The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-27
THE TRUSTS APPEAL TO MARS.

There is something of especial interest to the common
people, who always furnish the soldiers and snews of
war; in the fact that Japanese cooe immigration
entirely to be official factor if it such in
reality, in the possibility of with Japan that
constantly hearing about.
The necessity of keeping out runous competition with
American labor it develops, is the bone of
ton at ALL A California congressman is pleading for
consideration of this question but he is forced to do it
in the face of Roosevets disapproval. The president
is by optical delusion enabled see multitude
OF good American citizens and prospective voters in the
Japs.
If late dispatches to be relied upon the object for
which the federal government prepared for war
is the maintenance of what is called the open door, in
China Specifically it applies to trading ports in Man
cfuria, country offering of the few remaining fields
not yet exploited
Now get right into the question and try to ascertain
what surprising interest the United States has in China
that calls for possible bloodshed to maintain Simply this:
Ii the Japs monopoliZe these ports they are likely
govern them that the Standard Oil trust will no longer
be able to sell its American product there for less than
half what it charges American after shipping
half round the world If they do that they can
do business with China.
Minnesota and Washington -four could no longer be
sold to the Chinese for less than half after being shipped
the Pacific than it costs the American family liv
ing in sight of the wheat fields.
The same process applies to steel products and other
truscontroled outputs the Asiatc gets at prices the
Is
from trust business principles. Each nation pays all it
can afford to pay If the Japs acquired the ports they
might levy taxes that would elevate the retail price
pennies and put the goods beyond the reach the cooe
Consequently the 'open door, must be maintained.
But the immigration Of the coolies into this coun-
try to compete with white labor must not be intererred
with. That might The ''open door, ques-
ton somewhat the that caused between Japan
and Russia and will probably result in between the
United States and Japan the insane policy forcing it
to the front is persisted in
hat difference does it make to the Spokane other
American working whether Japan controls the whole
OF Cllna Is there any for supposing him fool
enough to send his to battle in trust trade fight
over field 5000 miles the sea? What is it all
worth in American blood ounce for ounce?
The influences that forcing this 'open door,
issue also forcing the open door, on this side for
the cheapest sort of labor The interests are Identical
And that does make difference the Spokane or other
American working man.
All this diplomatic dickering has amounted to has
been effort to trade the open door, to cooe labor in
America for the "open door, to American trusts in Asia
Roosevelt has been principal party to the deal
through his entire msconceptOn of the oriental labor
question affects the Pacific particular and
the whole United States in general
+ The people furnish the blood and the bravery
necessary to warfare 1t is time to call halt this
movement to waste both in enterprise devoid of
justice glory any other attribute except the greed for
sordid gain.
Japan should be encouraged to absorb all of China if
she wants it, if that will serve to turn the tide of
her adventures westward into Asia instead of eastward
into the United States There the Jap will find people
that meet him his level and there lies his great
est field OF international development. Let him have it.
And let the rule apply to the white people who
are working out their destiny in this country The
who would take up gun in such fight is in pros
pect over Asia has nothing in with patriotism.
He belongs in the Harry Thaw class of murderous
lunatcs.
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