The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-07-05
JAPAN PREPARES
TO TACKLE U. S.
British Naval Expert Predicts
Fight Without Interference.
EUROPE WILL CALMLY WATCH

Alliance of Mikado and England, Elk
piring In 1915, Will Not Be Renewed.
Asserts Gerard Fiennes-Philippine
to Be Spoil of Yellow Nation ls His
View of Wars Outcome.
| Discussion of Great Britain's naval
policy is a thing that, to the American
who hears the endless rounds of con-
testing argument. bids fair to run on
forever" Another English naval ex,
| pert has discovered shadows In the Pa
| citc cast by war clouds formed be-
cause of the relations between the
United States and Japan, especially be-
cause Of the American ''open door" pol
| icy.
This latest contribution has appeared
In the London Graphic, forming part
| of series Of articles which under the
general title Of THE Sovereignty of the
Seas" have been embittering still fur
Their the naval policy" wrangle. The
author Of this series is Gerard Fiennes,
numbered among England's foremost
naval experts and man who Is not
particularly well liked at the admiral
ty because he insists on speaking out
in public
British Alliance to Die.
Mr.. FtenDes states that the Anglo
japanese alliance cannot be renewed
on its expiration in 1915 and that there
are grave indications that this agree
ment may not conserve far eastern at
fairs on peace lines even before its ex-
lstence Is concluded He argues, too,
that Great Britain must give up its
policy of regarding the empire in the
light of the "hen and chickens" com
bination
Japan WILL" he asserts, 'in the last
analysis fight the United States very
much for the reason that prompted
Bismarck to fight France"
He admits that If Japan today or
dered Germany out of Kiaochau the
kaiser would have no alternative but
to move out, adding, however, that In
such an event the old European league
would revive and Germany, France
and Russia would overwhelm the mi
kado's people.
But" contends this naval expert,
Europe is not going to lift finger, l
imagine, when war breaks out be-
tween Japan and the United States to
save to the latter the islands of which
1t deprived Spain. Europe has
Monroe doctrine of its own, and it In,
cludes the determination to leave the
United States to stew in its own Juice.
Japan Despises America.
1.-THE Japanese are full of contempt
for American brag and bounce, for the
lack Of national spirit or even of true
nationality, which they discern In the
Americans. They have profound
disbelief in the war worthiness of the
American navy and an acute -realiza-
ton of the fact that the strategical sit
uatfon is overwhelmingly In their IA
vor.
1t is objected that the Japanese are
too poor to fight When will people |
recognize the fact which all history |
teaches-that it is the poor nations, not
those which have grown rich and COM
Portable, VIII h fight? The Prussia of |
Frederick tn Great, the France of Ma
poleon. were poor
1t ought o be so obvious as not to |
need saying that it is the nation which |
hopes to gain something, not the ma
ton which is preoccupied in holding
what it has gained. which is tempted |
to war. Japan is rich enough TO afford |
war because, directly or indirectly, she
will make war pay for itself"