Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-05-07
jAPs DON'T LIKE US
BITTER FEELING TOWARD AMER
ICANs LONG KNOWN BY ARMY
AND NAVY MEN.
WAR is CERTAIN SOME DAY
CALIFORNIA; Attitude Toward Orlsntaia
Sure to Cause Clash, Sooner or
Later-Hold Washington Respon-
sIble for Act Of Any State.
BY GEORGE CLINTON.

BY GEORGE CLINTON.
Washington.-The president and
Secretary of State Bryan have Learn
ed II they never knew before that the
Japanese people do not like the Amer
leans. Members of congress do not
regard it as at all likely that Cali
fornia's attitude towards the owner
ship Of land In that state by the Jap
aness will bring on q war between
Japan and the u ed States, but from
what members CT both houses say 1t
is known they do believe that Cali
fornia goes to the extent which she
promises to go in forbidding owner
ship of her land by the Japanese
alien, we will have a commercial war
with the Japanese that possibly may
be disastrous.
1t is known definitely that army and
navy officers believe that ultimately
this country will meet Japan on the
seas and on land Judging from the
tone OF what men of the two services
say, their belief that one day we are
to have serious trouble does not arise
from the instincts Of their profess
slon," but from knowledge which they
have obtained from actual contact
with Japanese naval and military Of
ficers in the east, and from better
understanding of the feeling of the
Japanese people as whole than it is
given to the American layman to
have.
Seemingly there is little chance for
long time that matters will come
to an issue between this country and
the oriental power. In all seriousness,
with jingoism entirely apart and with
every allowance made for the prompt
ings of the military spirit of Ameri-
can soldiers and sailors, 1t Is felt by
officers here that unless something
can be done to stop the constantly re-
curing causes for friction, one day
matters will come to an issue which
ought to be avoided.
Blames Washington.
II the Japanese people do not under
stand the limitations of federal pow
or in this country, it is not because
their government has not explained 1t
to them. When California began to
start trouble for the United States
five years ago, by trying to make race
| distinctions in it's public schools, the
Japanese government told it's people
just why the United States as whole
was not to blame. When this trouble
! was allayed 1t was said that the ranks
Of the Japanese understood all that
their government had told them, and
were angry only at California.
Now the administration is being told
that the Japanese people do not I'M
dsrstand the states right theory of
government, and that they hold Wash
ington responsible for everything that
California or any other state does.
Ambassador Chinda may not have
told President Wilson that the people
of Japan outside of the government
| circles are in an ugly mood toward
! the United States, but he did not have
! to give the information, for the ad-
ministration knows it through other
| sources
Japan whipped Russia soundly, and
since that day no subject of the east
| ern empire can understand why any
| Caucasian thinks that the oriental IL
In any way inferior, socially, physical
| ly or racially. Immediately following
the close of the Japanese war Amer
| lean naval officers coming back to this
! country from the eastern service, said
that the Japanese officers actually
were overbearing in their manner to-
ward Americans. 1t was Theodore
Roosevelt who brought about peace
between the two countries which were
at war, but this fact did nothing to
change the attitude of Japanese serv-
ice men toward American service men.
The trouble went back OF the war, and
officials here hold it goes back of
the war today, for 1t springs from the
Law of this country which excludes
Mongolians from citizenship.
Trouble Is Personal.
The Japanese claim that they are
not Mongolians, and that they are
excluded under the law, and that II
a test case should show that they are
not, law should be passed to make
exclusion certain. The trouble be-
tween the Japanese and the American
is personal.
Five years ago Theodore Roosevelt
believed that war with Japan would
come unless California receded from
| the position which 1t had taken In the
school matter. Some OF the California
members of congress, one In parttcu-
lar a ccpator had Onuosed tha Rooaa
welt administration in its attempt to
get more battleships. The minute Inc
trouble seemed likely with Japan
these Californians were ripe for it,
and did not seem to think that there
was any possible chance that the de-
spised fastener could meet the Amer
lean on the sea with any hope of sue
cess for the eastern arms. The an
tagonism which some of the Cali
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