The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-07-10
HAGUE FEARS JAPANESE WAR
DIPLOMATS CONSIDER SITUATION
= REALLY STRAINED. .
Question O~yershsdsws the Purposes Of ths
Confcrence-Ether U. o. Government
Mnst Cecrcc California or Permit tn,
Mhkade's Empire TO MAKE Reprtssls.

Conference-Ether U. O. csvernme7i
Must Ceerce California or Permit tn,
Mnkade's Empire to Make Reprissis.
Special Cable Dispatches 10 TEE SUN.
LONDON. July 1o.-The Hague CORE.
spondent Of the Daily Telegraph send'
more than q column of mattsf ON the rels.
tons between Japan and the United statca
as viewed by the delegates there. Ho
begins by saying that IL Ia not too much
to assert that I'll the diplomatists at Thu
Hague are more interested in the situatios
between the United States snd Japan thaa
In the conference. and he quotes the view
Of a friendly diplomstist who was oom-
missioned to inquire into the subject.
This diplomatsit declares chat tho situa-
ton 10 really strained. The press. he says.
Ii not well informed as to the actual state o:
affairs because the Japanese and American
Governments conceal the true position.
which Is unquestionably serious.
Since June 20 japan has sent extremely
categorical notes to Washington. which
have shown that the question 10 entering
an acute phase. The dilemma Ia this:
Either the central Government. by per-
suasion or force, must obIige California to
abolish whatever Injuries or humbles Japan
or Japan will consider herself free to exc
cute acts Of force against California.
The problem has grown more compliS
Gated since June %. Japan believes that
certain American preparedness shows that
the conduct OF the United States Ia open TO
suspicion because while the American
notes state that this question cannot pro-
woke q rupture the Governments Is pre-
pairing warlike stores in factories and Is
mobilizing all its ships the most an
Gent and those on the most distant s~tations.
What can we do say the Japanese.
II n day our subjects are attacked aud
lynohed without the central Government
Of the United States. from a feeling OF
national decorum. being able TO prevent or
even to castigate such acts? We should
be compelled to Q an ultimatum Just
as for our national honor we sent one to
Russia, although she was a naval and mill
tary colossus we being q pigmy in COM
parison
National honor is everything TO us.
and on that account we. who have suffered
and are suffering with al possible fortitude.
could not permit that these offences should
become national in character rather than
personal because our people would protest
against seeing the Government cave the
national honor Unattended.
The japanese recognize that President
Roosevelt and the Government are doing
all in their power to restrain passions and
prevent acts which would render a pacific
solution impossible. but they believe that
what has been done is not sufficient. Some
Of thsm compare the situation with that in
Morocco. when the Powers told the Sultan
that, as he could not establish a normal
situation, they would.
the Japanese ultimatum would say that
II the American Government does not find
some means Of solving the problem quickly
reestablishing a reign OF law for our
people who have been injured by one Of
your States we shall find ourselves obliged
to reestablish it by acts OF just satisfaction
which will salve our national honor
The friendly ~diplomatist, however. does
not leave unsalved the wounds which
thsse alarming suggestions might make.
He goes on TO say that the situation at tho
same time is not so grave that q mutually
satisfactory arrangement 10 impossible.
This Cabinets at Toxic and Washington
are In daily communication. but 90 far no
note oouched in bitter terms has boon ex-
changed. They do not despair Of finding
a formuls which, II not curative. may
at least be calming.
In these terms, at any rate, Japaness
and American diplomatists express them.
selves. Other Japanese who are not diplo-
matists are somewhat pessimistic in their
view. There are in Japan a great number
OF persons who discuss the question In the
following manner:
The differences between US and Americs
can be removed, but Il Is almost certain
that they will resppcar unless we give up
the idea of living in the United States.
Therefore we have to think not only OF
but Of Tomorrow"
The Tele5rapt's -informaAt. presumably
with an eye to the appetite Of his employer.
ascribes at least some Of the evils Of the
to the German bugbear. He says
the Germans are doing all they can TO
find In the United States and Russia COM
pensation for the practical ISOLATION in which
they find themselves. They never lose
occasion TO remind Russia OF her recent
and the United States OF the present
situation, exploiting the yellow peril to the
utmost.
LoNDeN, July i0.-The Paris correspond
OF the Tribuns tried TO interview Paul
Morton on the transference OF the American
battleship feet to the Pacific. Mr.. Morton
eplied that It wo ID be inadvisable for him
hs ex-Secretary Of the Navy TO say any
thing on the subject. but he did say
Tho American Navy is the greatest exc
hibit the United States has for peace"
PARIS. June lO.-The Echo de Pdris says
the approaching departure OF the
feet for the Pacific seems to indi-
cate clearly that the negotiations between
the United States and Japan are proceeding
very satisfactorily. The cruise was ar
ranged some time g and was only post
poned In order TO avoid interfering with the
negotiations. 1t is now possible to expect
an early agreement, removing from the
cruise anything Of a character disagreeab!e
to Japan
The Toxic correspondent Of the Same
paper says there is no excitement there
over events. Most Of tho newspapers are