, 1913-08-02
THE FEELING IN JAPAN.

TIL refusal of a mob to allow a group of
Koreans to leave the station Of Hemet in
southern California is furnishing material
for the a~gitators in Japan; for in that coun-
try, as III this, there are yellow politicians
and there is a very considerable yellow
press. The Outlook has already Indicated the
material which the opposition IT, the Minis
try finds III the question ut issue between
the two countries. 1t Is easy to accuse q
Ministry of vaclllatlon or weakness when it
is dealing with a foreign country. The stor-
les OF antl-American mobS and anti-Ameri-
can speeches III Japan have been grossly ex-
aggeIated. Like much of the news which
goes by cable from this country to Japan, or
comes from Japan to this country, these
stories appear to have been edited for the
sake OF creating irritation. AS a matter Of
fact, those best Informed III regard to feel
ing I'D Japan are unanimous III saying that
there has been very little eXcitement-no at
tacks from responsible quarters Oh America
-und that the Government has made every
effort to keep the country quiet. War talk,
when questions between TWO nations have
not even arrived at a stage of exact detini-
tion, is not only absurd but Il CRIME against
both countries, and a kind of fraud on the
I6dN6IS Vi Gu6 IOiil NUS WIlcD lDuUI96 IN III.
There are a number of representative Japan
csc now in this country endeavouriug to
cIenr the situation and to bring about n
right understanding between the two ma
tlons. Among these are DR.. SO, eda and
Mr.. Kamiya, representatives of the Associated
Chambers Of Commerce Of Japan and of a
society recently organized to encourage mu-
tual understanding and to foster the friend
chin of two OotioOa wb,ob bovo ol,uox-, L,l
high regard tor each other. DR.. Soyeda,
who was until recently the Governor of the
Industrial Bank of Japan, in a recent speech
in the City Of New York said:
"In order to attain these high and noble
aims the help and guidance of an advanced
country like yours are Of the utmost necessi-
ty, and we in Japan are looking forward to
your kind help in the future-so freely Civ
Ell in the pnst-for the assurance of univer-
sal peace and the strengthening of CONNER
cial ties-and, above all, for bringing the
different races into one perfect harmony
and everlasting brotherhood. Gentlemen,
these are indeed weighty problems, to be
solved only by the cooperation Of countries
quite unseltish and enlightened, and your
Constitution and traditions render Your
great Republic fit for such a noble mission.
1t is, therefore, my ardent wish that YOU
will take the lead in this work, and ] am
sure Japan will follow in your footsteps
along the path of justice and humanity.
"Viewed from such q high standpoint, any
difficulties there may be regarding the solu-
ton of local or racial questions will be mini-
mixed, and there will be unchanging peace
and unity between the two nations on the
shores of the Paeife-not only for their
mutual benefit, but for the peace and har-
mony of the whole world. These words come
from a man of high responsibility, and they
express not only the policy of the Japanese
Government, but the feeling of the great
mass Of the japanese people.-Ou1ook 12h
july.