The Hawaiian gazette., 1913-05-16
FACTORS THAT MAKE
FOR PEACE AND WAR
Japan Bankrupt and United States
slothful, Says Detroit
Paper.

Anti-Jnpanese agitation in Calfor
MIA has created state of mind IN the
United States comparable to the atti
tude which the average Englishnan
rholds toward the German empire, says
the Detroit Free Press "The English
man looks upon Germany as friendly
power, which nevertheless must be
watched with inguisitOfial and calcu.
iatlng eye aud used as 4 gauge Of the
amount Of military and naval develop.
ment necessary to the safety OF his own
country. The British writer upon mill.
tary topics is fond of planning imagip-
AIRY maneuvcrs and campaigns IN which
the island forces are ptted against the
/ armies and ships of the fatherland, and
| he likes to speculate upon the influence
as which may make for peace or war.
80 the people of this country are
| beginning TO look upon Japan. They
balance the chances for peace or war.
They try to, figure Just when, where,
and low japan would make her first
move, and what could be done in the
way oi del cnse. IL is generally CON
ceded that.the nnreadlness of America
early aggression on Ter part.
SIT seems t6lcrably certain that if
Japan were 20 dccida that war alone
could sooth her nIfied honor, the first
blow would be strucl; ut the Philippine
Islands. They are near at her hand,
they are defended pby slender forc3,
and Japan covcts them earnestly.
Probably the first intimntion this coun,
tru N.sp,1I lpVn af thair I,ga ,yn,tll In
the failure of the Pacific cable service
The next, blow woild naturally be
struck Mt the Hawaiian Islands. oar
Qualifications Mt this point are still in
complete, the naval protection is made.
quate and the LEGAL japanese popula-
ton is very lJrgd Hawaii would
probably Sall after very brief strug
gle.
$50 far as America is concerned the
way to san Francisco aud Los Angeles
would then bq,open. With only irag
ment Oc the United States navy to or.
pbse them, the Iapppe3e might send
their navy aud their transports cot
tanning 50.0pO, 100000 or 100000 sol
6iCrs, land landiPa iIAl ans Que pt,,balt
aanlpzan pincGsftak h4posscssj of thT
PaGiey COAST W. Ultiulat b. $4,000 cor
| 'A"FVp''H'"'iiS"H 'fET'A's WiSHN y" bf"f
70 !opIGSat hhom, ana ~ gus lpe'hiiHf
thoH .Woolh IA r." na"qpoW9d v uP ~"
| aEtt'''G"'o-l liifilahhn iiSt4l'lis.ed tfS'l'
selves .asiaar ~ },le mountain flSpSs
siiiere theSEnUh tiAaph INC 7h,h9, Ai'1
thcdnhiaiste; 7afR'S Rh llot'eGW
wis' iSnerhjlln,hest -WlelA 1871 TO- us
4 lodge 'tn'i"A ttae hNos&ectl must lrt +'Pf
tempffpSl PIC hfenh ffSNAE4,
J., 4hls, vs., liHbt HafknhSS P'pIlhs, P''.
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tWv n nlIp, l1}sS ~. 10 HI Tx sHVG, ~
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itgtYtnfih Y" ffhW iff}}O d)f " tlSNial
. 'htygti. lyi.ftS, n, olG.h1. ,,yI.ao,oyo
lnMui1C1S'vt " t's.gt .fTiiI 49, Eli,
" ',sfNl 'Eii,liV, f,,t, 'iIoanl Ill
r'NI IN IVY ElIl5 ;iY,' rItii,,g AZ ;a,'6I
T,TS ,,P, = < c,go IN I, 1,or3.
il Fnpa1;| onnnhiGctwith kmplifG 40 III arh
IN Inin I,ttic n,itL II ddtll iA'rH"-
f" 81 fara5 IN Lc Horned ,bs Mil;r.
II Az meonIo ~ to5ov IL nca lie verra
of banl;rnptcv rs n solvent nation can
we'll hc Thcir fnancial resources are
strained IN Tho brell,ing roint and they
ore in M condition 10 taka ON u new
war debt Indeed fine opposition to the
regular program of the miitarists re.
Gently brought about a serious cabinet
crisis. almost revolution. in country
which is supposed to thrive on the
smoke of battle Absolute lack Of
funds. So it is reported, has even forced
material modification of the care,
July planned naval program.
SIN addition Japan has big problem
on her hands in Korea, which uhques-
y tionably would rise if it had a chance,
and there are some material inteests
in China which may not be neglected,
p Bat suppose these obstacles were
overcome, suppose money were found for
war, even then Japan would still have
serious hundioaps to consider. Her very
first move, an attack on the Philippines,
would almost certainly call forth d pro
, test fromt hpr ally ,l,rpnt Britain For
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