The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-02-08
CAN'T Be ANY WAR.
Bob Evans Says Fight With Japan Is
Impossible.

| Chicago, Feb. S-Anchored in Chi
cago for brief stop in a land cruise
| across the continent, Admiral Robley
D. Evans dismisses the possibility of
war with Japan a result of the agl-
| tation in California as absurd.
Admiral Evans is on a tour, which is
expected to last several months. he
will go from Chicago to Milwaukee and
thence through the western states to
California.
There can't be any trouble between
the United States and Japan he said,
because the people of both nations are
too Intelligent to let the squabble in
the California legislature become an
international affair. The fact is this
country brought Japan out in 1852 and
made her what she is.
'.Of course, it is a little strange that
almost Immediately after our fleet left
Japan with the friendliest feeling pre-
vailing that anything should happen to
disturb that calm, but it cannot amount
to anything.
California has a perfect right to pass
any laws it desires with regard to
aliens providing they don't conflict
with any of the treaties of the nation,
and if they do conflict they are null.
that's all. California can pass laws
with regard to aliens. provided they
apply to all aliens alike.
In the south they have separate
schools for negroes and whites. but TINS
affair differs in that the race against
which there is prejudice is represented
by a sovereign power.
Japan for Arbitration.
The Record Herald today prints the
following news article upon the anti
Japanese agitation, from a special cor
respondent at Washington under
February Z date:
Arbitration is Japan's solution for
all the questions that may be raised
between that nation and the United
States by the action of state legisla-
lures on the Pacific coast.
This is Japan's answer to the theory
that trouble with the United States is
imminent and that even war would not
be unwelcome if the rights of Japanese
subjects in America are to be encroach-
ed upon
1.-The determination of Japan to main
tain peace and to have none but an
amicable adjustment of all controver-
sizes became more than ever apparent in
official circles here today when it was
disclosed that arbitration is the policy
of the Japanese government.
IF, through the action of western leg
islatures, the treaty rights of Japanese
subjects shall be violated and the
American government is not able to
enforce treaty obligations on account
of the peculiar dual system of govern
nent in our country, it is semi official
ly announced that the Toxic govern
ment will propose to the United States
that the questions at issue be submit
ted to the International court of arbltra
ton at The Hague. Whether or not the
United States government would as
sent to such submission is another
question, not to be determined till the
need arises, which it is hoped will never
be-
1T was learned today in diplomatic
circles that the British government is
much alarmed over the fierceness of
the anti-Japanese sentiment rife among
the people of British Columbia. Am
bassador Bryce has been informed that
the situation there is threatening and
that outbreaks of violence against the
Asiatics are considered probable. The
ambassador is cabling his government,
and it thus appears that England as
well as America has Japanese ques-
ton on her hands"