The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-06-06
JAPANESE ATTITUDE
Big Talk by Observation-Disclosures to
Lick the United States if a Public
Apology Is Denied by the Mayor of
San Francisco.

The article following is an editorial
clipped from the New Orleans Times
Democrat Their first experience i'll hay
ing secured from the Roosevelt admin
istration a satisfactory explanation over
the recent local school issue, the Japs
have become emboldened in their
greater demands arising over labor
| troubles in San Francisco. 1t is I'M
questionably true that the Japs and all
/ be protected by the legal authorities
against any violence by individuals, but
the Japs should not be too insistent as
they may be told in language, perhaps
not classical to mind their own affairs
in their country. Here, follows the
Times-Democrat article:
We have been told repeatedly that the
San Francisco troubles have caused no
excitement whatever in Japan, but dis
patch TO the New York Sun from Toxic
states that the feeling against this coun-
try in Japan, but a dispatch to the New
York Sun from Toxic states that the
feeling against this country in Japan is
SO strong that campaign is to be begun
against the ministry because of its in
action in the matter of the persecution
of the Japanese" Count Okuma, it is
state, is urging the concentration OF
l t. aEro
Element of the San Francisco ques-
ton" He urges a demand for a public
apology from the mayor of San Fran
cisso and insists that Japanese shall re-
ceive treatment similar to that given to
Anglo-Saxons This is the only hope Of
settling the question, he urges, and if
tive measures will be taken
This is pretty stiff talk, and it remains
to be seen how this country will regard
lit The law should regard the Japanese
in the same light that it regards anglo
Saxons" (probably meaning white per-
Isons) no doubt, but it does not follow
that the individual shall do the same.
There is serious antipathy to the Jap
anese in San Francisco, and probably
throughout the Pacific coast section, and
while no. excuse can be made for the
mobbing of few Japanese in San Fran
lcisco, and while these foreigners are
probably entitled to damages, the other
prosecutions complained of will
doubtless continue Nor is it likely that
the threat of making a demonstration
will brighten any considerable number
of persons. Japan's success in the war
with Russia has perhaps induced the
masses of the people of that country to
believe that the islands power is irwin
chile. but there is no reason why the
same opinion should prevail in this
country. On the Pacific, of course, in
the event of the demonstration Japan
would at first be at a considerable ad-
vantage, for our feet there is small and
contains no line4of-battle ships, but in
one hundred days the aspect Of affairs
would have changed materially. In that
time the Atlantic fleet could have dou-
bled the Horn and be in position to
make something of demonstration
I also. We assume that, however averse
this country is to war, that a hostile
demonstration made by Japan or any
other nation would be accepted in the
spirit in which it was rendered Peace
full as are the people of this country
they are as warlike as any r"onfe on
earth. and quite as willing to appeal to
the arbitrament of the I2-inch pm as
the Japanese can possibly be. Nothing
s has been done in San Francisco 10 in
vite war, and no prosecutions have re-
suited from the unfortunate conditions
there that any self-respecting country
could not adjust without threat of war.
The threat in Japan comes, not from
the government, it is true, but from the
opposition But should the ministry be
overturned or be compelled to adopt
tie Okuma policy on this question, it
would be quite time for this country to
sit up and take notice We should sub
nit to no demonstration in any case,
and we believe that if any American adj
ministration showed disposition to do
SO the masses of the people would take
such an attitude that the government
would be quite willing even to declare
war to relieve itself from very ernbar-
RAISING position. Justice should be done
the japanese in every case, but hreats Of
demonstrations should be met promptly
and in such form that future demon
STATIONS will be made only after very
serious consideration.