The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-02-02
THE JAP
WAR SCARE
Secretary Root Denies Hav-
ing Ultimatum.
PERKINS SAYS, CONFLICT
United States Must Decide Before
Long the Supremacy Of
Pacific.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2,-Secretary
Root positively, refuses TO make any
statement touching the japanese slha.
ton In its relation 10 the conferences
which took place at the White House
between the president and some mem
bers OF the cabinet and the California
congressional delegation.
lie does, however. enter a sweeping
denial OF the authenticity of any OF the
published interviews attributed TO him
as TO the immlnence OF war or tho
state OF the treaty negotiations or In
deed any phase OF this subject. which
he regards as one emlnently unsuited
for public discussion at this time.
The japanese ambassador Is moi ac
cesslble to newspaper reporters. lie
declined TO be seen.
The fact appears to DC that n state
ment was enormously credited TO Score.
tary Root. who was put In the position
OF saying that he had received an ulti
matum from Baron iIayashi, japanese
minister for foreign AFFAIR.". MIR Root
denies that he has received any such
communication, aud careful inquiry
falls TO show that the alleged remark
OF Baron HayashI has ever been com.
municated officially 20 yils government
In an address delivered last night
before the National Geographic society
Senator Perkins OF California dwelt At
length upon the probability OF con
hIct between the Americans and the
Japanese. two ircconcilable races.
as he pronounced them. After speak
Ing Of the difficulties overcome In the
past In dealing with the Chinese. Sena.
tor Perkins said:
Hawaii has the Japanese on her
hands. as we IN California will soon
have. and n this people l. mora az
gcsslye. more tenacious. more cum
ming and more determined than thc
Chinese Il will never do To permit n
long delay before settling the question
once for all.
Tile people Of Japan have started
out On course OF commercial develop
mcnt which will SON bring the United
States aud Japan ~ close together that
II will be- diiiicult 10 settle the question
at all japan Is siill In the ilush Of o.
great triumph over what was oon'id
cred the strongest OF European powers
II successfully inter o ell barrier L.
Russian supremacy la eastern Asia.
The primary ambition 81 Japan l. {.
colombo the overflow population Of "a,
empire la adjacent countries under 10.
own sovereignty This Il the tire b.
ginning OF real national expansion. bnl
IN addition 10 this the inherent nation
al traits 90 patriotic impulses OF the
Japanese will make them foelga
element In any country 10 which they
migrate. Real expatrlation Il n cindi
tion practically impossible a. the Jap1
nese mind. The extent n which the
japanese win occupy the territory o.
friendly powers will be- n displacement
u the sovereignty OF thu power extend.
Ing 10 them a welcome aud the pres
cnce 81 the sovereignty Of the mlkado
OF Japan.
dAIAh ~ Ailf NouliuaNA NlfNfAt ~
ton will naturally form with the other
oriental nations an alliance which VII
consolidate these nations into effective
cooperation.
I'VE have laid the foundation Tor
commercial supremacy on the Pacific
ocean. aud nc some point IN the future
course 81 national destiny tho path
way OF national progress on the part
% Japan and the United States will
converge 10 n point Of an Inevitable
conflict.
1T il useless 10 speculate as O. what
the occasion or excuse Tor this conflict
may he The small cloud 81 war which
l. now hanging ON the horizon OF the
two nations appears 90 relate 70 thc
dissatisfaction Of japan With the d.
mcsih' policy ~ the state ~ California
relating 10 IT, educational Interests"