The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-12-16

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1.-The full recognition of Japanese Inn
migrants is matter OF life or death.
|He is not the man to be frightened
|by the dispatch of the Pacific fleet,
says the Times, and 1t adds: III
|he ignores the move for the time be-
ling. he will plod on until he sue
|ceeds with peaceful remontsrances, or
lean see no issue but to fight"
NIArisy Dec. t6.-"'he ders rture to-
day OF the American armada Is oc-
|casion for few fresh comments here
lon the American-Japanes relations.
French opinion. from the first. has
been divided into two camps. The
majority in France share the Pa
lcifc view that Japan cannot take UNI
bragg at the crNse and while the sit
iation contains elements of danger,
the differences between the two coun-
tries are sure to be amicably adjust
Jed.
The other camp, supported by a
section of the press. has insisted
Throughout that the real issue be-
tween the United States and Japan
arises not from the troubles in San
Francisco, but because OF Japan's in
lordinate ambition to control the Pa
cific ocean, which. II persisted in,
will make a clash sooner or later
inevitable. The recall of Ambassador
Aoki they regard as confirmation
of their suspicious and they point to
the fact that negotiations on the I'M
migration question are now practical
| ly at a stand still.
!, A well known foreign publicist said:
1T is now almost an open secret in
diplomatic circles that the American
fleet is going to the Pacific to en-
able the United States to answer
Japan on an equal footing. 1t is an
Elementary measure Of prudence un-
It'll japan shows her hand. If she
entertains no ulterior motive, the i'm
Imigration question will soon be set
tiled"
The press remarks the coincidence
between the departure of the fleet
land the rumor that Japan is seek
ling new loan in London and Paris.
st. Petersburg, Dec. 16.-The de-
parture OF the American fleet evokes
intense interest here. 1t mas occa-
stoned volume of newspaper COM
ment, the strength and preparedness
Tor the Americans being described as
lshowing a strong contrast to that of
IRojestvenskys squadron on its i'll.
starred cruise.
1 The newspapers are unanimous IN
their conviction of the far reaching
effects of shifting the naval strength
lof the United States from Atlantic to
Pacific waters. That Novoe Vremia
does homage to what It terms "A bold
Rooseveltian stroke" to restore the
lbalance of power in the Pacific, which
had been distributed by the recent
war. 'i.f .
"The squadron" says the Novoe
Vremia, will actually serve as the
best guarantee OF peace by checking
the elation of oriental nations"
The Novoe Vremia points out that
the cruise cannot fail to profoundly
impress the Latin Americans thereby
lending additional weight to the
Monroe doctrine.
The Recht fears that the concen.
trat'on of such immense power on The
California shores will vastly increase
the responsibility of the federal gov.
ernment as IT is inevitable that Il
will produce an outburst of warlikt
sentiment and will feed the flame O
race feeling in the Pacific coas
Estates
Berlil. Dec. 16 The German ad
miralty has been observing for som'
time with the greatest interest tn,
preparations for the departure of th
Masnrernda skate. Tuesday. Dec
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