The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-08-04
AS TO WAR WITH Japan.

"A correspondent IN the Chicago
Tribune. writing from Manila, says
he is sure we will have war with
Japan. and cites many instances to
show the preparations Japan is maxi
ling to that end. The writer is an
observer Of conditions; but while we
may accept his facts, II does not
necessarily follow that we must
agree with his conclusions.
/ We think there will not be a war
between the United States and
Japan: but because we think as we
do II does not lessen our anxiety for
strong Pacific fleet. and well gar
risoned and fortified harbors to
Japan-ward. II we desired war with
Japan the very first thing we would
do would be to follow the advice OF
William Jennings Bryan and cut
down the naval expenditures. II any
thing would make. war'with us at
tractive to Japan that ought to. The
intelligent thing to do. Is just what
our government is doing; play fair
in the orient, endeavor by every dig
nifed means to prevent irritating
the sensitive Japs, and strengthen
our defense in their direction.
The Tribune's correspondent says
Jap spies are taking soundings OF |
the adjacent waters and making |
maps of the Philippine islands: |
are preaching the pan-asiatic gospel,
stirring up natives against the |
United States. the government is
soldiers and increasing her
naval force. She demands more |
room for her dense population. hates
the Caucasian race and regards the |
United States as her only menace to
the political and industrial domino
ton of the Pacific.
These facts are correct; but there |
are hundreds of factors involved, |
which we can not estimate. Japans |
financial resources are not as I'M
limited as the Tribune correspond
ent believes. The mystery which |
the oriental nature stlmu-
lates our Imagination. The $780,
900 900 he knows of deposited in
England to the credit of Japan
would last about as long in a war
with this country as a nickel at a
street fair. The japanese proves
has never been tested in battle, and
no one knows what the moral effect
of one defeat would be on the
soldiers of Nippon. japanese states
men know that the interference Of
in the Russian war was
most opportune for them; for Japan
could not have stood a prolonged
struggle.
China is a menace to Japan. and
IL seems impossible for the tricky Is
landers to gain the confidence of ,the.li
reserved leaders of the FlOwery /
Within the next decade,
too, it is becoming apparent, Japan
will have serious social conditions at
home to contend with. The masses
of her population are not living IN
a state of modern comfort. The
nobility possesses the wealth and
profits by the extension OF the em-
pire.. When those masses become
they will no longer
worship the mikado as the descend
ant OF the sun-god, and fight the
battles of the nobility. Moreover.
the treacherous diplomacy that i'm
PEELED the secret understanding with
Russia will eventually make Eng
lands alliance with Japan unten-
able, and II in struggle with the
United States Japan should make
the issue one of race. she would
align the Caucasian countries in
moral sympathy with the United
States and cut of her credit in the
European money centers; for the
interests Of Europe and American