The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-10-12

beyond 1t. We are not miIitaris+. "
nate mllltarlsm; but the empire mus
be prepared to fight her battles. Jana
mas the Manchurlan cup raised to he
lips. emma must be ready to sever tn
hands that mold the cup. She can no
do TINS IN her own strength She INNS
be prepared to use foreign gold an,
foreign brains; both are obtajnahle
and at reasonable rates. The funda
mental business then is finance. fo
neither foreign gold nor foreign brain
are to be enticed to country financial
~ rotten. The first and last word !,
hnance, tor on it depend all things.
Must Admit Foreigners.
The words between the first and the
last are few, and the chief of them j.
friendship. Not that we place any
value on disinterested international
friendships; 1t has played China toe
many scurvy tricks. But one NAV
make sure of the friendship, the purely
selhsh friendship, Of those who have
vested interest in him. A life insur-
ance agent will always be willing 70
| fetch doctor for a policy holder Last
worse thing befalt. The fire iusur-
ance companies will always vote addi-
tlonal supplies for the fire department.
II then emma wants friendship of
something more than a patonic char
acter she must admit foreign capital
and foreign enterprise to the threatened
areas. Had the United States or Ger
many or Great Britain had any big in
terests IN Korea, Japan would now be
sitting, a whipped and whining cur,
on the doorstep. Create foreign in
terests IN Manchuria by the concession
of mining, forestry, industrial and az
rlcultural privileges; make it worth
while for Britain, for the United States.
for Germany and for France to stop
Russo japanese advance in Manchuria
and Mongolia, and they will stop it.
Let them all come; by opening the door
the pernicious ''spheres of influence
policy Will be made of none effect. Con
vince these countries that the door il
genuinely open, that they are sincerely
welcome, that they are each and all
honored guests. and their friendship.
selfish though it be, will, together with
CHINA s fighting men, settle out Of hand
all question of Russo-Japanese aggres-
sion. Nobody of any political sagacitv
believes for moment that the Anglo
Russian friendship is natural or per
nanent or can bear any great strain;
and the extent of British disgust with
he Anglo-Japanese union may be
gagged by the fact that even our senior
morning contemporary is at last. and in
spite of Rising Suns, picking little
roles in eolored kimono of Japan.
md we have the hardihood to prophesy |
hat at the appropriate moment this |
mild criticism will end in a wanion. |
the time is not far distant when these |
efters will be removed and Britain win |
re free to act Germany and the Uni |
ed states are drawing closer together |
nd as they see their opportunities
hwarted by Japan they will draw still
loser; as Will Britain and Germany.
When China is ready to promote the
interests of these Powers they will be
1ore than ready to promote hers; but
here is not a moment to be lost. The
eginning must be made now.
Need for Action Clear. !.
The need for immediate action be-
ONES clearer every day. Already
distinguished japanese .iurist has said
1 a japanese organ of responsible
landing that behind the recent Russo
apanese agreement there is secret
and he hints plainly
hat it implies the partition of Man
nurla and has some reference to Mon
Ola. 1t is the old story The press
ureau is putting out feelers Japan
ants to know how the other Powers
gard the possibility of the existence
such compact. and from what she
arms now she will be able to calculate
lie date at which. Sin the interests of
International communieat ions,'' she and |
er fellow conspirator may judieiousiy |
i'd without danger to their own skins
ring to light the hidden things, the
kistenee Of which we indicated some
eeks ago, not on "the unsubstantial
'undation of imaginary data but as
10 result Of careful sitting of the
1idenee. The chorus Of blind approval
lat, under the conductorship of the
ines which our very able and we'll
formed contemporary The Japan
hronicle suggests has been subsidized 4
It the purpose, has greeted the latest
It in the tragedy Of Korea has per
FPS led Japan to pat out this feeler SO
on in the hope that it would inform
II that her popularity is such at this
oment as to make it an suspicious one
r the declaration with Russia of
int protectorate over Manchuria and
ongoia. The fate OF these two de-
ndencies hangs in the balance; the
sue lies with China-now. but never =
ain.