Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-11-05
JAPANS POLICY
IN SOUTH SEAS
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man government offices, and accept
ed the surrender of the Germans
there. This official news was cablet
from zap Island telegraph station.
1t is reported that when the Japa
nese marines landed at zap the Ger
man officials were alarmed and the
telegraph operator was ordered &c
cable the news hastily to Shanghai
AS he finished telegraphing the tele
graphic station was seized by the Jap
anese marines.
The White Flag. ..
The Nichi Nichi reports the manner
in which the South Sea islands have
been occupied for military purposes
by the Japanese feet, as follows:
After our feet occupied the Jaluit
island. certain warship has occupied
the Saiban CD Island. At the same
time, a section of our feet occupied
the other. islands. The marines land
ing have found about 10 German Of
ficers in each government building.
They all surrendered. So the military
defences have been destroyed. and the
war provisions and materials have
been confiscated. On one island was
found 1900 marks in German gold.
In another there was a store house
covering 100 tsubo, in which were
stored war materials to fill three
fourths of it. All the crew of one OF
the surveying ships, numbering SO,
raised the white flag, and their sur
render was accepted. s.
Bullion confiscated. Hills.
90 A despatch from Saseho to a Japan
csc paper states that at each of the
German government offices in the
islands recently taken by. the Japa-
nese fleet in the South Pacific, there
were over 10 German officials and
these officials have all surrendered to
the Japanese fleet. ALI the military
equipment at each island has been
destroyed, and the gold bullion and
some other treasures at these German
government offices were confiscated.
1t is reported that one German sur.
yeying boat which sank at Marshall
Island can be easily renoated. The
despatch adds that in the islands It
is easy to get food.
Comment by Yorozu.
The Yorozu has short comment
on the Japanese military occupation
of further German possessions in the
South Pacific. The paper says:
These German islands in both the
Caroline and Mariana groups were
bought by Germany from Spain in
1899 for 100000 yen. They, like the
islands in the Marshall group, all con.
sist of coral reefs. The total popula.
ton of these islands put together Is
SIS 900 natives and about three hun.
dred white people. The principal
products from these Islands are coco
nuts, sulphates, etcs but the annual
value of imports into these islands Is
1 400 ,080 yen and exports from them
4 900 600 yen.
How long the Japanese fleet will
continue occupying these islands, we
cannot tell. But 1t is certain that the
Japanese occupation of these islands
insures the safety Of the South Seas,
and even the United States cannot
deny IL The only thing to be regret
ted is that even after the occupation
Of these islands the whereabouts of
the enemy's warships are still un,I
known. And we hope that the Unit
ed States will not dare to protect the
warships by breaking her
neutrality"
Would Retain islands.
The Osaka Mainichi. reviewing the
record Of the doings OF the Japanese
navy, in 80 far as the navy has been
acting In the South Seas, says in part
THE three groups of islands, the
Mariana, the Marshall and the Caro-
line, form a triangle, and inside its
north to south line lies the American
Of Guam. The American
Of the Wake y island on
he northeast Of the Marshall group
seems to lie isolated. The Caroline
group and the Bismarck group which
he British navy has already occu-|
,ied, hold very important relation
.ofth to south. II we could hold the
sarolines in the future Il would not |
,nly give US q very profitable base for |
,uf South Sea expansion but also |
greatly help to strengthen the Anglo /
Japanese control Of the sea ID that
direction IN cooperation with Arstra-
Ia. America might object to our per-
nanent occupation Of the islands But
when she realizes the propriety Of /
'ur occupation Of the German possess
ions and also the fact that We are At |
,eace with her and have no wish but |
n hn frfnndIo ~ her then she NAV j