic impulses
OF the Japanese will make them a for
eign element in any country to which
they migrate Real expatriatiOn is a
condition practically impossible to the
japanese mind. The extent to which
the Japanese will occupy the territory
of friendly powers will be a displace
ment OF the sovereignty Of The power
extending TO them welcome, and the
presence Of the sovereignty Of the
mikado Of Japan.
THE science of war supervenes only
upon a foundation of all other sciences
No nation in al history has ever mani
Tested a greater capacity for perfect
unity Of purpose than the Japanese;
no nation has manifested a greater ap
titude TO seize upon and appropriate
all that the ages have disclosed to
the other nations in art. in science and
in government.
"ln brief the Japanese race. wher
ever distributed. however numerically
strong i'm any foreign country, will re
main consolidated unit in support
of q aspirations OF the japanese
race ami however distant their resi-
dence from the throne OF the mikado
will still constitute an element OF
strength in the unity OF the empire
Naturalization in any country in which
they migrate will not eliminate this
racial instinct.
1--WE have acquired territory in the
Pacific ocean: we have laid the foun
datiOn for commercial primacy on that
great sea We have a position at the
very doors Of the Orient by the pos
session OF the Philippines and a base
OF naval operations in the middle OF
the ocean by the incorporation OF the
Sandwich Islands. We have a shore
line under the jurisdiction of the
American flag which following its in
dentations on the Pacific ocean borders
of the Pacific states and the territory
of Alaska. comprises 25.O00 miles The
countries under the jurisdiction OF ON
flag. lying behind this line. possess
resources equal TO the ultimate support
of empires OF wealth and population.
We have laid the foundation for com
mercial supremacy on the Pacific
ocean. and at some point in the future
course Of national destiny the pathway
of national progress on the part OF
japan and the United States will con
verge to a point of inevitable con
fict."