Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1909-02-05
An | Hf0rtlinatr Referee.

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i.-- .n..! n.,.I offices IN i,.i,.u...,
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p.a ....4 ..t.- in.. treaty. MAS
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-.. Gniirl N1ut.~. ,u..d.. ....,ny.
threats ON Hiu~r i.r,.tr>t. Sr,L as
rhc.rNr'u~,or. 20, u f..,y Inns from tLr
public schools In san rr3u,is,nyLi,.L
white children attended. while fine
civic authorities lad alup,y prnyidrd
Suitable schools for in, acrnu,nn,Ia-
tion of mungo.iau> Was There an
underlying cause for such ill-frclin~?
Japan had DESTROYED the armies of
Russia and swept her navy from fine
sea. In this conflict. both countries
lad incurred lal,rr cxn.nditur,.s and
obligations. Meanwhile fine Emnirc
of Russia was srcthiur with rcvolu-
ton within her borders. If appc;ued
at the time that the Car would he
compelled to abdicatc This had the
effect Of decreasing the value of Rus
sian securities ON the money OK
changes of Europc. in which FOREIGN
ilnanccrs had largely invested The
great Russian nation WAS practically
bankrupt. Large financial svndi-
Gates in the old country united in fine
desire Tint the war sbould close and
brought sufficient nressure to bcar on
the crowned heads TO hrino tbcm to
the same conclusion. Roosevelt was
selected as the pcacc-mal,cr. or 90
between. which fact onnealcd to his
nordinatc crotism and vanity. ena.
bling him to keep in the limclirht
and to desist for a while from mud :
rakinr.
The treaty WAS framed and sirncd
Japan, though the victor. did not rc-
ceivc. AN yindcmnity. This was con-
trary to precedent The pro mincnt
ruling powers of Europe. through
Roosevelt, compelled Japan to relin-
quish her demands in that respect.
which left a sore spot on her body
polite and humiliatcd her pride.
japanese diplomats saw reason
why. European monarchs might he
inclined to favor REIMBURSEMENT of
the indemnity demand, but why
should the United States so concern
herseil III mat BEHALF when few if
an! OF her capitalists were directly
interested IN RUSSIAN bonds! 1t
prove" 10 oe commercial deal all
AROUND Inc phllanthioplc feature
was merely pre'ext. The European
nliaiciers coulo nave called the con-
hlct OH whenever desired, but pre-
''rreo 10 keep IN The background and
use our PRESIDENT as cat s-paw.
Prominent Russian magazine wri-
i"is. soon after the treaty was pro
mn%atcd. began to commend Eoo>,-
Welt for his good offices in behalf OF
their country in effecting this treaty.
Meanwhile the financial situation in
the land OF the MikadO had been
growing more serious. A prominent
congressman lately said that any in
crease OF taxation by the government
OF Japan will cause revolution.
1t may be that Taft's hurried trim
around the world: his significant visit
to the Mikado and Car; the efforts of
Roosevelt to settle the San Francisco
affair, and offices of kindly nature be-
tween the United States and Japan,
had the effect OF stilling the troubled
waters on the surface, among the
high officials of the latter country,
but in the final analysis, the people
who bear the burdens must be reck-
oned with. Measures are now pend
ing in the California Legislature de-
signed 10 hedSe or prohlblt Japanese
INVASION or the aquisitlon OF proper
" III that otate py those already
'here. Now our PRESIDENT bo6s
up serenely ana puts his veto on
such action; virtually declaring that
the people OF sovereign State DO
not know what they want and there
fore Will not be permitted toregulate
their own internal affairs without the
SANCTION OF Federal authority. How
IS that Tor Capitalization!
The people of California think the
Japanese government is not actino