Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-05-19

scented in California DR. Scudder
said:
No other nation stands so close
TO the Japan of today as America.
One reason for this is TIE fundamental
cosmopolitanism of both. Funda-
mental ibecause racial elements are
fundamental and both the American
and the Japanese are racial mixtures.
In Japan three great human stocks
are blended. the MaIayan, the Mon
golian and the Aryan. Our own blend
is more discrete perhaps in that there
are more blood strains represented,
yet also more homogeneous because
the Aryan stock SO largely predomin-
ates. Thus on either side of the Pa
clfic We have the two most COM
poaite people facing each other. Be
cause most composite therefore most
largely human and as consequence
more vitality related
Another reason for the natural in
timacy of these two great peoples
exists in their poye OF peace Since
the United States became an indie
pendent nation il has had three for
eign wars and all Of them of minor
nature though of large Importance in
their outcome. These wars were
forced upon us and were not of our
choosing. We have been the great
arbitrating world-power. Our situa-
ton, our traditions, and our line OF
development make for peace.
"Japan's history also has been re-
marhably pacific Since the emery
ence of the nation upon the arena Of
Eastern Asiatic history its foreign
wars have been almost negligibly few.
Way back In the third century of our
era Korea was subdued by the jap
anese who later were expelled. In
the thirteenth century a Monaghan
invasion, the only occasion when
Japanese soil was violated by foreign
foes, was beaten back. Two Japanese
freebooters ravaged Asiatic commerce
and no further war occurred until the
sixteenth century when Hideyoshi
conquered Korea a second time. Then
from 1924 until 1853. when Commo-
dore Perry landed. Japan kept herself
absolutely free from all foreign inter
course except with the Dutch in the
harbor of Nagasaki. In 1894 and
again in 1904 Japan was forced into
war. first by China and then by Rus
STA. So much /, for external relations,
how about domestic history? Ages of
bloody conflicts first between the Jap
anese and the aboriginal peoples,
next between rival clans marked the
story of the development of Japan's
feudal system, but from 1900 until
1868, when the emperor was restored
TO power the nation enjoyed internal
~ nearly three centuries. of profound
peace, There is in the history of
mankind no brighter narrative Of tran
guilty than this in connection with
people of Astounding yirility and enter
prise. Japan's record is beyond ques
ton not that of a warloving nation.
This race certainly resembles our
own In devotion to peace.
Young World Power Aided
"A third reason for deep friendship
between these neighbors lies in
Americas great services to Japan.
In 1854 Commodore Perry returned to
opened the country to intercourse
with the world. Our nation followed
up this kindly office by showing every
possible consideration to the new
born child In the family of Powers.
We sent as our Representatives the
noblest we had-men like Townsend
Harris and John A. Bingham. They
dealt justly. We returned the Shin
onoseki indemnity. We negotiated
fair treaties and stood with Japan
against all Europe in support of her
demand to be relieved from the in
justice of Enthusiastically. We
opened our schools and colleges free
ly to her young men and treated them
like brothers. We poured our mis-
sionaries unstinted into her cities and
lavished large sums in establishing
all manner of educational institutions.
No step of the young giant toward
adulthood among world Powers was
ungreeted by the encouraging plaud-
its OF America In the dark day of
was with Russia we were her nearest
friend and our president helped more
than any other single force in secur-
ing the brilliant settlement Up to the
conclusion of that peace not a cloud
had darkened the intimate, noble, and
unselfish friendship of these two
great people.
And Japan appreciated it. No such
ardent gratitude has ever gripped
the very heart and life of nation as
love for America has the soul of