Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-05-08
JAPS DON'T LIKE US
BITTER FEELING TOWARD AMER.
IcANs LONG KNOWN BY ARMY
AND NAVY MEN.
WAR IS CERTAIN SOME DAY
califcrnia's Attitude Toward orientals
Sure to Cause Clash, Sooner or
Later-hoId Washington Respon-
slble for Act Of Any State.
BY GEORGE CLINTON.

BY GEORGE CLINTON.
Washington.-The president and
Secretary of State Bryan have learn
ed il they never knew before, that the
Japanese people do not like the Amer
leans. Members Of congress do not
regard 1t as at all likely that Cali
fornia's attitude towards the owner
ship Of land In that state by the jap
anese will bring on a war between
Japan and the United States, but from
what members OF both houses say 1t
is known they do believe that II 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 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
sion," but from knowledge which they
have obtained from actual contact
with Japanese naval and military of.
hcers In the east. and from a better
understanding OF the feeling of the
Japanese people as a whole than 1t Is
given to the American layman to
have.
Seemingly there is little chance for
a long time that matters will come
to an issue between this country and
the oriental power. In all seriousness,
with tingoism 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
er 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 70 make race
distinctions In its public schools, the
japanese government told its people
just why the United States as q 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 un.
derstand 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 adj
ministration knows 1t 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 is
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. It 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 1t goes back OF
the war today, for it springs from the
law of this country which excludes
Mongolians from citizenship.
Trouble 10 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, a 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 It had taken In the
school matter. Some Of the California
members OF congress, one in particu.
lar, senator, had opposed the Roose-
welt administration in its attempt to
get more battleships. The minute the
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.