The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-22
BY n. LEE ClOTWORTHY.
Special Correspondence to The Press

and taken therefrOm golden ma
tional friendship. Such spurious
diplomatic products, so made, won't
stand rubbing. A little interna.
tional friction and they quickly tar.
nish. Let but a drop of the acids
of racial antipsthy. of trade sateg-
onism or industrial differences
touch its glittering surface, and the
black spots of hatred will instantly
appear.
Let the national interests of two
peoples, the basis of whose friend
ship Is on the part of either one an
enforced regard, but clash, and
such friendship will find it's natural
end in the flame of hostile guns.
So, in analyzing the underlying
sentiment which inspired the re-
markable reception given the bat
tie feet by Japan, it is not to dis
credit the evident sincerity of the
welcome accorded the officers and
men of the feet by the people of
Japan, but to determine whether
the friendly relations so happily es-
tablished, are based on sentiments
which in any measure promise any
peace except a compelled peace on
the Pacific ocean.
To determine whether there has
been but a temporary easement of
the strained relations recently eX-
listing between the two nations or
that more enduring friendship
has been established through the
visit of the feet, based on those
sentiments of sincere regard which
bring nations through a diplomatic
crisis without thought of recourse
to arms.
A comparison of the reception
given the feet in Australia and the
one rendered by Japan, is a short
cut to the answer Down in Aus
tralia, figuratively speaking, the
Eagle and the Kangaroo executed
a bit of syncopated rag time
through the mutilated measures of
which Hail Columbia and Rule
Britannia stumbled side by each.
Down the joint and several necks
of the festive marsupial and the
royal bird, copious and frequent
libations of joy water found its I'M
impeded way beneath the hide of
the one and the feathers of the
other.
Then there were the men of
common race gathered together.
OF like blood, of like speech, of like
traditions. Products of the same
civilization. Different only in name.
There was a cheer ever ready in
every throat. At times there was
a mist in the eyes of these men
and Jumps in their throats. Heart
mists-heart Jumps. They come
only to brave red blooded men.
They come from the heart, the
heart which has made the Anglo
Saxon race, the dominant race of
the world today. These men were
engaged in clarifying the achieve
ments of their common race in the
worlds work and strengthening
each other in their determination
to carry that race through to the
fulfillment of a glorious destiny.
There were no differences to ad-
Just Both the rugged sailormen
of America and the virile colonials
nf Drtt ns hA ioh
the maintenance of racial suprem-
acy and they hesitated not in so
saying. In Australia the political
crucible was filled with those most
precious and enduring of senti-
ments, which peoples of the same
blood and same ideals cherish one
toward the other and golden
friendship was the product.
Again, figuratively speaking, the
+ Eagle when the feet sailed into
4. Yokohama harbor, squinted at the
Sun Flag of Japan, and opined that
there was no indication that there
was prevalent desire to scorch
his regal pin feathers in the near
future.
But no screech of JOY disturbed
the empyrean blue during his So
journ.
Again men gathered together, not
to enthuse. over similarities but to
politely discuss differences.
The, principal things America
and Japan have in common at pres
ent are differences.
They are suppressed through
necessity-but they exist neverthe-
less.
Poor old Commodore Perry was
exhumed and kept on constant ex-
hibition. His overworked shade
was the most tangible international
tie presented But Perry has been
4 long time dead, and the gratitude
of nations is rarely of enduring
quality. Eliminating the ghostly
old commodore, no new tie was
presented to give him a much need
ed rest
But Japan was glad to welcome
the feet and did so royalty. There
was a large element of sincerity in
the Banzais which came from the
fhroate NJ fha rnnulare Tho visit