The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-01-27

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Japan is NOT quite $50 convincing 4a 10
was prior TO the battle with lhn Car
And indeed, there are sounds and
movements behind these peaceful words
which are % little difficult tD understand
in unison
Perhaps brief recital may furnish
food for reflection and for intelligent
action To American citizens holding the
ballot and the right OF memorial iu
their hands The facts taken from
the current dispatches and from official
statements carry their own comment
and should inspire their own answer IN
the advocacy of statesmen and The ball
lots of citizens.
On New Years day. boo the city of
Vancouver three iremen n passing a
japanese store accidentally stumbled
ana TELL breaking the glass i'm front
instantly a crowd OF japanese appeared
from the inside and, with knives razor
sharp rushed with the iiercest indigna-
llon at the hremen, VINO were In uni
form, with brass buttons and Official
caps indicating an individual herceness
OIL raclai hatred lhat must nave an
explanation i'll larger cause imam the
breaking oil a glass.
MOI long since the American naval
department was negotiating with the
whitehead torpedo Company OF Eng
land Tor the purchase OF hlty OF the
newest and most perfect English torpe-
does. While the negotiations were in
progress Japan stepped in and bought
one thousand OF these weapons, at
an expense Oh $o,OOOOOO, practically
retiring from the market the White
head torpedoes which are the best in
the world.
An American house located in New
YORK mas peen engaged TO its tull capa-
i city for the coming year in the manu-
facture of torpedoes which are TO be
sent, according to instructions, to va
rious ports in Europe and the East, at
each of which places they are to be
received. Their construction and their
delivery, like the other negotiations,
are matters which have been compass
ed with the utmost secrecy, as well as
with the utmost dispatch.
Mr. r. p. Schwerin, manager of the
Pacific Mail Steamship Company speak
ing from advices which come to him
from reliable sources in his own en-
ploy informs The Examiner" that the
arsenals Of Japan are now and nave
been working day and night for more
than year. Vast quantities Of powder
clothing, guns and other war materials
are being manufactured with an in
dustry and an apparent haste which he
cannot understand. Shell works, ar
NOR plants ,shipyards, gun-yards and
projectile factories are growing up
everywhere and going to work with
feverish haste and diligence. The
Land of Nippon is a martial workshop.
The Krupp Gun Works in Germany
| have almost been subsidized, and, as
we have shown, the Whitehead Tor
pedo Works have been closed to the
world by Japanese orders.
Japan's financial operations have
been almost as feverish and as eager as
her naval and military work. Loan
after loan has been placed at home and
abroad No nation has ever issued
bonds as Japan has issued them dur
ing the last two years, except in time
of war or upon the threshold of a war
A censored press has purposely created
the impression that the nation was in
financial stress, but in point of fact
havOnd tho vast eynanditureS dpScrihan