The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-04

war. lingo journals in America began to init
mate that Japan getting cocky' and
needed to be taken down peg or two Then
came the law segregating the Japanese in the
schools of California. Roosevelt sent the bat
tleshp fleet to the Far East to impress Japan.
The japanese gave the fleet the most notable
reception it received during its globe-circling
cruise. spending a million dollars upon enter
tainments for the officers and men. Though
we excluded them from our schools they suf-
fered their little children to greet singing
our national hymn" Bills began to be intro
duced in the California legislature to prohibit
the Japanese from settling in the State and to
prevent those already there from owning land
or engaging in business Next came the report
that Japan had effected secret alliance with
Mexico against us and to be granted a
naval base on the Pacific coast OF Mexico. That
story turned out to be a hoax. Hobson. mem
Der OF congress- formerly prominent in the
navy. declared in public addresses that Japan
was preparing to make and seize the
philippines Hawaii and the Pacific States. Mr.
Hobson shortly afterward, the floor of con-
gress prophesied war with Japan within 20
months. Then our secretary of stare sought to
effect the naturalization of the ;Manchuran
railway, In other words the wrestling from
Japan of the rights the mainland she had
gained by the treaty of Portsmouth and the
destruction of her preponderant influence in the
zone facing her Korean frontier. American
capitalists thereafter schemed build a rail-
way from Chtnchow to Aigun,to compete with
the South Manchuran railway (Japanese).
American bankers proposed four power loan
to China of fifty million dollars the interest
to be guaranteed by all the unhypothecated re-
sources of Manchuria. This plan necessarily in
volved dethroning Japan from her primacy in
ManChuria and all China Early last year there
was favoraby reported in the senate the Dill
hngham bill, which would have excluded the
Japanese from our shores, the Chinese are
now excluded Senator Lodge renewed the
scare about Japanese base in Mexico. and the
senate passed a resolution extending the Mon
roe doctrine to the leasing of a fishing port
inaccessible to warships. The senate also, in
amending the peace treaties with England and
Japan, offended Japan by reserving from ar
bitration the question of the "admissibility of
aliens to the educational institutions of the
several States
Meantime, what has been the attitude of
Japan toward the United States? Up to the
end of the Russo OIL panese war SAYS Mr. Holt
the japanese regarded with feeling almost
akin to reverence. There existed in japan a
very strong sentiment sentiment entirely
separate from commerce-connected with the
name of America Even today the Japa nese
next to the preservation of the Anglo JAPANESE
alliance. desire our commerce and friendship
lney Will DO anything We ask Of them. provided
they can do 1t with dignity. The evidence is
overwhelming to any seeking the truth
Japan has never let an opportunity pass IN ex-
press her gratitude and to show her friendly
feelings to the United States She has sent
her brightest young men TO be trained in our
modelled her educational system after ours
she has employed many Americans within the
empire as advisers, teachers and administrators
Even at this moment American citizen Mr.
Dennison is serving as chief adviser of the
foreign office"
Mr.. Holt thinks the japanese have not suf-
Tered themselves to be Influenced greatly by the
various MINOR irritations here catalogued but
nave most resented the discrimination against
them in California and American interference in
Aslatc politics. Dollar Diplomacy OF the
hhox type found In the lss- one of its most
offensive and indefensible manifestations The
Manchurian loan and railway naturalization
proposals OF MIR. Knox were, as Mr. Holt saws
gratultous and unwarranted insults to Japan
exactly as it would have been to US had Japan
gone to our border State, Mexico and said in
substance; See here. Mexico the United States
mas good deal of money invested in your ter
rltory. 1t is menace to you. Suppose Won
borrow from us enough to pay back to the
United states what you her; then tell her
TO get out-and in future you come to MS for
all your loans"
But we have washed our hands of Dollar
diplomacy and purpose Kidding our garments
OF JUS stain as soon may be, The Immediate
pfonlem Is TO restore California TO sanity II
Is htoierate to American pride that an ORR
entail nation should continue to shame us NV a ~
example OF superior courtesy and greater re-
sRrQ Tor solemn obligation.