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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-10

In the propoganoa curing ,s.v 10Y
colt Of American goods. The yellow
mans house is fast becoming united,
while the white mans house is d.
vided within itself OF course. In the
end the common peril will be appre-
ciated and then the nations Of the
white race will come together, bat
Infinite harm may be done in The
meanwhile. and Union might corIe too
late Such a Common danger appar-
emily viii be necessary 10 bring their
brother nations together. II required
common family peril 20 produce the
united clan. II required common clan
Peril to produce tht united tribe; fl
required common tFibe peril TO pro-
duce the united nation. II may require
u common national peril to produce
the united race.
During this process NOf evolving the
larger aggregation. vast suffering and
sacrifice were entailed. kindred fam
lies clans tribes. persisted by tine
sword At each others hands u Is
the part OF higher intelligence to avert
similar sufferings on a vast scale
with a united front and In control of
the ocean, the white race could check
i've itlAiitat 4~<NelNA u NAlAAl ~ 1eNfeAAis
striking at the root Of the danger and
could limit the coming war zone. and
uPOr the lines Of American insti,u-
lions. recognizing the equal rights OF
others. could ultimately bring about
the reconciliation OF the races in q
united brotherhood OF man. But the
day OF this brotherhood is far away.
The day OF the united white race IS
likewise far away. Ours is still the
day of nc divided nations. Japan
has been able To enlist other Euro
pean nations besides the British. in
her diplomatic preparations for war
with America
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tions Of Europe that have ambition ia
the Far East. and SHE hes been : be
20 handle these nations as she pleased.
From the British she wisheo hard
and fast alliance TO insure contro OF
the sea. a hard & nd fast alliance she
got. Prom the French. the bankers.
she wishes money AID money SIR, u
getting. a new convention has beer
arranged with France. the net eject
OF which IS 10 cause millions Of
French capital 20 pour into Japan.
these millions are going into various
avenues, bet they viii all lead direct
IL or Indirectly &c swell and buttrcss
the japanese war chest From the
Russians she wishes relief rom EN-
bRrrassment in Msnchurla; a new
convention with Russia provides
against this embarrassment.
The inducements that Japan gives to
secure these treaties are not difficult
&c understand.
The building OF the Panama Canal
by America, and her demand for the
open door policy IN China, measures
intended to be. which would surely BE-.
OF great advantage TO all nations, are
taken as the ground for alarm. Japan
European powers t at when the canal
is completed, with an open-dOor policy.
the other nations could not compete
With America. and she calls upon
them to join her TO throw America out
Of the Pacifc/and 10 divide China into
spheres Of influence" promising 10
the British a PreDonderance IN the
Yangtse valley, which they have COW
eted for fifty years, promising 10
France prcponderance in the south
western provinces. bordering on the
French colony Of COchiu-China. and 10
Russia preponderance IN parts Of Mar
churia- or course, these features are
carefully guarded an6 only conven-
tional clauses Of the conventions are
made public, clauses really intended
TO throw America and the public OF
the world Off guard. Take tbs conven-
ton with France. for instance, ia
which the two powers agree 20 uphold
the others rights" in adjacent re
gion" This sounds natural and harm
less. but il becomes known, paruCu-
larry in the far East that the agree
ment was thlt France could occupy
Yuiman. Kuangtung. and Knangsi,
important pIONlt-CeS u NttiAA@ Ia N''~
southwest. and that Japan could oc-
cupy Korea. Chill. Manchurla, shan
tung, and FUkien-
1t will be noted that the Fukien
province is far down across from For
mosa and that these other provinces
are coast provinces and taken in con-
nection with the Liaotuns peninsula,
which Japan already controls from
Port Arthur. they practically give ia
pan control Of the coast line of China
and consequently of Chinese relations
with the outside world. II will be no
ticed also that this list includes Chill
the provinces that gives access to and
control over PelSin, and consequently
over the Chinese government. and II
Is in this province Of Chill that under
japanese direction. the viceroy has or
ganized a great standing army, up-to-
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Task a Difficult One.

This task Is a difficult one. II is
generally known throughout Japan and
the world that America FIRST opened Up
Japan and never fired a gun but left
Japan unmolested. and that we have
been her stanchest friend ever since
MOI long after the opening Up. during
the disturbances that accompanied the
iast days Of the shogunate. the Straits
Of Shimonoski were closed 10 foreign
commerce. which led 10 the FIRST naval
demonstration and bom5ardment by
Great Britain. France. the Negher-
lands. and America, ending in the ex-
action OF 100000 for the japanese
4 vernment. the money being divided
equally among the four powers. The
other powers took their quotas sld
used them up. America quo MAS
sent on. s5500s0. BY the usaEeS 81
the world and the example Of tie
other powers. il was ours. bu. NE
never touched Il. In due time. bv a
unanimous vote Of the American Con
gress. We voluntarily returned the last
dollar 20 the japanese government
Il is generally known thar America
was among the foremost western ua-
tious 10 abolish the D. ~riple OF extra
territorial jurisdiction in Japan and
thus Ia place Japan On an equality
with the other great civilized nations.
II is generally known that during
the war with Russia. American sym
pathy was with Japan and was a sub
stantiaI assistance in floating japanese
war loans.
The task OF persUading the Japan, Sc
people that America had suddenly
turned against her old friend was
therefore a difficult and delicate one
The Japanese government applied
itself 20 the task with great adrOit-
ness. when popular protest ran high
in Japan against the terms OF the
treaty OF Portsmouth. the cue was
given 20 the press and America " as
held responsible for the failure 70 rs
ceive the expected war indemnity. -
propaganda was carried on similar 70
that which followed the war With
China. when. in preparing the ma IS
for The coming war with Russia. the
press. after the return OF the ENJOYS
from Portsmouth, cried out that
America. once their friend had turned
upon them and had deprived them Of
the fruits OF their victory. such IS the
universal Oe4lEA AoA oNAE - eANAN~--
orts that brought the bloody war 10
a close. insuring as il did incalculaole
advantages 20 Japan along with the
restoration OF the peace OF the world
Since then every possible incident
no matter how trivial. has been seized
upon and grossly exaggerated 10 sur
up the hatred OF the japanese people
against America No attention has
been paid by the japanese press TO
the stringent measures inaugnrateo
against japanese immigrants TO other
countries As a matter OF fact. the
British colonies IN South Africa, AUS
traUa and New iceland have been ten
times as stringent as We have been IN
America
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Fleet in Pacific Necessary.

Since the invasion Of America will
come from the Pacific. the allied fleets
n the Pacific should be the choice and
the Atlantic and Gulf coasts must be
left absolutely exposed until we can
build a feet in the Atlantic to match
the British and a feet in the Pacific
TO match the Japanese means war with
Great Britain also. and that such war
VIII see our flag swept from the ocean
and see America ground down by the
hordes from India, China and Japan,
the swarm pouring over the Pacific
slope and across Canada with the
British bases Of EsqulmgUlt In the Pa
cifc and Halifax in the Atlantic from
which to organize the expeditions Of
invasion from the north.
Americas very life IS at stake. and
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the crushing OF America would mean
the yellow mems conquest OF Europe
from the Atlantic The question vital
~ affects the course OF the world
It must be clear to any student that.
with the yellow man capable OF de-
veloping into the best soldier in the
world. capable % enduring hardships
and fatigues impossible With the white
man, the white race cannot hope 10
meet the yellow race numbering three
TO one in a struggle on land. On the
other hand the great endurance OF the
yellow man goes with a low standard
OF life, in conditions OF poverty and
want. With less wealth end resources
so that, Tor a time at least, the yellow
ract cannot compete with the white
race on the sea where power demands
wealth and nCt number OF men.
Thus the safety Of The white race is
wrapped up I'm tae control of the ocean.
When II is realized that America
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Conslsteucr Of Japanese Pres.


Il would have been more consistent
for the press OF Japan TO proclaim that
the British were their enemies Japa-
nese have been excluded from Aus
trana. a japanese cannot enter that
country without giving bond that he
will leave within a limited time, and
while in the country. he cannot send
his children 70 Australian schools.
from which japanese are entirely eX-
cluded. Yet such serious impOsitions
have passed without comment IN ia
pan In the recent disturbances in
British Columbia, where a shipload Of
japanese vas deported. where in Van
couver without any abnormal condi-
tons the best citizens OF the place
joined by 100 British soldiers attacked
the japanese quarters and over fifty
japanese houses were either partly or
wholly destroyed and a japanese sub
ject was killed. Almost no comment
was made in Japan except in excusing
the British and palliating the offenses-
The japanese government made a
plausible request that the city restore
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Powerful Fleet in Pacific
Great NeCeSSitU. as the
CountTD' S Life Is at
Stake on Issue.
By RICHMOND PEARSON HoBsoN.

r APANS Diplomatic prepare
lions for war with America
are being completed along
with naval and military
preparations.
The tremendous advances
gained blythe Angola anese Alliance
are obvious. II the British did not pre-
coed further than the mobilization OF
their feet IN Europe. remaining within
the bounds from which they could re-
tire, and proclaim that the mobilization
was for the benefit OF Europe. even
then the result would be greatly 10
the advantage OF Japan as causing
anxiety on the Atlantic Seaboard OF
America. and the retention OF the fleet
or part or ii in the Atlantic, thus Ia
cilitating japanese control Of the sea
IN the Pacific. Already IN reply to our
assembling a feet OF sixteen battle
ships, the British have begun the as
sembling OF a fleet OF twenty-six bat
tleships and the press up and down
the Atlantic and Gulf seaboard has
already begun 20 protest against the
approaching departure OF our feet for
the Pacific
We are not justified. however. in as
suming that the British will con7ns
themselves simply 10 the mobilization
Of theiF squadroas. We must assume
on she contrary that they will fulfill
the solemn pledges Of u cir treaty and
Join the Japanese IN the prosecution OF
war against America. and we cannot
fail TO note the recent activities at
EscuimRult where the British would
furnish a naval base, for operations
on the Pacific coast. This transforms
the whole face OF thu japanese crisis.
With the great naval base at Hong
kong, added 10 the developing basis
IN Formosa and Port Arthur and the
four great bases IN Japan proper, and
with the British Pacific fleet COM
biaed with the japan csc navy the con-
.rol OF the Pacific Ocean Is assured to
The allies along with the control OF
the Atlantic. Our fleet only has 20
choose between two fleets. both great
" superior. as 10 which It viii engage
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he houses Thr mayor refused. and
the Japan government said nothing
What a contrast In san Francisco
where conditions were abnormal. when
me property Of Americans and other
nationalities Was injured by the strug-
sies 81 union and nonuniou laborers.
and many lives were sacrificed The
injury 20 japanese property was only
trivial Altogether IL amounted 10
ouiy few hundred dollars. unattended
by injury 70 any japanese subject.
In the famous hath house incident,
y Is estimated that the injury 20 Jap
ahese property amounted 10 S.. in that
famous green house incident In Oak
land the injury amounted 20 81, the
breaking Of a window pane And yet
these trivial Incidents were seized upon
% the japanese press % iLaAme the
japanese people 20 bring forth mass
meetings and laundering deEds nds upon
our Government The press OF Eng
land and 10 a lesser degree the press
OF France echoed the pres, Of Japan.
trying 20 have Il appear that fierce
race hatred had sprung Up in America
against the japanese
The san Francisco school incident.
however. Wa she one most exploited,
Tor II served the double purBOse Of
aEousing anger among the japanese
masses aid or creating al Impression
IN Europe tLat would justify Japan in
taking stern measures for redress
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IN the press Of ELrOpe Jnere Was
cieIrly visi6t- EFFORT OF Anglo-Japauese
Expiration To produce the impression
that the United States was violating
the obligations OF the treaty Of 1855,
whereas. there Is nothing IN that
treaty whatsoever that could be cun-
strued tC require America to insist
upon the free education cf japanese
children living in the various States
There Is Infinitely less ground for com
plant than there Is AGAINST the Brit
lsh. who nave made LJ effort o. pre-
vent Australia uOm enforcing her
law that absolutely fJrUiGs Japs Eese
from attending the public schools
The reason why the treaty was in
VolCed is evident. The violation of
treaty Obligations is one OF the causes
assigned in International law as JUS
tifying war,
America paid no attention when
California many years ego adopted q
Law that the school boards could pro-
vide separate schools TOR pupils OF
Monaghan race; the country paid no
attention when the law was applied 20
the ChiEese when they swaTued IN
ard ne attention was paid when. with
was applied TO them also From the
nrst. the matter mas been properly re-
garded IL America as a purely local
one Furthermore. the California law
is clearly a wise 'ne. When people
are SO far apart thar they diffrr in
color, il is certain they viii diTer
widely in their habits. and their stand
ards. dnc cannot be congenlal in inJi-
has kiar
seal OF abnorrence upon tho mingllus
Of blood OF types 50 divergent No
good purpose Oan De served by fore
ing people Of different coior into each
Others society.
The effect is not marked when there
are comparatively few OF one color.
hut the universal experience Of man
kind demonstrates the wisdom of sep
arating the coIors when both are M
mercus Just when the point Is
reached where separation becomes ad-
Nisable. is clearly a matter for each
locality 10 settle for itself. Great
numbers Of japanese We're pouring in
10 San Francisco and the numbers in
the public schools We're showing signs
y similar increase furthermore the
Japanese pupils were older Lan the
Eeen TO Japan knows how loose the
standard IF morals is There Is no
question that action looking TO sep
aratiou IN che schools Of mixed sexes
Was TO be expected before the actual
numbers Of Japanese pupils would APP
pear to require the action. There II
no imputatlOn OF self-rtghtcOusness
when 1t is pointed out that the TeutOn
standard OF morals is on a different
plan from the japanese and the par
ticipation Of the best citizens OF Van
couver IN the destruction OF Jspsnese
houses. was IN p measure. an out
hurst OF the old spirit OF Puritanism
against the presence OF the loOser
morals OF the Japanese quarter The
british, IN their unhOly alliance with
the japanese, may as well take &C
count of forces that are deeper and
stronger than the lies OF a treaty OF
expedlency 10 promote Immediate IN
terest." japanese in large numbers
will be no more welcome In Canada
than In Australia and the United
States The use OF Canada as a base
OF invasion Of the United States by
Asiatics might not prove as harmOni-
Gus as Anglo-Japanese plans con-
template.
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Singular Incidents


OF course the japanese Eovernuen.
'oeplored' the unfortunate state Of
affairs IL wishes 70 appear correct
before the eyes OF the world ard
while actually bringing about the anti
American propaganda. II tried 70 e.
cape responsibility BIZ laying il on thu
yeiio" press Of Japan. Inspired By
the party OF opposition II is Singh
Lar how the yellow press and ne
party OF opposition" 90 not appear
IN any other International incidents
Ike the one A. Vancouver. OF those
in Australia. Il is singular how in
every other matter OF foreign policv
the whole press and all parties /,
Japan are with the government IN
deed. Japan has set an example 10 The
world OF the cooperation Of the press
with The government In an -Fe
course OF the war. there was not a
JninS published. as far as could be de-
tected- without the consent and wish
Of the government. The government
control OF the press IN Japan is abso-
Lutte In fact the control OF every othsg
activity OF the nation fs abso1,,-s
Japan is an Oriental autocracv. an
mas never known The Emperor has
come from The sun A good japanese
cannot look upon him The virtues
OF the EmI eror won all the victories.
The central government has its hand
upon every form OF business. The
need never think they are 20 have
simply the competition Of japanese
merchants They must meet The COM
petition OF the japanese government.
Il Is the japanese government and not
the legitimate competition Of Ja0auess
merchants that IS driving foreign com
merce- and particularly American
commerce out Of Korea and Manchu-
rla, and is driving American com
merce OK OF China proper II The
light OF the true conditions II IS al
most ridiculous for the japanese gov
eminent % lay the anti-American
propasGnda upon a yellow press" N
the hands OF the opposition
The propaganda IN Japan was <Or
the purpose Of firing the masses Of the
japanese for war. and the rorazanIa
in Europe was Tor the purpose II J,s-
flying Japan In The eyes OF the world.
They were part or the Ane-o-Jap-
;-uese war preparations and the err rgy
with which they were pushed ss.owed
the advanced stages of thrse Urepara-
tons The crisis through which We
passed and are now passing Is shown
by the way in which the California
Incidents and especially the school,
l.Stcent We're seized upon 10 en-
barrass and humiliate our Govern
ment- The government Of no free peo-
pie IN the history OF the world mas
been 50 Inundated by a foreign pow
or. II was only by wisely accepting
the most AFFECT humiliation that our
Government has been able. therefO-e,
% avert a disastrous var for ynirh
we are utterly unprepared aEt Tor
which the japanese I'D their allies
have completed al tn prepare tons
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controls abcat one-half OF the entire
banking power Of the world. an index
OF naval possibilities. and is steadily
gaining an even larger proportion. H.
will be seen that she must be looked
10 as the ultimate bulwark OF the white.
race In its struggle with the yellow
race for control OF the ocean. Further
the yellow race Is now gravitating
eastward, across the Pacific. and after
crossing merica would choose the
route across the Atlantic TO Europe.
rather than the land route by Asia.
America is thus the immediate buffer
Tor She whole white race.
Inc world can not but view with
alarm the spectacle OF the greatest
naval power Of the white race. lending
Itself 10 the yellow race to give thai
race the one advantage upon which
the white race must depend for its
existence. the advantage in ships. with
which 10 break down the nation that
constitutes the white mans breast
works
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while the school incident IN san
Francisco WIS treated as a local AZ
fair Of no genera iuteEeS. and was
practically ignored by the press Of Ine
United States II was seized upon BY
tac British and japanese press and
eNaioited 10 the HmIt The English
press -eSourded with condemnation
u the treaty rights o. Japan 0f
the, Stanton manner IN which Amer
lea ~as subjecting the allies OF the
Brush 20 indiguities. treating as an
inferior race the nation SAaJ had given
proof OF the highest csviIizarion. and
along with the condemnation OF Amer
lea came the praises OF the japanese
and the se-f-contr0I they we're display
ing under great provocation-
The japanese press with one voice
denounced the Americans As having
turned against them. having enEe1-
oered q violent race hatred. which vas
taking The form Of unrestrsined Ar
tacks 2pOn japanese citizens finally
oy oincia. action. prosecuting The little
japanese children, turning them our ~
school. denying them an opportunity
for education. the japanese v-oul8 ror
Indefinitely submit 20 being ..traared
as an inferior race q ..Janaresa
treaty was not the ft obiecr f0r rre
waste paper basket '.Americs Womb
earn tiat the japanese navy was not
maintained as an orna-,e,r--. ~
--i-Vii caA Government was corrupt
from TOP ~ bottom. in the cities IN
ne states and in Washington. and
ele whole country needed % be con
e"eIed and given king America
Is very rich- the Americans were com
-eei eiai az all times. their naval Of
hcers We're social stars. but were de-
- soll OF patriotism. and lacking in ef-
-le-ehcy and would give up immediate
y before japanese patriots.
mere could not have been a more
CsieIaily Planned campaign 10 stir up
'le anger, hatred and cupidity OF a
people 70 IRE them Tor var.
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date IN every way. estimated as al
resldy numbering over 7o.000 men. II
win also be noted that the list IN
clldes the peninsular- province ot
Sh3ntung on which the German col
ony Of Kioa Ghao is situated. and over
which Germany mas long cherished
designs Of control
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excuse her In the eyes or ire wNrli-
The great agent for such purpos IS
Is the press, and for these purposes he
japanese government ma utilized the
press Of Japan and. with the aid %
her allies. the press OF the world. with
wonderful success.
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Japan Has Leverage.

The prest' &c of victory and the pos
session OF POWER have given the Jap
anese a great leverage upon the ma
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STRANGERS NOW.

L am going 70 be married
Who to. Johnny Jones2
"No. indeed What made you SUP.
pose was going TO be married 10 niInL
7 don't know. unless it's because ne -
kinder silly '-EXchange
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May 10. 1908