Evening bulletin., 1911-03-28
WAR With JAPAN
Seen in PAPERS
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have been Just the opposite.
at has been my aim ever since
assumed command of our Asiatic fleet
in 1898 TO cultivate a friendly feeling
between this country and Japan
. Most of the public officials in Wash
| ington are avoiding the subject of a
war with Japan as they would a
plague. The situation is so tense that
word or tvs from high source
might be as a torch to gunpowder.
Although the officials in the MeXi-
| can and the Japanese embassies in
| Washington have made emphatic de-
NAL of the reports that Japan has
been trying to obtain a naval base in
Mexico, these denials are only what
might be expected 1t is fact that
| Japan has been encouraging immi-
| grafton to Mexico and that Mexico
has been welcoming the Japanese inn
migrants
| In addition to this, it was learned
today that Japanese are being hired
| to fight in the Mexican army. Many
of the japanese made their records in
| the war between Japan and Russia
Getting Ready for War.
From confidential sources / have
! obtained the information that although
there has been nothing in diplomatic
| exchanges to indicate an unfriendli-
ness on the part of Japan, it is real
lied by the Washington officials that
| Japan jealous of the supremacy of
the United States in the Pacific, fore
| shadoWcd by the approaching open
ing of The Panama canal. is making
alarming preparations for war
Japanese all over the world are
| contributing to a great war fund, and
! Japan itself has issued orders for 1, :
100000 tons of coal from the Tientsln
mines for immediate delivery.
| Large numbers of Japanese are be-
| ing sent to the Hawaiian islands
! Those who grow too old to bear arms
are sent back so that their places can
be taken by younger men.
japan is moving cautiously, but il
| is realized that it does not relish the
| approaching opening of the Panama
canal, which will enable the United
| States to concentrate its navy on Ell
ther coast at short notice
1t can be said authoritatiyely that
the war college and general staff have
| outlined on paper every possible move
that might be made by Japan in the
J event of a declaration of war.
1t is admitted by the military ant
naval experts that ii could, and would
seize the Philippines. 1t is also ad
mitted that it might try to land al
army in California.
Must Act Before 1915.
Whatever is done by Japan must be
| done before 1915 when its offensive
and defensive treaty with Great Bri
tain expires and the canal will be
opened. 1t is regarded as significant
by the officials in Washington tha
Japan is straining every effort tC
have the treaty with Great Britain
renewed four years in advance.
Will Send Many Troops.
The Call also prints the following.
1 Public announcement made yester
day by the war department that two
| battalions of the Second Infantry from
Fort Thomas, Ky, now en- route tt
| this city by way of Texas and Arizona
are to be rushed at once to Honolulu
has given new color and significance
| to the, rumors that the federal gov
ernment is strengthening its forces IL
Hawaii and the Philippines to an ex
tent that spells preparedness to NEE
any warlike threat that might eman
ate from The Orient That the gov
ernment is actually apprehensive o
possible trouble with Japan and thai
the whole underlying motive of thu
present military activity is based OF
this is the guardedly expressed opin,
ion of many officers at the Preside.
Developments yesterday pointed tC
the fact that secret preparations have
been made to rush no less than 12.
| GOO troops to the Pacific island pos
sessions within the next few weeks
| while it. is admitted that work is be
! ing rushed 3on the Strengthening o
! the fortifications at Pearl Harbor am,
other Notifications in Hawaii and tn,
| Philippines. Although officers at th'
Preside declare that the sending o
the Second Infantry to the Philip
pines was scheduled In orders issued
last November, no explanation ha,
been offered of the fact that the re
cent orders called for the mobiliza
ton of the regiment in Texas ant
/ that the two battalions were well Ol
their way to San Francisco by tn,
roundabout southern route before /
became known that they were to b,
sent to Honolulu.
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