Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-02-02
UNITED STATES
TO FIGHT JAPAN
Says Captain Hob
son In Public Ad-
dress.
FAKE REPORTS DENIED
In Chicago Press Dispatch
Situation Anything But
Alarming.

New York Feb. 2.-In an address
here last night Captain Richmond
p, Hobson, speaking of the japanese
question said.
"The ultimatum which Japan
has given this country, says: Take
our people in to your public schools
in California or take the conse-
quences "
Only a Pretext for Trouble.
That is only preteXt The trouble
is that Japan wants to control the
commerce and markets Of the far
east She is determined to drive
America ont of the Philippine Islands.
II the Panama Canal was completed
we might be able to protect the Pa
cifc Coast, but we are helpless now
and should Japan strike, the Philip.
pines and Hawaiian Islands would
be lost TO us. This is the real situa-
ton and it is a pity we have not
strong fleet on both the Atlantic and
Pacific oceans TO protect our inter-
ests and keep Japan from attacking
us.
War With Japan Inevitable.
"War with Japan is inevitable un-
less we can convince the financiers of
Europe and the people that there is
really no cause for Japan to go to
war with us
Hobson's Statements Are Denied.
Chicago, H., Feb, "A Washing
ton dispatch to the Tribune says:
War with Japan is the remotest
of possibilities. The differences be
tween the two countries owing TO
the refusal of San Francisco to per-
nit Japanese pupils to enter the pub
lie schools of that city, has never
reached stage where it created fear
Of an armed clash between the two
countries. The reports of a possible
war sent out from Washington are
not only misleading, but wholly I'M
justified by the facts in possession Of
either government.
Relations Were Never Better.
"The relations between the United
States and Japan were never more
cordial than they are today. The
Japanese representatives are well ac-
quainted with the situation and Presi-
dent Roosevelt has succeeded in Sc
curing the consent Of Japan to basis
for a compromise which will settle
the whole difficulty provided the peo-
pie Of San Francisco do their part
The treaty which is pending and
which is the direct result of the deli.
cate intervention of the President,
was not framed by either country be-
cause there was the slightest dan
ger of war,
Japan Knows Situation Here.
ut was brought about because the
Japanese realized that it was not to
their interest to have their people
come to the mainland of America be.
cause they would not be treated fair
ly here At the same time they were
entirely unwilling to submit to any
thing in the nature of an international
insult and have agreed TO sign
treaty prohibiting their people from
landing in the United States and
prohibiting our workmen from land
inc IN Jannpaco icIoudc
War Talk is All Bosh.
Washington, Feb, after a talk
with the President today Senator Cal
lon, chairman of the Committee on
Foreign Relations said:
"This war scare is all bosh. I'd
like to go to war with Senator Per.
kins for talking as he did last night.
There is no more chance of our go.
ing to war with Japan over this lit
tie school question than there is of
fighting China, Russia or Great
Britain
Relations Are Not Strained
Berlin, Feb. 2.-The foreign office
does not regard the differences be-
tween Japan and the United States as
having reached serious point. The
Japanese embassy relying today to
inquiries from the various papers,
said there was no reason to consider
the relations between Japan and the
United States as being in any way
strained, adding that President
Roosevelt doubtless will settle the
whole mattnr satisfa ntnrilu To Ianan