The Washington herald., 1909-01-23

Declaring that he yielded to no man in
his advocacy OF universal peace, and that
he was opposed 20 the settlement Of in
lternational differences by resorting TO
arms. Representative BoUrke Cochran, OF
New York. yesterday made one Of the
most sensational speeches delivered in
the House this session as he sounded the
warning Of danger to the United states
because Of the yellow peril"
| Mr. Cochran was speaking In support
Of the clause IN the naval appropriation
| bill allowing money for the construction
Of two giant battle ships of 5000 tons
I displacement. and Democrats and Repub-
icans alike applauded him as he com
mended the nation for the strides 20 ad-
vance the brotherhood Of mankind
/ Mr.. Cochran agreed entirely with other
members Of the House who believed ar
/ bitration more fcrceful than arms. but he
said the country should be prepared for
any emergency.
One Must Rule.
IN the history Of the world there IS
no record OF TWO races having dwelt in
| the same country except under one con
dition. said Mr. Cochran That Is
where one recognizes the superiority Of
the other and submits 10 IL In Cali
fornia we have two races. one which wiz
not recognize the superiority Of the other.
and the other refuses TO submit 70
social equality.
Suppose that racial antipathy which
/ Is uncOnquerable should take the form
which Il took IN New orleans a few years
ago. Suppose for some reason or other
I an outburst OF racial hostility in which
/ japanese in any number should be
/ lynehed on the Pacific Coast
do you think that the japanese n
Tokyo would allow that to pass without
/ reprisai? II you do you have never vis-
| tied that country. Their pride Of race Is
/ even greater than ours We have other
| passions that sometimes may be CON-
/ pared with our patriotic impulses
We have love Of family. love OF chill
/ dren. love OF father love OF friends. They
/ have but one. and that Is love o. country.
/ one impulse. and that IS the pride OF race
Outrage that and reprlsals VIII follow
[ In what form2 We may execute Japa-
/ laborers 10 be lynched In Tokyo. There
it4t-A ana
/ ard tourists and officials
What BynchIng Would Mean.
Picture 70 yourselves a contingency that
| is entirely possible. that q lyuching en-
| terprise in California or Oregon should
/ be followed by Iynching OF a superior
class n Tokyo. Do you believe Il would
Re possible to prevent an ebuIHtion of
/ feeling in this country that would hurry
Us into hostIIities2
Would you gentlemen here on this side
/ who propose 10 vote against this meas
ure now, II the American consul were
( lynched IN Tokyo. or a wholesale mas
sacre Of American missionaries occurred
/ even under the provocation OF prior
/ lynchings by Us. would you counsel
! peace and submission2 II would be ex-
ceTent counsel. but st would fall upon
/ deaf ears
Now, sir. know it IS suggested that
/ even II these ships are built they will
not be constructed in tine 20 meet an
/ immediate emergency. One difficulty with
/ this peril is that Il IS continuous II is
a peril that cannot be averted by negotia-
/ tons begun or terminated in a year Il
/ VIII last until that race disappears from
/ our shores; and there Is no pretense any
/ where that there is any attempt except
/ at gradual. not al immediate. exclusion. -