Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1913-05-16
JAPS DON'T LIKE Us'
BITTER FEELING TOWARD AMER
IcANs LONG KNOWN aY ARMY
AND NAVY MEN.
WAR is CERTAIN SOME DAY
CALIFORNIA; Attitude Toward orIentaIs
Sure to Cause Clash, Sooner or
Later-HoId Washington Respon-
sibIe for Act Of Amy State.
ex eEoRoE CLINTON.

Secretary Of State Bryan have learn
ed II they never knew before, that the
Japanese people, do not like the Amer
leans. Members of congress do not
regard 1t as at all likely that Cali
fornias attitude towards the owner
ship Of land in that state by the Jap
anese viii bring on a war between
Japan and the United States. but from
what members of both houses say 1t
is known they do believe that II Call
fornta goes to the extent which she
promises to go in forbidding owner
ship, Of her land by the Japanese
alien, we will have a commercial war
with the Japanese that possibly may
be disastrous.
1t is known definitely that army and
navy officers believe that ultimately
this country will meet Japan on the
seas and on land. Judging from the
tone of what men Of the two services
say their belief that one day we are
to have serious trouble does not arise
from the instincts Of their profess
sion," but from knowledge which they
have obtained from actual contact
with japanese naval and military Of
ficers In the east. and from a better
understanding of the feeling OF the
Japanese people as a whole than 1t is
given to the American layman to
have.
Seemingly there is little chance for
long time that matters will come
to an issue between this country and
the oriental power. In all seriousness.
with jingoism entirely apart and with
every allowance made for the prompt
ings of the military spirit of Ameri.
can soldiers and sailors, 1t is felt by
officers here that unless something
can be done to stop the constantly re-
curing causes for friction, one day
matters will come to an issue which
ought to be avoided
Biames Washington.
II the Japanese people do not under
stand the limitations Of federal pow
er in this country, 1t is not because
| their government has not explained It
to them. When California began to
start trouble for the United States
Eve years ago, by trying 70 make race
distinctions in its public schools, the
Japanese government told its people
just why the United States as a whole
was not to blame. When this trouble
was allayed 1t was said that the ranks
of the Japanese understood all that
their government had told them, and
were angry only at California.
Now the administration is being told
that the Japanese people do not I'M
derstand the states right theory of
government, and that they hold Wash.
ington responsible for everything that
California or any other state does.
Ambassador Chinda may not have
told President Wilson that the people
of Japan outside of the government
circles are in an ugly mood toward
the United States. but no did not have
to give the information, for the ad
ministration knows 1t through other
sources
Japan whipped Russia soundly, and
since that day no subject OF the east
ern empire can understand why any
! Caucasian thinks that the oriental Ii
In any way inferior, socially, physical
ly or racially. Immediately following
| the close of the Japanese war Amer
lean naval officers coming back to this
4 country from the eastern service, sale
that the Japanese officers actually
/ we're overbearing in their manner to
ward Americans. 1t was Theodore
Roosevelt who brought about peace
between the two countries which were
at war, but this fact did nothing t
change the attitude of Japanese serv
Ice men toward American service men
The trouble went back of the war. anC
officials here hold 1t goes back o
the war today, for it springs from tbs
law of this country which excludes
Mongolians from citizenship.
Trouble Is Personal.
The Japanese claim that they arr
not Mongolians, and that they ar,
excluded under the law, and that i
test case should show that they ar
not, law should be passed to IIak'
exclusion certain. The trouble be
tween the Japanese and the American
Is personal
Five years ago Theodore Roosevelt
believed that war with Japan would
come unless California receded from
the position which 1t had taken in tn,
school matter. Some of the Californii
members of congress. one in particu
lar, a senator, had opposed the Roose
welt administ ration in its attempt L
get more hattleships. The minute tn
trouble seemed likely with Japal
these Californians were ripe for II
! and did not seem to think that Their
was any possible chance that the de