New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1907-02-16
IHg souABBau WIN JAPAN.

PRESIDENT Tor the IhpauusC. aud
the remarkable soircltuderShlbiled
by him lest tho delicate apusihill
Ties of The brown people should lee
wounded IN the controversy grow
ing ont of the exclusion of the Jap
anesp from The white public schools
Of San Francisco. arc stimulated
by a fear of war with Japan unless
the matter IL settled upon The
terms of the Japanese demand that
their people IN this country shall
possess every right, privilege and
franchise than can iuure to white
American. aud that no uutavotable
discrimination will be tolerated by
the bumptlous aud lnperiou@
Aslatlcs
The latest Washington dispatches
declare that the President aud
Secretary Of State fear that if Con
gress at this seFsion should pass u
law excluding Japanese from the
United States nn armed clash be
tween the two countries would re-
suit He has gwen Callforuians
who have been interesting them
selves in the San Francisco school
question TO understand this. aud
has used IT RS an argument whv
ton much should not he demanded
Of the Federal Government at this
par tlculnr time before the nuul
cipal authorities reccdo on The
school question,
Uuder the terms of he present
treaty betty the United States
aud Japan each uallou has right
to exercise it's own discretion HR to-
The exclusion of citizens Of The
other Neither country has up to
this itlne seen fit to take advantage
of the clause, and it IL felt thHtN ia
their present temper The Japanese
would regard it rs Dn unfrlendly
act for the United States 10 etfr-st
legislation in that direction,
II is to ward off any danger of
aronsing resentment among the
Japanese that the Administration
is now eudenvorlng to reach a.
specific understanding with the
other power on the subject Here
the difficulties loom mp big, for it
is understood that the State De
partmen' has met with spirit Of
opposition from Japan to having
any of her citizens placed by off
ca action on the same plane as the
Chinese coolies,
The astonishing victories won by
the Japanese in the recent war with
Russia over what was long oonsid-
cred the most powerful nation Of
Europe, at least on the lnud, uot to
speak of the complete capture or
| destruction Of the eutlte naval
force Of the Russian Empire, have
placed Japan in the trout rank of
the military powers of the world,
aud every Western nation would
dread an armed conflict with the
brown people. England has set
the example of "kowtowipg' to
Japan by making n CLOSE military
alliance, offensive aud defensive,
with her, and now the United
States is TO avoid trouble by ont
raging the State powers aud con.
stitutonal rights of California
This is truly apitifol outcome
for our great nation, but however
humiliating the revelations made
in this instance, it seems to be the
part of prudence, since our Asatic
possessions lie wholly in the power
of Japan, and could be taken from
ua almost without blow on our
part. Helpless us is this great Re
| public against any such assault
from japan, we all know that
while we wonld be temporarily
knocked out in the first round, we
would hually yet our second
wind, > aud IN the end Japan would
he driven from the seas aud wholly
humbled.
There are many persons who
think II il hetter'lo pocket All in-
suit than to be preeipiialed into II
violent couHict, but there is eldom
any wisdom In such course Of
conduct. because It is taken on the
outside ~ au evidence of weak
ness. If not of nftaut euaardiep,
and il is sire 10 encourage other
and frequent attacks At suy rute,
the possibility of trouble with
Japan, which has been so loudly
pooh poohed and tidieuled. is ny
no means SO remote as II was rep
resented to le.--N q Picaguae.