The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-07-26

IVY OF NNNN NtNNNN NaNuiN NNNWr w wv
pointed out. Japan Is not pulled up by |
rs successes against China and Russia, |
Japan has its hands more than full with |
its taxation problems aud with its |
anxiety over the adjoining lands OF
Korea and Manchuria. japan 10 hcav- !
ily burdcned with taxation, the result /
of the two wars which II has conducted |
within less than twenty years.
The open Door.
"The general promotion of peace
throughout the world is the hope Of the
Carnegie Endowment The slow promo
tion of peace by the means of educa-
tion and by international intercourse
and by fostering and advocating com
meree. The last, of course, means that
the commerce of the United States
should be mutually advantageous--go
for both--and increasingly good for
both. Can we look for that with the
competition of the nations of the earth
competitors for new markets. Here
comes in another doctrine concerning
international intercourse which the
| United States has for many years
urged upon the nations of the earth,
| refer to the doctrine of the Open
Door That means that a nation like
China, for example, which offers n pro.
digious market if only 1t could have
stable government and maintain
peace and order--the doctrine means
that China should open it's gates to the
trade of the nations on equal terms,
-" 1t does not prescribe what those
terms should be. 1t only means that all
nations should be treated alike as re.
CARDS access to the national market.
Important question.
"What bearing has that on the peace
of the worldf A very close bearing
See what has been going on for a hun
bred and fifty years for the possession
of markets for the manufacturing ma
ticns. Great Britain began by send.
ling commercial companies to the East
and other countries. An early company
of that sort was the Hudson Bay Com
lpany. There was concession granted
by England for carrying on trade as n
monopoly with the Indians of North
America. The Great East Indian Com
ipany was another. England endeavored
to secure trade of all nations of the
earth. The latter company still exists
: governing in Borneo, extending over o
; large territory, with British capital and
British officials. l had the privilege OF
travelling with the gentleman who wa:
l to be governor of the company in that
territory He is a governor selected by
the trading company and he is a despo
+ in that country. He is under no contro
S from London except from the com
: pany.
Spheres of Influence.
Doctor Eliot spoke at length ON tn,
| - AI la
the British flag to garner the trade Of
S the earth, the last "sphere of intlu
@ ence'' so taken being in Persia, Russi;
S lately being the first to extend it
II "sphere of influence" there. 1t was
s means to the end of getting the Opei
IS Door in the countries of the East, HI
= explained, but the only clear, fair wa,
Z, was by the doctrine of the Open Door
=, an advocacy of the United States whie
Is has always refused concessions of coun
y try in foreign places, and has been con
- sistent to the present day. He sal
|. also that it were better for the worl
- that China be not divided but tina
y it be one China with the Open Doc
:, for equal competition in trade.
IN Reasonable Way.
d. 1T looks like reasonable propos
n. lions, - continued the speaker, ''thi
Of -Great Britain or the United States
Id Japan could better procure the marke
I'd they want from China under the do
Of trine of the Open Door than in an
other method that in the last $50 yea
y has been put in practise. Here is anoth'
Of great hope for peace.
IS. .'tThe United States has advocate
= for wears the Open Door and has a
ng vocated for hundred years the e
ar emptiOn of private property at sea
ng time of war. Moreover, the Unit,
all States is the one power which has T
fused concessions of territory of Chin
and Japan. We are the only pow
that has done that and have made
ii exceptions. We ask nothing of Chi
ms and Japan except the policy of t
bo Open Door.
-es An Agreement Possible.
oh al have not said a word about il
of tice, or a word about the innate desi
las for deliverance from the horrors
he war. have said, on the contrary, th
The do not look for immediate redueti
bic of our ornaments. Must we thea d,
he pair of that reductioni May we no
rst for it? Do we see any means for brir
iph my III dDOuI' Leu me return 10
cal consideration of the domination of t
i Pacific which is impossible for any o
err nation on earth. II would be We
nat great blessing, very great for the eau
var of peace if the Pacific could be {
yer minated and controlled in the interei
ties of peace. Is that possible? Yes, p
zen vided four or five nations will agI
H. to abide by the doctrine of the exen
tion of seizure of private property
we sea in time of war, and also to ma
ny tain the doctrine Of the Open Do
say How many influences must combine
order to dominate in these seas--r
only in the Pacific, but all the oil
tIv oceans9 Not more than four are nee
The sary. have sometimes thought II
of three could do it, but four could rea
of do it. You and / might not select
,ed same four. There are several gror
of four. That achievement is not
no mote. The combination of the fC
t,s powers which possess the strongest ]
red vies could dominate not only the
en- cific but the Atlantic, the Medit
ranaar and fha Tndian naaana IL.