Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-01
JAPAN VS.. UNCLE SAM
No Necessity for War Between
the Two Nations.
HAMBURGER NACHRICHTEN
Its Statement Denied by Ambassador
Aoki of Japan.
AN EVENTUALLY OF FUTURE
ITO the East Lies Peace" Says the
Ambassador, "Is Traditional
Statement"
HAMBURGER NACHRICHTEh
AN EVENTUALLY OF FUTURE

Nonsense" declared Viscount Siuzo
| Aoki, ambassador of Japan to the United
States, when shown a translation from the
| Hamburger Nachrichten asserting that war
between Japan and the United States is in
evitable
| The ambassador, after reading the state
| ment, not only repeated that it was nom
sense, but added that such condition was
| impossible, and then laughed at the idea Of
| war between the two nations
The article from the Nachrichten, as
translated today in a New York newspaper,
states:
Zone of the most certain eventualities
with which the future has to reckon is a
| war between Japan and the United States
Sooner or later this will happen. The living
interests of both states will compel this.
For the present it is only 4 CONNER
cial and economic war. Already it is bit
ter enough, but no one can foretell when
ambitious Japan, so strong on sea and land,
| with the choice of the initiative, will break
| the bounds and undertake warlike settle
| ment with the United States.
1T must be remembered also that China
is unfriendly toward America, and, further
that Japanese expansion in South America
is proceeding in a remarkable way, and
that South America, jealous of the north
ern states, would gladly see in Japan an
ally against northern encroachments."
Represents Bismarkian Traditions.
The statements published in the Mach
| richten are in some quarters received as
significant because during the latter years
of the life of Prince Bismarck that paper
was known as his mouthpiece and is still
looked upon as representing the Bismarck
ian traditions. Claims of the importance
of the paper are, however, discredited by
many people in Germany
The fact is continued the ambassador,
1T Is common saying in Japan that to
the east lies peace meaning thereby that
the nation fears no war from any power
that lies to the east and the very name of
the Pacific ocean is referred to typical
Of the sentiment that Japan entertains to-
ward countries that lie in that direction.
That has been the feeling of the nation so
long that it has become traditional. Its
sincerity Is borne out by the fact that
there are no Notifications on the eastern
coast of Japan. All her fortifications are
20 the west 1t is traditional that Japan's
enemies are to the westward of her bound
aries"
The ambas sador laughed at the idea that
Japan entertains any idea of taking pos
session of the Pacific ocean, and suggested
that that would involve an extremely large
contract. Not only would such a course in
volve the interests of the United States, but
of half dozen other powers as well.
Japan, prior to the wars with China and
Russia, was in an embarrassing position"
said Mr.. Aoki, because OF the difficulty in
finding some place In which the expanding
population of the nation might be located.
Our population is increasing at the rate of
about 10000 annually. and it was a ques-
tion where that increase was going. Hap
PLY there is no such problem now Korea is
open for our people, and ten millions of
them could settle there before that island
IL as densely populated as is Japan. Then
there is Manchuria with abundance of room
for fifty or sixty more millions of the peo
ple."
No Desire for More Territory.
The ambassador suggested that Japan
could have no rational desire for further
territory, and, in fact, does not entertain
any such notion regarding the domination
of either more land or of the great expanse
of the Pacific ocean.
On the other hand,Japan wants to secure
raw materials for her industries, and she is
e tting a large part of them from the
United States. Last year more raw cotton
was received in Japan from the United
States than from India, which had pre-
viously supplied the larger portion. The am
bassador declared that Japan was bent
upon maintaining peace and the advance
ment Of her industrial interests.