Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-08-14
RAISING ISSUES
Newspaper Reports Sent From Here 10 Japan Tell of an Al.
 liance Wilh China.
LAPS INCREDULouS

TOXIC, Aug. l4.-Speclal dispatches from New York and London printed in Japanese newspapers represent that the recent utterances of Count Okuma attributing the naval expan- sion policy of the United States to the sudden rise of Japan to the im- portance to the world power is arous- ing intense indignation and has caused complete recrudescence of the anti-Japanese sentiment through out America
 The New York papers are quoted as editorially urging an American Chinese alliance for the. purpose of offsetting the belligerency of the Jap anese
 The newspaper is. quoted as giving the views. of Wu Ting Fang, Chinese minister to the United States on the subject of an alliance in which he threatens Japan with an early evil dence of the real power of the Ameri- can navy.
 Americans residing in Tokio, To- kohoma and elsewhere throughout Japan are extremely indignant. They believe that the special dispatches exaggerate the tone of the New York newspapers and it is felt that it Is particularly unfortunate that, at this time anything should be permitted to retard the increasingly friendly relations of the two nations in view of the elaborate arrangements on foot among the Japanese to welcome the American fleet, and the growing cor diality exhibited on all sides towards Americans. American business men especially regret the publications be- cause the revival of the anti-Japanese in America will, they fear, undoubtedly afford qualification to the competing countries represented here and also seriously damage Amer ican trade Count Okuma's frequent utterances do not create ripple here and his most recent one was passed quite unnoticed by foreigners until the specials announced the outcry of the American newspapers. Even among Japanese statesmen and news papers the first expression then was one of amusement.
 Count 0kuma is regarded here as a doetrinaire politician who Is now completely without political influence except in academic circles. His state ment concerning the American navy and President Roosevelt's advocacy of its expansion was undoubtedly brought out by reports of Congress man Hobson's speech in the demo- cratic national convention when he quoted President Roosevelt as pre- dieting an early war with Japan.
 The statement which has caused all the comment was an excerpt from a series of articles printed in the Hochi, a Tokio newspaper, which are being written by Count Okuma reviewing world politics and printed from day to day.
 When Count okuma returned to- day from the country he said to the Associated Press that he was surpris- ed to find that his utterances had been considered purposely offensive.
 Tt was only natural" he said, "in |
  reviewing the worlds politics to point | put that Japan's rise above the hori- zon had caused the American navy to | turn its attention toward the Pacific. | It was undoubtedly true that some Americans talk unwisely concerning Japan but never for an instant have desired or intended to reflect on the honor and courage of the American navy or it's sailors, but 1t is an un- fact that commercial considerations weigh materially with all older commercial nations even when 1t becomes a question of war. No one will endeavor more earnestly han myself to cultivate cordial rela- ions with America, because I realize hat only through such cordial reIa- ions can Japan hope to become a 'eally great nation."