The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-05-29
WILL ENGLAND
STAND BY TREATY?
IAavo-sise- Correspondence, Copyright
az Frederic J Haskin-)

r-oude-iuc how lonC Z vii be before
England -euounces rs treaty Of alliance
win gz-zu- When TINS treaty was made,
b Eas aaiied with great satisfaction by
E.-i-iss zuh5ects because Of the security
& zTorded 10 England : possessions in
India and elsewhere II the East. There
-ras q great deal Of reassuring talk
s.f0ut tire alliance being a guarantee of
the peace II ASIA but II was pretty
generally understood that John Bull s
r.ssre oT mind WAS the main object
seucfs- u seems that the advantage
-esul-in- from a sense Of territorial Sc
su-i-v has beer largely discounted by
feeling 81 discontinue over the aggres-
-isue rnanzer in which japan has attack
e R-l-fsh commerce Events have so
sra-.ei themselves as to cause most
T-,s-r5sHrnfn 20 wish themselves well out
90 -hei- agreement with the japanese.
TIE f-st rude shocl- 10 British COM
-.r.Su-c occurred 5ust few months after
80 alliance Eas made The directors
sF -ae Niuuor Eusen Kaisha, the Japan
rEaE S-saur,ship Company, held their
annual meeting. and when their report
VS. rluilished it was found to contain
= mos hostile reference 10 British ship
riu- Interests. the threat being made
.a-.a-1r -o run the English marine out
-F Eas-e-n waters. This kind of talk
-l.au- -ie ally whose friendly support
b. s1 VITAL to japan 2 future was ex-
--eueI- inlIscrcet. because most of the
ruuurr used 90 build the japanese
steamships WAS borrowed in London
The uis,ale was recognized almost as
SION as % WAS made, and the govern
r-aut attempted 10 buy up the edition
af -he rewspaper that printed the re
rs-t- Most OF the copies were obtained
srl Efe-rCvel bat the agent Of one of
ste R-i-ish steamship lines got hold of
several papers containing the hostile
5eeIa-a-51r and forwarded them to
London An attempt was then made to
dsuv -he accuracy Of the report, but
are lad effect OF the revelation of
Japan ugly attitude toward her ally
could uo- he altogether overcome.
Heretofore the English merchants
l-ru practically controlled the sugar
1ade of China, carrying the raw
r-olue- ir British shins from Java and
-de Philippines % English refneries in
~au-t ,tila. and afterwards disJribut-
fr- rhe refined sugar % the market in
Hrl-5st bottoms. Vow enter the jap
1uese lr-a -tis trade They collect raw
.-a.1- from Tzra. Formosa and the Phil
5--lras. carry u 90 refneries in Japan,
and -rar 90 into che Eastern market
1ars- gle British The japanese ships
and -Era-las are heavily subsidized by
-e government. which renders further
-.sss-1u-e -o as nationals by making
sz- -a-es on the south Manehurian
r1u- Thus the japanese govern
--- assists iu three important ways to
f-eeu -le complete Generalization Of
20. E--E sugar trade
E-- -lfs competition Is all fair
enough sire reader wiu say Why has
-Tarau DOB the ricHt TO 90 after all the
--ale Ga can ccts Certainly 1t has the
-5-l- E1- 81 lacks the money TO baeiz
Cd aims enterprise The funds neees-
Soy -o carry gn tins lively trade war
e from japanese loans which were
-a- b England. H0w long VIII Eng
lr-l ea1-iuue DO arm its commercial
~
F--v the British controlled the
-a- goods rrade in Central and south
.- lt5-a. ubiIa the Americans supplied
se ur--tl-u para of tie country. The
Euaf.l dad almost a monopoly CT the
SESSION r--u trade for all Of China. Vow
-a -1-1reze are cutting into the cot
-- --aEc and eausiHg equally as much
I.1r1e as ID the sugar business. Japan
--e s-s are haulinc the raw cotton
--u India and America 10 mill in
-arz- and the finished product Is 60
fa- o. gre market in japanese bottoms
ana ura- -he south Nanehurian rail
WAY A. in she case Of sugar, the Jap
srrse are heating the British cotton
TRADERS using capital derived in large
r.a-t from loans foated in England. II
-te B-it5sh money lenders are willing
sa cer-inae supplying japan with funds /
f- -hs purpose. II does not concern
-rrl-e else lat the onlooker Is won
-e-1c t-r long % wiu he before Eng
la-l uzl aul.ke 20 a fan realization Of
-1e si.-z-iln and hall on its costly bar
en-. r5-h sire japanese.
-te manner In which the japanese
Az con5u-tin- railway affairs in South /
--srchc-1a IS another cause OF irrita- |
sa- a. ne British. causing them TO /
lnoE urr1 rhe alliance with anything /
isst favor Millions Of dollars have /
t,sH- borrowed On London and spent in l
C-a-uary and The United States for /
uar equipment and machinery. /
We neither the Germans nor the |
E-ne-cz-s object 10 the trade which |
ro-es n ,he-n In this way, the chagrin