Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-01-27
VIEW OF
JAPANESE QUESTION

paris. Ian. 2e.-Andre Tardicu, the
well known Fronch writer on in'efna-
tional politics. who sailed for America
on Saturday 20 deliver series OF LEG
lures on France and Alliances. AT
Harvard university. and before the
groups of the Alliance Franchise, has
ipat nubllshed an interesting article n
the Revue dae Deux Monues on thc
present controversy between America
and Japan After detailed review Oh
tho events and diplomatic exchanges
he comes to the conclusion that' Wnlle
neither Japan nor the United suites
wants or Is prepared Tor war thoIe ~
no prospect of n permanent solutipIl
of the immigration question nor OF
avoiding the constantly growing clash
~ rival interests in the Pacific. lie
says:
'The improbability of an early war
is no equivalent 10 the certainty OF
definite peace. None. of the special
points which have be D. In issue for a
wear has besn definitely settled. For
instance. In the matter of the school
controversy the two suits designed 10
establish the rights of japanese sub
iects have been abandoned without ue-
cision In the matter of immigration
an expedient, arranged by diplomatic
artiiice has enabled the United states
TO restrain, not to exclude. immisra-
lion The Interpretation of the Ores
ham Turino treaty remains contro-
verted, the Japanese expecting more
from It than the Californians are VIII
ing to accord. These questions permit
temporary appeasements. but also
brisk awakenings. And for the latter
the future may furnish many oeca-
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hostility to yellow labor in Afnerich
has not said its last word. .eW
months ago British America witness
ed the same troubles arising IRON. ms
same causes. A day VIII come wheh
the questions will be general common
to the two Americas. At present Jap
anese immigration to South America
Is successful, but repealed by the
north, 1t has already commenced, IN
Mexico, Argentine, Chile and Brazil 1t
will be accepted until IL becomes too
strong. In Hawaii the Philippines
and Alaska, the two races clash ana
viii continue to clash. and neither VIII
be disposed TO yield, the clash OIL
ideas and interests may some day
bring the japanese and Americans to
close quarters
The Japanese government in It's
present condition VIII make neither
useless nor a dangerous war. But as
the Japanese have changed thelT IN
dustrial life, so they may also change
their political conditions, and the pop
ulace may some time be able to car
nv the day against the counsels OF
the elder statesmen When the popu"
lation of Japan, progressing colossally,
has filled up the outlets opened by
the wars with China and Russia. may
it not covet Hawai- and the Philippines
as it coveted Formosa and Korea
But many years must pass before that
time arrives. And these years may
not he lost for peace. 1t seems now as
lf the dsputants were trying In adj
vance to avoid new conflict by stimuli
taneously resolving the questions or
immigration and naturalization--b
resisting the admission of Japanese
coolies and comforting naturalization
upon japanese subjects who have
taken up permanent residence in the
United States. IL must be admitted
that nothing authorizes us to say mat
such negotiations are officially in pro-
gress, but even If they are and If they
resulted in an agreement, the problem.
in its essential elements, would still
subsist. Solved partially in the
United States, It might be raised else
where in the American continent.