New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-03
'WARCLOUD" A PHANTOM,
HAS NOBASIS BUT HOT AIR
administration Condemns Infarst
matOry Utterances about Japan.
From The Tribune Bureau.

Washington. Feb 2-There is no diplomats
crisis in the relations between the United States
and Japan and no danger that there will be war
now or at any future time. unless certain unrea-
sonabIe CaIfornIans. aided by certain irrsspOnst-
BILE newspaper publishers. provoke It. The ad-
ministration regards with undisguised impa-
tience the efforts OF some papers TO exaggerats
everything connected with the relations of this
two nations into CRISES" "scares" and "sensas
tions" The administration IS convinced that
thus far the attitude OF certain Californians
has not strained the relations between this coun-
try and Japan, but It condemns in unmeasured ,
terms inhammatory utterances such as Senator
Perkins made to the Geographic Society in /
washington last night and Representatives elect
Hobson has recently given to the press II in
positively asserted that there is nothing In thsi
San Francisco school situation to warrant even
talk of war: that the stories that unusual mill
tary preparations are being made absolutely
false that the report that steps were beinsf
taken TO expedite the construction OF fortihca-i
tions in Hawaii and on the Pacific. beyond tbs
ordinary progress OF such works. is Unadulter-
ated sensationalism and absolutely without
foundation; that the assertion that the maneu-
vres Of the Pacific squadron constitute a menaos
to Japan is simply ridiculous, and that there In
nothing to strain the relations between this
country and Japan except the pertinacity With
which certain persons and newspapers persisS
in crying. "War War" when war is threat
ened.
1t is declared that sensible persons must ap4
! precIate that the relations between nations re-
main friendly long common sense anda
/ good hUmor are component parts OF such rela~
tions; that when these depart there is likely to
be trouble. and that the surest way to DESTROY
/ good humor and drive away common sense is to
/ insist that is imminent, discuss every mili4
/ tary move OF each nation. and incidentally to-
! intersperse the discussion OF how long war VIII
/ be postponed or how soon precipitated witfs
pleasing references to yellow bellies and sImi%
/ lar complimentary terms too frequently applied
| TO the natives Of the Mikado's empire by senss<
/ less belIIgerents and excited sensationalists.
With regard to the manRuvres OF the Pacth0
/ Squadron. it is pointed out that they occuE
( every year. and. it happens to be the Pal
( cfdc squadron. they do not occur the At
( Iantic But it is emphasized that they consti@l
, tute no more OF a menace to Japan prep
! aration for war against that nation than ths
/ manoeuvres OF the AtIantaic squadron IN ths
I Caribbean Sea constitute menace to Greasi
/ Britain because they happen to occur imTne-
/ diatey following the recent performance OF the
/ Governor Of Jamaica.
THE VISIT OF CALIFORNIANs.
The assertion that the President has asked
certain officials connected with the school system
Of California TO come TO Washington IN order
that he may throw a scare into them is also
declared to be unqualtfedly false. The President
has no such purpose whatever His purpose Is
| simply TO discuss the situation with the San
! Francisco officials and to show them how greatly
/ To their advantage it would be 70 sacrifice a.
| minor preference regarding the admission Il
japanese children 70 their schools ir order that
| he may obtain for them the infinitely greater
| advantage of complete exclusion of japanese
1 coolies
| Correctly 70 appreciate the situation as It
| affects California, it must he remembered that
when Congress met the California delegation. al
though anxious that the exclusion OF japanese
coolies should be accomplished measure %
protection 10 American labor ON the coast, had
no hone Of such accomplishment except a. ths
result of long agitation IN Congress. struRgJs
which might involve several defeats and pos
sihIv ultimate success. To their great surprise.
whether they now admit It or not. the Presi-
dent has, through diplomatic channels. been aSIs
10 bring about an understanding between this
country and Japan whereby nc has almost
accomplished the exclusion So earnestly Hesired
by California. and. indeed. BY all the PacI6s
Coast, and just this juncture the local
authorities of san Francisco, rather than sacri-
tice what they consider 10 he their right e.
manage their own school system. pursue a
course which blocks the Presidents usgotjatioasl
and renders it impossible for him 70 obtain for
the Pacific Coast the far greater good which.
he has almost accomplished.
The President believes. however that when
the facts are laid clearly before the local au-i
thorities. AID especially when they go back
and make them known the coast. there viii
be radical change OF sentiment and the san
Frsnciscans Will be altogether too farseeIns
and too patriotic further 10 pursue a policy.
even though they regard that policy as whoIIN
within their right which must deprive them
Of the greater benefit and leave their laborins
men still subject to the unrestricted competition
of Japanese coolies
Faith in the common sense OF the peopIe-nos
the poticans-of California is the Presidents
watchwOrd just now. together with the belief
that the senseIess and troubIenlaking reports in
the sensational press viii soon make their au~
thors ridiculous and that accordingly the was
with Japan heading will soon give place ta
the 'Thaw trial heading. something equally
delectable.
incidentally II Is asserted that the reports
that the Japanese Of Hawaii are arming. drills
Ing numbering the Americans. and that Jap-
auese secret agents are photographing Philips
pine defences mining Philippine harbors ana
making faces at Philippine officials may be dis
counted I'm advance or preserved only as ths
products of the fevered imagination OF space
writers.
CULLOM CRITICISES PERKINS.
Senator Cullon, OF Illinois. chairman Of tha
Committee on Foreign Relations, called at the
White House to-day TO discuss the situation
with the President. and when he left the Exec
utive offices had a few remarks TO make abOut
alarmists In general and Senator Perkins in