Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-31
Take Steps to Bring About
asia for the Asiatics" /;
Situation.
SAID TO BE IN TOUCH !
WITH ORIENTAL NATIONS
Want to Build Up World Empire,
Such % the Russian
and British.
Foreign Correspondence OF The stsr.

BERLIN. August %. 1913.
Under the heading "Japan's Monroe
doctrine" the Yokohoma correspondent
OF Berlin paper has been making some
revelations about the Japanese which
have not only aroused great interest
here. but which will surely interest
Americans even more.
The Japanese. he says. are carefully
laying the foundation Of a great Asiatic
empire, federation OF states among
which Japan will occupy a position very
much similar to that which Prussia cc-
cupies within the German empire With
this purpose in view Japan Is In constant
and most vivid communication with all
other Asiatic nations
Recently eighteen young Japanese
from Honolulu came to Dali Nihon under
the guidance OF their teacher. They were
given most cordial Official reception by
the Yokohama Chamber of Commerce
and at Toxic they were received in a
presents by the minister OF foreign
affairs.
Chino-Japanese Entente.
From India the famous Hfnioo priest
Darmapala is on his way to Japan to
participate In a memorial festival In
honor OF the late mikado in the Shofo-
kutisi temple in Toxic. An Official jap
anese commission has just returned from
China, where it has been studying social
and economic conditions. and simultane-
ously a number Of members of the Japa-
nese senate have been investigating po-
litical conditions in the Heavenly Re-
public and making preparations for A
Chino-J Japanese entente or alliance.
1ovo has To
of-war are stationed along the coast OF
China. and a Japanese general is study
ing military conditions in the southern
provinces Of China.
Some six or eight weeks ago a base
ball team from the Philippine Islands
was in Japan. and visit by Aguinaldo
Is expected. In every way the Japanese
government is encouraging friendly rela
lions with Asiatic people. The japanese
are furiously jealous of the white ma
tons that have conquered most Of the
world and dare keep their outposts In the
far east. They feel it as a national
calamity that they have SO far been I'm
able to build up a world empire like the
look upon every European or American
naval station In the Pacific as regret.
table.
Hatred Against America.
The hatred against America surpasses
all belief. because Of the japanese situa-
ton in California, and Japanese jingoes
say that Japan will seek war against
the United States as soon as the Japa-
nese dreadnoughts now in course OF con-
struction shall have been finished.
At the same time Japan has adopted
as many anti-foreign laws rs II dares at
present, and IL is made as difficult an
possible for foreigners to acquire real
estate in the country.
While Japanese vessels have free ac-
cess to all ports in Great Britain and
her colonies all foreigners who wish to
ship goods from one Japanese port to an
other must use only Japanese vessels
This is the beginning OF a Japanese Nom
roe doctrine.
Practically the whole Japanese press 10
hostile to the foreigner and engaged In
an anti-foreign campaign. which is I'm
every possible way encouraged by tho
government, although 1t insists that. 1t
exerts no influence upon the press. 1t is
not too much to say that every Japanese
an alliance under the guidance of Japan
against the white race.
At the same time it cannot be said that
the Asiatic people who have come under
Japanese government have any reason to
congratulate themselves. The change Is
one from the frying pan into the fire.
Everywhere in the new provinces the
japanese masters treat the native popu-
latiOn as coolies.
Prestige Of Officers Hurt.
While the Krupp process was disposed
Of by the courts with as little ceremony
as possible, and while there Is a certain
amount Of sympathy with the seven poor
fellows who were made scapegoats, IL
cannot be concealed that nothing has
been more harmful to the prestige Of Ger
man officers than this hurried trial which
officially demonstrated the fact that Ger
man officers, with their sensitive and
delicate sense OF honor. did not for a
moment hesitate to lie in court They
lied In the most clumsy and barefaced
manner and when IL became evident to
everybody that they were lying they
found no other excuse than, that they had
obeyed the instructions of their lawyers.
The Krupp process has added a new
chapter to the great novel. THE Curse o.
Militarism.' or "A People i'm Arms"-a
for these arms the great firm Of krupp.
whose leaders are personal friends of tho |
kaiser, have tipped German officers to /
betray military secrets in order to be able |
to calculate how much they should ask
for these instruments Of murder for which
the German people are forced to pay
thousands Of millions every year
In another month or so new revelations
may be expected when Brandt and three
Krupp directors are to be tried for
bribery of officials. IL they are really
tried, but IT is certain that every effort
will be made to have the whole affair
in order to save the country
from displaying its corruption to the