Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-06-13
MAGDAlENA BAY IS
REMARKABLE PORT
Is Large Enough To Shelter All
The Fleets Of the World
4OO-Foot Entrance.

Washington -Iac - mates action in
calling for all Information on lille in
regard To the alleged efforts of Japan
To acquire Magdaiena bay has ur-;-n
land locked iia,|,o: ON northern M.S-
!rc's Pacific coast. whiv'. offers the
best anchorage between San Francisco
and Panama. Ii is big enough tn shcl-
ter all the fleets at the World and en-
trance is through, a channel not moro
than 400 feet wide With rockbound sides
rising 800 feet above the water.
Not = drop of drinking water is to
be had near the bay n not Il blade of
grass grows on its shores. Water is
taken 700 miles in boats for the few
persons Who have lived on the bay since
u concession H.; fishing was granted by
the Mexican government. This con-
cession NOW is owned by Il company in
which Americans and Japanese arc the
chief Investor. II Is said the company
is trying 10 sell tn Japan ii ais"
has Offered it's concession 10 the Uni
ted States.
The United States has declined 10
buy the rights of the conccssionarics
because they have no sovereignty in
transfer. Mexico retains control OF the
bay and under the constitutions OF tl1at
country t,is control cannot he trans
ferred Nv another nation.
Japanese Would Take Chance.
The %Jarancse are said To be willing
to take = chance Oh buying the con-
cession. This information comes from
Toxic, hui is invariably denied Of
1icialiy.
The advantage of having this site for
Il harbor and coaling station is APP
parent to the most casual student OF
naval affairs and the importance grows
as the Panama canal nears completion.
A voyage of $500 miles is the limit
of a baitlcshop without rccoalins and
to accomplish this the snip must travel
slowly.
Officers OF the army and navy who
have served in ths Philippines tell
MANY stories ot Japanese activities
there and many of these officers feel
sure tine Japanese Viii continuc their
policy until there is trouble with the
United STATES.
The polite. and thoroughly diplomatic
Japanese deny amy Intention OF Great :
ing trouble. or the possibility of sever
ing pleasant relations Hlth this coun-
try. 1T is pointed out as one Of the
peace reasons that Japan has only two
great industries. raising tea and max
ing silk.
The United States is the market TO,
80 per cent of the tea and IS per cent
OF the silk produced by Nippon and
those who are familiar with these com
mercial conditions laugh at the idea of
the OF the last ALLOWING
WAY. to interfere With business.
Has No Money For a War.
There is another Very good reason
why Japan probably will not go To wal
with this or n other country. Ac-
cortling To those familiar with national
finances, Japan has no money for ::
war. Tine last loan obtained by Japan
came from New York.
The Lodge resolution ia thought by
some To be merely politics. planned to
promote favorable consideration of an
appropriation for two new battlcships
In the Madero revolution there was {:
ru,nor tina Japanese We're trying tC
get Magdalena bay. This was denied
emphatically at that time by the Japan
csc government. but former Pres;den,
Diaz, while on his way from Yer;
Cruz To Havana. admitted the story to
be literally true and said Japan flat
| opened negotiations With the Mexican
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