The Washington herald., 1909-02-19
HOBSON WARNS
OF YELLOW PERIL
Continued from Page One.

not you see the elements of conflict OF IN
stitutions such as you find in the great
wards Of history? They exist to-day.
4 have referred to, the question Of local
government in the question Of schools
in san Francisco. The japanese govern
ment demanded in effect that the regula-
tons IN San Francisco should be modified
TO suit the wishes Of Tokyo. Further
more, The japanese government knew that
our central government could not inter
fere to bring about such modification.
There have been thirteen cases Of sub
jects Of foreign powers being maltreated
within our Individual States. In eleven
cases those foreign subjects have suffered
violence lynched by lawless mObs. and
the native government had . right TO ap-
peal to our central government. In one
case Il was a murder Of a japanese in
Utah In each and every case our central
government informed the japanese gov
ernment they cannot Interfere.
CouId Not Answer.
'In the California legislative case. our
government could not tell the japanese
We could not interfere. but il had 70 inter-
fere by indirection.
Take another question. The japanese
consulaF agent al san Francisco went
to the mayor OF san Francisco and de-
msnded that the japanese be allowed
70 sell liquor in that city without a
license. The United States Ambassador
was passing through San Francisco and
he Endorsed the application. as a result
80 -. d.
subjects selling liquor in direct violation
Of the law that forbids any alien 10 sell
liquor"
'Can any American citizen go to japan
and send his children TO school, or go
there and sell liquor without a license 2"
asked Representative Stephens. of Texas
NO. SIR replied Capt Hobson. we
are segregated IN japan. You cannot
buy a house and lot in Tokyo. Yon are
not allowed to move 10 Japan and buy
real estate and send your children 70
school
Cannot Make Demand.
Mr.. stephens asked Mr. Hobson why
the United States could not demand the
same Of Japan.
We cannot demand il. and an try
ing 10 show you why it would be utmost
folly 10 demand IL. Il would mean war
When you have an equilibrium, you can
demand IL. because you wiz have a basis
for settling such questions in peace.
Let Us examine that condition Of our
defense in the Pacific Coast It is funda-
mental We cannot depend upon a feet
in another ocean We have no army.
Our coast defense cannot make good. be
cause We have no mobile defense We
cannot prevent a nation from attacking
Us In the rear. In the whole OF CONT
mental United States we have 1900 infan-
trymen, less than the number Of police
men in New York City. They are spread
over the whole United States.
twenty-five thousand men could come
in from the rear and attack any great
seacoast port We possess to-day. That
Is not my opinion; the War Department
has figured that out In the Atlantic.
for instance. the War Department has
worked il out that any European nation
could come In with 10000 men and in q
few weeks. by attacking Us from the
+ rear. capture the city OF Washington.
Power of Japan
AS TO the question Of power. ] viii
IeIer 70 tnaI OF Japan II mas an army
OF million and a half men She has
made provisions for eleven more Dread
noughts We have to-day eleven battle
ships. eleven armored cruisers, and are
going TO have two more. That means
We are absolutely defenseIess-
IF we get down 10 question OF
equilibrium. that We can discuss matters
with japan. We must maintain q great
/ feet in the Pacific Ocean.
Until the canal IS completed the
enemy's fleet viii be closer 20 the Pacific
coast than cur own ships in the Atlantic.
When Prussia struck Austria. the war
was over IN a few weeks. when Germany
struck France the war was over in a
few months. If We are struck in the Pa
cifc We viii be down and out, helpless
/ beyond any Of these nations
As il passed the bill carries an spprO-
priati0n Of S254 $3.50. but all the unusual
/ provisions inserted by Senator Penrose' S
coEluittee were eliminated under the
rules.