The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1907-07-11
Calls ALLIANCE
GREAT mistake
GERMAN EMPEROR SHARPLY
cRlTIclsEs PACT BETWEEN
BRITAIN AND JAPAN.
SHOULD NOT TEACH
YELLOW RACE r
No Doubt About the Position occu-
pied by the kaiser-Extensive Ad-
ditions to Be Made to War Facil-
titles on Pacific Coast.

London, July 8.-Dispatches from
Copenhagen state that the kaiser, who
is visiting there, spoke sharply of
Japan when that nation was men
toned in his presence. He earnestly
declared, it is said, that the greatest
mistake ever made by the white man
was the Anglo,Japanese alliance. He
said that Europeans were acting most
foolishly in allowing a yellow race to
copy all their methods and learn all
their secrets.
Add to War Facilities.
San Francisco, July 8.-Extensive
additions to the government navy yard
and dry dock facilities on the Pacific
coast will result from the coming of
the battleship fleet which was an
nounced by Secretary Metcalf in an
interview on Thursday.
Secretary Metcalf had little to add
to what he had said of the coming of
the fleet on the previous day. I'VE
have already arranged for a new dry
dock at B~remerton," he said, "and
other improvements in the repair IA
cilities on the coast will have to be
taken up by congress in the fall. The
large dry dock at Mare island is access
sible to battleships of deep draft"
Practice War Maneuvers.
San Francisco, July 8.-Two thou
sand National guardsmen who are par
ticipating in the army maneuvers at
the Preside in conjunction with the
regulars, Friday night slept at the big
guns IN the forts which line the bay
shores. For Is days the state militia
will be drilled with the regulars in the
handling of big guns.
A part Of the maneuvers will be the
repelling of an imaginary night attack
from the sea by a hostile fleet COM
posed of launches and small boats.
Before the expiration of two weeks, it
is believed that the militia companies
will not only have %familiarized them
selves with the Notifications, but will
have learned how to operate the heavy
coast defense guns.
Toxic Not Disturbed.
Toxic, July "a report from New
York that President Roosevelt has off.
clally confirmed the dispatch of 16
battleships to the Pacific produced but
little commotion here. Some are in
clined to read between the lines either
a sinister motive on the part of a GER
tain section of Americans affected
with ~anti-Japanese mania, or the
Vaccination of a tool of a third power
which is trying to benefit from the
quarrels of others.
Japanese Newspaper Comment.
Toxic, July 8.-The Nichi Nichi in a
leader says: THE American feeling
toward Japan appears to have reached
almost an historical stage in their ap.
prehension that the resolution adopted
by the Japanese chamber of commerce
is an intention to boycott American
goods. An explanation of such atti.
tude may be sought in their own fear
regarding the final outcome of the
San Francisco affair. A complete so.
luton of the question without leaving
the least element of difference be.
tween the two countries is a pressing
necessity"
Excitement in Philippines.
Manila, July S.-The reported naval
activity is causing much excitement in
the Philippines. Leading Filipino in.
dependence organs have announced
that they side with the Americans
against the Japanese. All the Japa.
nese laborers employed in the navy
yard at Olangapo have been dis.
charged.