The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-10-23

the East. We Americans shall aIwav
feel proud of the part that Theodor,
roosevelt, with the prestige of thu
leadership of our people was able Il
play in Fastening the end of the war
Peace has come under circumstance:
honorable to both parties and Japar
having proved her greatness in wal
as in peace has taken her stand In
the first rank of the family of nations
You have concluded new treaties with
your former antagonist, of amity and
commerce, and the wounds of war are
healed.
A WORLDS MARVEL.
The growth of Japan from a hermit
country to her present position in the
last fifty years is the marvel of the
world. In every step of that develop
nent' even at the very beginning. we
americans are proud to record the fact
THAT Japan has always had the cordial
sympathy and at times the effective
aid of the United States. The names
OF Commodore Perry, of Townsend
harris, of John A. Bingham, of Gem
erat Grant and Theodore Roosevelt
VIII be tnseparably connected with the
| history of the advance of Jauan to
the first rank among the world DOW
ers. But now for a moment. and a
moment only, little cloud has come
over the sunshine of a fast friendship
| or nfty years-a slight shock has been
felt in the structure of amity and
good will that has withstood the test
of half a century-how has it come
yAFf /
a tremendous manifestation of Nature
to bring it about. Only the greatest
earthquake of the century could have
caused even the slightest tremor be-
tween such friends. l do not intend
to consider the details of the events
In san Francisco. I cannot trespass
on the jurisdiction of the Department |
of State, Of my colleague Mr.. Root or |
my friend Mr.. O'Brien to discuss them |
But this I can say-that there is MOTH |
ing in these events of injustice that |
cannot be honorably and fully arrang-
ed by ordinary diplomatic methods be-
tween the two governments. conducted |
as they both are by statesmen of hon.
or, sanity and justice, and represent
ing as they do two peoples bound to-
gether by half a century of warm
friendship.
MAY TALK OF WAR.
1t is said that there is one word that
Is never allowed to creep into diplo-
matte correspondence between nations,
however hostile, and that word Is
war" But I am not a diplomat and
am not bound by diplomatic usage. 1
can talk of war. I am not one of
those who hold that war is so fright
full that nothing Justffies a resort to it,
We have not yet reached the millen-
MUM and there are International griey-
ances that can be redressed. and Just
International grievances that can be
accomplished in no other way. But ,
as one of our great generals has said /
War is hell'' and nothing but a great ,
and unavoidable cause can justify it. :
War between Japan and the United .
States would be a crime against mod ,
arn civilization. 1t would he as wick !
I'd as it would be insane. Neither the G
people of Japan nor the people of the :
United States desire war. The gov !
Of the two countries would ,
strain every point to avoid such an
awful catastrophe.
What has Japan to gain by it? What
las the United States to gain by it?
Japan has reached a point in her his
DRY where she is looking forward with
confident hope to great commercial =
conquest. She is shaking off the eff
,cts of war and is straining every
lerve for victories of peace. With the
marvellous industry, intelligence and
ourage of her people there is nothing ,
n trade commerce and popular con-
eminent and enlightenment to which
he may not attain. Why should she L
wish war that would stop all this? t
The has undertaken with a legitimate n
interest in so close a neighbor to re-
orm and rejuvenate an ancient king
om that has been governed or mis- a
Governed by fifteenth century meth a
DIS. q
THE KOREAN MISSION. =
His Majesty the Emperor has shown A
is appreciate of the difficulty of the
ask by sending to Korea Japan's
reatest statesman who has exhibited r
is patriotism by accepting the heavy t.
urden when by his years and his ar :.
uous laibors for his country in the
asst he has earned a right to rest.
10 matter what reports may come, no
natter what criticism may be utter d
the world will have confidence that :,
'rince Ito and the Japanese govern =
lent are pursuing a policy in Korea
1at will make for justice and civiliza- b
on and the welfare of a backward il
eople. We are living in an age when
of a stronger nation in the
fairs of a people unable to maintain :"
government of law and order, to L
ssiSt the latter to better government T
ecomes a national duty. and works IL
Or the progress of the world. Why
hould Japan wish a war that must
top or seriously delay the execution L
f her plans of reform in Korea? n
Why should the United States wish n
ar? War would change her in year
more into a military nation and her III
reat resources would be wasted In Il
asst equipment that would serve no
pod. purpose, but to tempt her to E,
arlike policies. In the last decade
10 has shown a material progress q