The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-08-07

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20 -1"'-~e mat am not lying 10 YOU
H-ea / say:
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'-S d, .'"-+E people IN Amer
'-' 800 Ina. Japan viii fight
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'--'t ".' may read the above
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''l'N'. ,."V.A-> i : necessary that
go" NIv1d NLoW q Il" facts out Of
. ..r >a1 nooN OF Japan ; colonial
ACME e,Ag1, uEd0ng IS perhaps an
( aH.tI ,e.il..
oa May ;. 1870, Formosa became
/ gar, OF -Ae Japanese empire. In this
/ year Il CHRISTIAN grace. I9l0-that is
| 10 say, hfteen years later-there is a
famous hghtIng line IN the Island of
tormosa called Aiyu-sen. 1t IS 100
miles long; over five thousand men are
under arms under the japanese flag. In
the financial year Of 1910, 5000 600 ven
/ nave been appropriated TO maintain it.
| nat l. the fighting line for?
To fight the overcoming attacks of
! Formosan savages against the lives and
| property Of the colonis-s and peaceful
natives. Nothing more. It has been
announced that the administration has
decided upon a program OF fighting
down the savage rebels COMPLETELY
/ within five years. al the estimated cost
q l3.too,ooo yen, Some wears ago Mr..
Iwai Tatsumi, Civil Governor of For
| moSa. told the country that il would
cost Japan 10000 coo ven before the
/ island became selt-supporting,
Ii Formo>a We're 70 Japan question
OF money pure and simple il would be
! 1ard enough for her. She is poor. But
there was a blood price She had to pay.
/ After paying the money and blood price
she lad 70 sacrifice Tor the blessed cause
CT tormosa the best years Of her ablest
statesmen and Sol6iers-the most valu-
/ able asset at any nation. mind-of
General k0dama 1.-THE brain of Ova-
ma : camp : Of General Nogi of Port
+ Arthur fame of MARQUIS katsura. our
present Premier.
Korea i an exaggerated Formosa
while Saglaiea Is FoEmoSa in little. A.
f5r South Nancnur;a. the Lord Buddha
and the fututre only know. Upon my
word. I DO believe or good American
friends don I know how rich we are il
white elephants. However. Will
Formosa. Korea. and south Manehuri:
We have NJ least the consolation. sat
and impoter- 70 be sure. of savin!
70 ourselves: All. well, They are es
senriaI for the very existence of til,
empire. It can I be helped,
But the Philippines.
From any such pestiferous perturba
tons may the good Lord deliver US,
Was It 20,000,00 that YOU gave t
Spain for rhem2 \ golden monumen
/ 10 American generosity. surely. Sine
the purchase i II true that YOU hay
expended in one way or another abou
$500 G11.00u? How many brave live
Won have sacrificed upon that migrate
| full altar YOU know almost as well a
| heaven. Five hundred million dollar
and many lives were given by you t
the islands that the islanders may EMO
a greater measure OF higher cIy1llzf
tion and civilized conveniences of lif'
And the Filipinos have cursed and ar
cursiEg YOU for all your good worl
All. well. such is the way of the world
They have been 4 rather expensIv
luxury; haven't they? OF course. til
richest country in the world can amor
an expensive luxury or two if 81
wishes
But 10 Japan the Philippines woul
be IS a bali ard chain At her ankles
times OF stress. They would lengthe
by At least TWO thousands miles the IN
Of defense for our already overtaXe
navy.
The Philiuuines are almost as u
healthy for the japanese a. they al
for -ha American: the FiHpinOs w0ul