Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-20
j. S.-JAPAN WAR
PREDICTED BY
ITALIAN EXPERT
Points Out PeriIous Questions Are
Open Besides immigration
Hawaiian Case Especially.
BY CAMILLE CIANFARRA
BY Wireless TO The American.

ROME. July 19.-Professor F Di
Palma, editor of The Nautical Review,
a Deputy in the Italian Parliament.
and Italy's foremost naval EXPERT in a
talk with The Sunday American cor
respondent, gave it as his opinion that
the ACCOMPLISHMENTS conflict is
bound to come as soon as japan
thinks she is ready to assume a no.
lltical protectoratC over the yellow
race and gain control of the Pacific
in the interest of her fast growing
population, which is continually seek
Ing rich land and remunerative mar
kets.
He pointed out that the hopes Of
the American 'pacifcts" are certain
to be shattered and that the present
naval program of the United States is
fatal mistake, especially in view Of
the new obligations which the opening
of the Panama Canal imposes on
North America
Japan Building Ships"
Japan is building more ships"
Professor Di Palma said. what
makes this ominous is that Japan
builds quietly and steadily.
we can not refrain from asking
ourselves why Japan wants navy so
sproportionate to her present re-
sources, and to what use she is aim
ing to put It.
I'VE used TO say that sometimes a
nation prepares for war only for the
purpose of securing peace, but this
always presuppOses a foe. And who
is Japan's foe, now that Russian re-
Venge is out Of the question?
"A sincere wish to keep the peace
is not alone sufficient to insure it,
This desire, If carried to the absurd
length Of refraining from providing
the country with its only means Of
defense, an army and navy can only
lead to national disaster and humil-
iation
Japs' Attitude Cited.
In Americas case paCifsts must
never forget that besides the immi-
grafton question there are others
which Japan will one day proceed 20
settle. When the United States an
neNed Hawaii, there was a protest
quietly lodged with your State De-
partmant, according to which Japan
objected to the annexation, and what
Is more pointed. declared she woul5
never recognize it.
NO other nation sided with Lili-
uokalani, the little dethroned queen
but Japan did it in the only way Il
was then possible for her to do it--by
protesting. She was then preparing
for the struggle with Russia
ITO my knowledge that protest mas
never been Withdrawn, and your de-
partment will be reminded of 1t. as
well as of others of more recent date.
do not ask me when. Some time
2 go the impression prevailed that the
day would come before the opening
of the Panama Canal but to-day, aft
or the adoption by your Congress Of
the present naval program calling for
building only two ships per year, Ja-
pan knows she can wait
Losing Precious Time"
-Four years hence your now SPLEEN
did up-to-date fleet will be Inferior
even in the matter of fighting units
TO that which Japan will possess and
then even the advantage of moving
YOUR Atlantic squadron to the Pacific
in a short time will be Of but little
help 10 you.
You are losing precious time.
Besides. no nation ever prepared
for war in a year or two. Military cf-
fiCienCy is the result of long work eX-
tending over many years. Every
European nation has learned that"
Several well-informed Italian pa
pers, in discussing the recent Contr0-
versy between Japan and the United
States have expressed the fear tina
Japan may one day also solve tn
canal question for Europe by forcing
the United States to internationa .ize
the waterway.