The Cairo bulletin., 1913-05-22
Big Debt and Lack of Cash With
Dread of Certain Defeat in
Long Fight With U. S.
NO DOUBTS OF JAP COURAGE
Next Move in International Suit is
Up to Island Empire as Repub-
lie Has Rested Its Case.

Washington, May 21.-In tbs
iserious international suit of the
Empire OF Japan against the Repuh-
lie of the United States the defense
rested" it's case Monday by films
its brief with Baron Cninda. who
promptly wired il to the foreign Of
fee at Tokyo
There is a difference of fourteen
hours in time between Washington
and Tokyo.
The United States in its brief
! politely and systematically denied
every contention of the Japanese
government
It is Japan's next move. 1t is W
10 the Island Empire TO give fur
Their direction 10 the controversy.
Wait for Japan's Answer.
VIII Japan's answer be peaceful
or proYative OF strife? VIII Japan
appeal to argument or to arms
American diplomacy has shot its ar
row. VIII japanese diplomacy re-
same discuss on or sort to he lasf
appeal CT nations?
This is the question upon which
the Wilson administration, the cap
ital Of our country and the American
people wait now with intense in
terest aud with resolute temper
OF course. at this point newspapers
whose mission and desire is to give
the people all the news cannot deal
Fin actual facts and must frankly
present their views as intelligent
speculation.
There is no doubt Of the fact that
the administration has practically
tied its own hands iii any further re-
ply to Japan. The American gov
ernment cannot attack the Cali
fornia law because the offe ais Of
the government, duly advised, hays
declared tho California law does mo-
violate the treaty and is distinctis
within the rights OF the states
japanese people have not Indicated
the slightest inclination to test thi
law in the courts.
The government canuot make CON
cessions in any dehHite promise as tc
new treaty with Japan because the
Senate. which mlst mako the treaty
ana has been poled. is hostile to thu
main contention which Japan would
urge in a new treaty,
Demands Equality.
II the American government could
possibly bring itself to the point q
making an abject apology for ths
action of a sovereign state and there
| by cpneeding the insult to the
japanese national honor, there is NJ
one who believes that Japan woula
acreW this apology as real healina
of the injured honor" which de
mands equality and citizenship.
| The whole question recurs then
what viii Japan say to the mes
sage Of America2" Upon the an
swer to this question national opin
ion is as varied as It is interesting
There is nothing in the record T.
| Justify a doubt az japanese courage
of Japanese confidence and of Japan
swift and definite plant Of nationa
action when It makes up its mind.
| Only dleamcrs and theor SITS 0
government and chautluqua orators
believe fer Z moment that Japal
lwill be governed in the vital iss'l
(which it has raised by any consider
alton of national friendship, or o
laBstraet right Think ng men ar
lfuly persuaded that two eonsidera
ltions and only two will restrain
Japan in this crisis from pressin
its further contentious at the poin
Of the sword
/ First-The cond lion of Japan
| treasury. the emptiness Of its wa
chest, the size Of its national deb
and its financial fitness or unfitnes
to undertake asd endure Ion
| struggle with She United States
Second The full understandin
which these last several years hav
ieiYen japan of the unlimited re
sources of the United States and @
the really titanic energies of
people now seemingly asleep in tn