The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-09-14
EXPANSION IS
JAPANESE POLICY
FORMER CONGRESSMAN TOWNE,
BACK FROM ORIENT, REVIEWS
CONDITIONS AS HE SEEM THEM.

SEATTLE, Aug. 29.-Theories OF
wonderful expansion by the japanese
over territory of the far East are held
by Charles e. Towne, former congress-
man and senator from Minnesota, now
a resident OF New York Mr.. Towne
reached Seattle yesterday aboard the
steamship Minnesota from tour of
three months in the Orient
In recounting some of his observa-
tions, Mr.. Towne concludes that more
territory is an absolute necessity for
the maintenance of the increasing
population of the Japanese empire.
In discussing conditions as revealed
to him Mr.. Towne said last night:
Japan at the present moment DOM
mates the far Eastern situation. and
it is easy to see what our policy must
be. 1t is plain that expansion is an
absolute necessity to the Japanese peo-
pie She is under the physical neces-
sity of finding a place for her citizens
to live and work.
Il think it safe to say that the his
tory of the most moment to the world
during the next hundred years is that
history which shall be made upon the
Pacific ocean. The United States and
Japan are to be the principal factors
in the history making.
lraaIqy Topo
anese craft has absorbed Korea. and
she some time ago acquired the rich
and still unsubdued island of Formo-
sa. 1t is not at all unlikely that the
most far-sighted of her statesmen al
so look forward to the time when the
Philippine islands shall also form a
part of the widening domain of Nip
pom. l do not care to suggest my
thought as to how this last point is
expected to be gained.
1T is clear that Japan must, if in
any way on earth she can, control the
development of China. There she is
to get an increasing proportion of the
raw material of her manufactures and
there she is to find an adequate and
never satisfied demand for what she
can produce. The government of jap.
an is practically in partnership with
the industries of Japan. Ship subsidies
trade privileges, rates of transporta-
ton, even government financial aid
through money loaned at cheap rates
Of interest, are some Of the means by
which the Japanese are putting forth
tireless and eager effort to gain such
lead in the industry and commerce
o. the Orient as shall yield to her the
most of the incalculable fruitage which
is to be the product of the next few
decades
Speaking hurriedly, | cannot vel
attempt anything like a complete sur
vey of the situation. 1 think l have
said enough, however, to make it evil
dent that the United States must pref
ty soon make up it's mind whether tC
be a factor in the future development
o. the far East or not.
II wal snail ever COllG DGlWG cen liz
United States and Japan, it will no
be due, in my opinion to any excite
ment in either country caused by few
broken heads and demolished restau
rant furniture 1t will be occasionet
possibly by some trivial apparent
cause, but it will come only because
Japanese policy has determined It shall
come. l am no alarmist, but have nj
hesitation in saying that if the public
debt of Japan were not more thar
$3.50, 100000, and the condition of he
treasury were prosperous instead o
very embarrassing, peace would no
last until the Panama canal is per
viOus to an American battleship."
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never have had hymn sung over hii
grave and no flower would have rested
thereon"