The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-06-03
Tells Secretary Bryan Japan Needs
Philippines for Overflow
Population.
U. S, COULD NOT HOLD THEM
Says Nipponese Would Find United
States Different Enemy Than
Russia to Fight.

Brook yn, N. Y, June 2.-Se.cc.
one Of the Philippine Islands for n
naval base and sell the rest to
Japan at the price paid for them
by the United States Is suggested
by Pastor Russell of the Brooklyn
tabernacle in a letter to Secretary
of State w. j Bryan as the ISOLATION
OF the present unfriendliness exist
ing between the two nations. Pas
tor Russell, who has visited Japan
and has observed conditions there,
declares that the Nipponese nation
is growing so rapidly that it must
seek more space and naturally longs
Tor possession OF the Phi ippine ISL
lands. His letter. in part, follows:
Il suggest that. the United States
government select from amongst the
Philippine Islands one island suit
able as q naval base. and tender to-
Japan the opportunity TO take over
the-~i'hilippine Islands al precisely
the same they have cost the United
States. This would give our neigh
bors OF the Far East exactly what
they want, at no price at all com
pared with the cost OF war. Addi-
tionaliy, it would make them our
friends, and surely all Americans
desire a Worldwide friendship with
all nations. | advise that this step
be taken speedily, because there is a
lingo party in Japan bent upon
the requirement OF the Philippines,
which party will always be ready to-
the California alien land law TO in
cite hatred against the United
States and to force their government
against its judgment, to seize the
Philippines.
1T is human nature for the Jap
anese TO want those islands-to fee
that they need them. Ii is praeti
cal eommen sense to say that they
can take them when ever they are
ready. The United States could
not retake the Philippines except at
the expense Of many lives and
thousands OF millions of dollars if
at all.
"0ur japanese neighbors, flushed
with their victory over the Russian
navy, and courageous and proud
spirited, anyway. realize fully their
ability to capture the Philippines
and probably to hold them; but
they do not realize that war with
America would be a very different
one from that with Russia that
American pride and valor would ex
pend thousands of lives and thous-
ands of millions of dollars, rather
than surrender TO Japan. Pride,
courage, seif-esteem, confidence, on
both sides are the real dangers.
Surely wisdom should dictate to
both nations that, in the interest OF
neace, cause for friction should be
as far as possible eliminated | be-
lieve that no more fair, no more
just, no more honorable method for
adjudcating this matter can be
found than that we are suggesting
the sale of the islands at cost to the
Japanese.
Japan would give the Fl ipinos
a splendid overnment-better
believe, than would any other nation
under the sun except our own gov
ernment. No one can visit the
Philippines without feeling pride
for what America has done for that
people--and done in so unselfish and
noble a manner. as an elder brother
amongst the nations helping
younger brother. Under no circum-
stances would | favor turning the
Philippines over to the domination
of barbaric people. The japanese
are not barbarians, but highly civil
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