The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1910-03-25
New York World Declares Knox
and Uchida Are Dealing With
Great Question.
JAPAN PREPARED FOR WAR
Sensational Argument to Back
Up Schiff's Recent Alarmist
Utteranees.

ttThe peace of the world for the
next FIVE and even ten years lies en-
tirely with the American State De-
partment 1t pivots upon the Far East,
and Japan has played her hand. 1t is
for the United States to reach the final
decision.''
Following this quotation, the New
York World, of March S, publishes the
following special Washington despatch:
This was the statement made this
evening by an ambassador when
asked to comment upon the plans of
Japan providing for certain navai
movements against the United States
in the event of war. These plans
were found by a secret agent sta
toned at Toxic and were transmitted
as copy to the Washington ambas-
sodor of the country he represents.
The situation is becoming officially
intense.
The reticence of state department
officials seems to lack the stereo-
typed Indifference of No comment to
make They decline to discuss the
situation at all. That important
diplomatic exchange is rife between
Secretary Knox and Ambassador Ugh
da of Japan is evidenced by the ire
quent visits of the Japanese officials
to the department.
Diplomats throughout the capita.
consider Jacob H. Schiff's speech of u
few days ago as tantamount to an open
disavowal that the empire can secure
funds in the. United States in the
future.
Can Afford War.
The plans of Japan are considered
as beyond the sphere of failure in
the event they are carried out. Japan
has counted upon her own strength
by her rejection of the Knox proposal
to equalize the commercial advantage:
of Manchuria.
1t was learned in financial circles,
which are generally credited with in
SEPARATION from American officials, that
the prevailing opinion that Japan can
not afford war is erroneous. On the
contrary, she can, and at slight cost,
OtCdust IN iht llullt-1
field of action.
About 40 per cent of the japanese
bonds are held in America, present es
Inmates have it, which means American
gold in Japan IS pockets Who is GO
ing to collect, and howl is the ques-
ton said to have prompted Mr.. Schiff s
utterances.
Confidential communications to their
home governments, sent by the dip
lomatic representatives of five of the
powers, indicate the gravest consider
alton of the present relations between
the United States and Japan. The
dominant note is one of apprehension.
The best informed officials declare that
within the grasp of the American State
department rests the peace of the
world at the present time, but that the
solution must result from Japanese re-
lations. This is tantamount to a Dip
lomatic struggle of long duration.
Planned Far Ahead.
Facts collected by secret agent at
Toxic reveal the plans made by Japan
some months ago and put away for use
when needed. Japan is apprehensive
as to the outcome of a growing anti
Japanese propaganda in American Off
cialdom, and the reply to this sentiment
has been the compilation of offensive
anu ue,ens,Ne pans IN case war should
DC eeciareu. 10 give eoir to TINS as
serIion' diplomats refer TO the fact
that Japanese plans FOR hghting Rnssla
were completed abont eighteen mcn'hs
before the rejected ultimatu.n was sent
our. Ihe practice ON the field proved
their worth. For this reason, of the
oretic accuracy, the secret agent con,
siders the plans against the United
states as or great valne.