The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-10-23
kUROKI WOULD
FLEE TROUBLE
Jocose Remark of the Great
Japanese GeneraI---A
Toxic Review.

(The Japan Times, Tuesday, Oct. II
Even since the annoying occurrences
at San Francisco some months ago,
specting contemporaries have main
tanned the dispassionate attitude of
l.one who reposes complete faith in the
reliability of American justice and the
honorable intentions of the great Re-
public and its people, and all along
counseled against hasty judgments and
precipitate utterances. In doing this
we believe We have correctly reflected
the foreign policy of the Imperial Gov
eminent and the views and sentiments
of the intelligent public of this coun-
try. And we see no reason or neces-
sity that we should in any way now
alter this attitude. Indeed, as We
have more than once pointed out re-
Gently, even the Chauvinistic excep-
tionals have since fallen in line with
our way of thinking, and we are in a
mood TO congratulate ourselves on the
prospect that, so far as this country
is concerned, there will no longer be
anything to interrupt the further ce-
with America. We can not but be as
tonished, therefore. to find the press
crusade against Japan and japanese
on the ascendant rather than on the
wane in the United States as a refer
ence to a Reuter- despatch, published
elsewhere, would show. We can af-
ford, of course, TO smile at the inno-
cent simplicity of such an allegation
as "Japan's quiescence since the Pa
cific cruise has been arranged as COM
pared with her constant diplomatic
hectoring previously" Nevertheless. it
is not altogether pleasant to look deep
err into the spirit which prompts such
sneers to be thrown at one; it would
indicate that the American public, or
at least a section of it, is encouraging
its press to turn into an agent provo
cateur. Hitherto even the most BIASED
Americans seemed satisfied at insin-
uating a swelled-head and warlike in
clination to Japan; but now they ap-
pear determined to provoke Japan into
war.
Perhaps we are wrong we rope we
are-in venturing as much as to saw
there has arisen a new party in
America itching for war with this
country. It may only be- that the
American press are in a state of dis
traction, with their morbidity reused
abhormally as the result of having had
too much of a series of shocking de-
velopments, such as the Wall street
panic, Pennsylvania Capitol scandal.
Iowa trial, Standard Oil prosecution
and so on, and Japan has come in for
their attack, just as it happened with
our nationals when they fell victims
TO the San Francisco barbarfans after
the great disaster. Ii so it will not
be long before they will come TO their
right senses. The situation looked at
thus, we can remain calm and SYM
pathfze with the deranged section of
the Americans IF the Republic really
wants war with US, that is quite an
other thing; war will come whether
We will or not. So that happen what
may, ii will not do US a particle of
good to get excited at this juncture.
1t is said Of General Kuroki, when
asked what he would do if war broke |
out between his country and the |
United States, he answered he would |
hee- 1t was an excellent repartee; the |
nation should learn the renowned |
warriors ways. In the meantime.
however, We recall Mr.. Roosevelt's /
famous message to Congress and rest
assured Of the reliability of American
Justice and the honorable intentions
Of the Republic and it's people. The
most we may have asked of America
Gould not have gone beyond the noble
and comprehensive principles enun-
dated by the President in his mes
'age and it is all nonsense to talk
Lbout our "hectoring diplomacy"