Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-03-09

speech In the parliament OF New
South Wales 10 years ago and predicted
her future greatness and that she
would be keen competitor against
America and q danger TO Australia.
MY antlclpattons have been real
lied aud It Is some satisfaction tnat
my strong expressions to YOU were
made four days before the press cs
Europe spoke out, Now You Will see
what great advantage 1t would be
to America to have q good line OF
steamers running between San Fran
cisco and Australia, besides which, all
Australia Is heart and soul with your
nation and would be ready to do any
thing tu preserve its greatness against
any power on earth particularly China
or Japan.
III necessary we could give you the
finest provisions for your amy ns..
navy and unlimited millions of tons OF
coal for your ships of war. To show
you. sir how valuable Australasia
would be TO you In case of war, | beg
TO inclose an extract from an address
delivered by one of our ablest public
men. which shows the favorable geo.
graphical position which we occupy ~
the Southern Hemisphere.
Il cannot help thinking II has been
decreed that America shall put back
peril and pray for its happy consurl-
nation. With most cordial feelings.
Yours sincerely.
DANIEL O'CCNNoR."
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT KNOWS.
Sir Daniel was reluctant to say what
passed between himself and President
Roosevelt during the hour they spent
together. hut admitted that the above
- lido
ion with respect to America Japanese
rivalry HI added that the president
seemed to be fully alive 10 the graSer
possibilities that might eyentuate,
though inclined TO view as preposter-
Gus any probability of immediate trout
ble.
Sir Daniel agreed fully with Sena-
tor Perkins. Of California. in candldiy
fearing a serious outcome TO the pres
ent controversy and in Ironouncing
the two races irtec0ncilabla.
''Irrecpncilable by habits, by nature.
religion and by tradition he con-
tinued, "as we'll as by the growing
rivalry between the japanese and any
present or possible competitor Tor
commercial paransoLatcy in the Far
East. That American statesmen have
kept their eyes shut SO long. apparent
~ to the gravity of the problem. can
be explained only by your tremendous
prosperity and confidence. But GER
tainly the time has come to look the
situation in the face and to avert or
prepare for war by strengthening and
Increasing your navy
WHAT ENGLAND WOULD DO.
Should any serious outcome result
from the disinclination OF California
to permit Japanese children and adults
from enjoying their educational adj
vantages as American children, could
England consistently support her al
ly. iii your opinion?" was asked,
Should the ia panese assume bel
ltgerent attitude" he replied. II do
not believe the Scotch, the Welsh, the
Irish or any other element OF the en-
pire would indorse such action. II is
true that 20 odd Years ago, when Aus
tralia unanimously voted to exclude
the Japanese and Chinese from the
country, parIa ment sitting on the
other side OF the earth mildly remon-
strated. but without avail. England
is geographically. " not otherwise, so
far from Japan that she does not
realize the difficulties Involved. the
impossihility Of the white and yellow
races ever being IN intimate social ac-
cord.
ITO cite a parallel case. 1t is ques-
tlonab Bile whether your northern peo-
rle, far from the zone OF slavery ever
realized the racial dlstin elton between
their own and the African blood The
two can no more fuse than can the
yellow and white races. That Is the
sum and substance of the case. We
have had many and emphatic pro-
tests against our course OF action
from both the Chinese and Japanese
but we have never been
at all influenced by them. AT the
same time Australia. with her present
population OF only 5000, 900. can easily
support 100 times the number but
they must be white and not yellow