The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-05

policy may be divided into two stages.
The first part was: Japan for the jap
anese. 1t was successfully completed
in 1895, after the war with China. and
when the world admitted Japan into
the comfy of nations upon terms of
equality by removing the extra terri
torial clause from the treaties. 1t will
take more time to establish the second
stage of the imperial program, viz:
Asia for the Asiatics; but there will
be no cessation in the painstaking, la
borious and minute efforts until sue
cess or absolute failure is known.
THAT is what Japan wants to do. A
change in the program is out of the
question, because it would involve the
absolute relinquishing of a successful
policy at variance with the national
character.
Does this policy embrace the pos.
session of islands in the Pacific? l
strongly doubt it. Several years ago,
when Japan began to object to Rus
sia's peaceful absorption of Man
churia and Korea, the cars govern
men proposed to give Japan a free
hand in the acquisition of insular ter
ritory in return for the same privil-
eye on the Asiatic continent Toxic
politely but firmly declined to enter
tain the proposition. l am convinced
that Japan would also decline to re-
ceive either the Philippine or Ha-
waian islands as a gift, because their
possession would involve the country
in expenses so heavy as to render a
change of police unavoidable.
Japan to Expand Eastward.
"Japan's expansion is toward the
east-not the west. To all intent and
purposes Korea has been annexed.
immigration from Japan to the PENN
sula is encouraged, as is the intermar-
riage between the respective inhabi-
tants. The undeveloped resources of
Korea will be carefully exploited, and
will add materially to Japan's wealth.
Thus far the execution of the pro-
gram is feasible. The most difficult
part in the execution is found in Man
churia.
'In the first place, it's alienation
from China is sore to the dynasty
of the middle kingdom, and in the ex-
ecution of the program China's CO.
operation is absolutely requisite.
There is no love lost between the two
great branches Of the Mogolian race:
even the Japanese leaders, usually
self-controlled, can not divest them
selves from showing the contempt
they feel for the peacefully inclined
believers in the sages. The prOpitia-
ton of the Chinese would demand the
restoration of Manchuria, and l doubt
if Japan could be brought to consent
to such a sacrifice. Hence there is a
constant and growing irritation be-
tween the two nations.
In the second place, Japan Is
pledged to the open door policy in it's
recently acquired territory. At this
time its only commercial rival is the
perity is such that we disdain to look
for new markets abroad. If this pros
perity continues long enough to allow
the Japanese time to intrench them
selves commercially, we shall be COM
PEELED to accept the situation, owing
to our neglect to take time by the
forelock, and the last cause of quarrel
between this country and Japan will
disappear.
FRISCO School Incident.
4 shall close with a few words
upon the San Francisco school Incl
dent. Referring to what l have said
about Japan's pride bordering upon
vanity, the idea of being considered
inferior naturally arouses the fury Of
the Japanese press; to have Japanese
children considered as upon a level
with the Chinese could only fan the
flame. The presidents wise words in
the message to congress have taken
the sting out of the wound and allayed
the temporary resentment. Japan
would never go to war upon such a
provocation, although she might re-
taliate by resembling privileges grant
ed to American residents in Japan.
This might hurt few individuals, but
not seriously. Native competition is
driving the foreign merchant from ia
pan; not many years will pass before
the former concessions are owned and
tenanted by natives.
I'VE have been Boosting not with
out good cause, about Perry's success
full expedition in opening Japan. Only
half a century has elapsed; who will
answer the question: Was Perry's ex-
petition good policy, or would it have
been better if we had kept him at