The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-09-03
UNCLE SAM AND THE FAR EAST
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ladelphia Public Ledger)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 15.-It is adj
mitted that events of the last month
have brought forcibly to the attention
of the Government the desirability OF
arriving at a more positive determine
ton of this nations intentions in the
Eastern Hemisphere.
Since the development of the immi-
grafton and school troubles, culminat-
ing in the riots at San Francisco and
Vancouver, the more farseeing have
believed the necessity of establishing
the Eastern policy on firmer basis is
little less than acute. Happenings of
the summer, with some of which the
public is acquainted, and the growth,
for a long time underground, Of the
popular distrust of Japan, have wild
ened the scope of this belief till It may
| be said to include the most powerful
members of the Administration.
Japan is represented in Washington
by one of the most accomplished di-
plomatists of the day, one who enjoys
to a singular degree the confidence Of
American officialdom. Yet not even the
great gifts of Baron Takahira have
suficed to allay or Danish the suspi-
cion, amounting to a general convic-
ton, that the ambitions of Japan in
| Asia are inimical to the interests of
the United States.
No one could have stated with
greater FEASIBILITY the case of Japan
in it's treatment of Korea; no one
could have made more of the factor OF
Chinese inefficiency in the deplorable
Tatsu Maru incident, have more pea.
sanity justified the Japanese opposi-
ton to the Kakumen Railway or the
ways in general of the island men in
Manchuria. Nevertheless the impress
sion made by these episodes has been
rightly or wrongly-bad, distinctly
bad.
DEMAND THAT NIPPON BE
CURBED.
The favor felt for the Japanese dur
ing the war with Russia seems entirely
effaced, and today there is rapidly
forming in its place a national senti
ment demanding the taking of steps
to curb what are believed to be thu
ambitions of Nippon, and especially t.
safeguard the interests of the United
States in that vast treasurehouse o
he f1rftY 1oNr
such an incident as the killing of Cap
tain Kawakita in Pekin or the arres
= of Mr.. Bethel in Seoul renews the i'm
preston that, whatever may be tn
professions of the Japanese, the act
of her officials betray a set purpose t
dominate in China.
1t is, of course, the universally conviC
ton of white men that such domino
ton would be disastrous to civilizs
ton. The existence of this convictio
is well understood by Japanese state:
= men, who ostensibly bow before i
The public record will show that til
Japanese have behaved with gres
moderation in an hour of victory. W
a most unfortunate series of incident
as reports of them reached the Yves
n have seemed to betray a determine
purpose which the public acts of j;
v pan would disclaim.
However ably conditions in Manchl
ria may be explained away as hinge
ing results of the "old diplomacy"
Russia in that province, the fact r
hoF l.
lieve Manchuria is closed to them, al
in point of fact find it so, if on
through the ingenious operation
railway differentials.
The stories may be apocryphal
the work of Japanese agents in val
GUS parts of China proper, jealous
sowing seeds of disorder from which
is hoped to reap eventual benefit,
~ the American merchant has come
believe himself face to face with t
prospect of a Japanized China. Fa
ing that prospect, he is becoming
sistent in his demand that the Anne
can Government proceed to such me
sures as may maintain the rights
that kingdom of white man on a 7
with the rights of the Japanese.
III JAPAN AND THE open DOOR
u "The integrity of China and the {
en- door" might seem to the student
formal history today to be guard
sufficiently. 1t is the faith of ma
Americans that the late Secretary H
an, originated these principles and co
-, PEELED the assent of others Powers
-, them. Mr.. Hay was one of the M
-. able diplomatists, one of the most s.
- cessful of the age, but this beauti
- faith is hardly justified by the fac
-. The rivalry of the various Pow
w. falling over each other in their effo
~ to secure industrial and resident
concessions, leased territories
spheres of influence in China beca
, SO eager after so years of scram
that they awakened to the need
combining each others ambitions wi