The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-04-24
URGING
!. JAPAN TO Strike
Forces Of Gar Eagerly Await op-
portdnity 70 swoop Down
Upon Msnchuria.


er Power 20 swoop down upon Man.
ehuria. and recover the territory lost in.
the last war. But Japan seems hope
lessly peaceful, and the Ct. Petersburg
Nosoye vremya. regarded Is a semi
Official organ comes out with "A, article
showing japan how mistaken its peace
full attitude really is. Amefica isplain-
" pointed out as the feplseneny, and
Japan is advised by friendly insinuh-
tion TO retaliate for her rebuff in Cali.
forrha, and do something TO repair her
failure in Mongolia by aspiring to the
capture Of the philippines and Hawaii.
This organ OF. the Russian government
points out that Korea and Mandhnfia
have not justified the Expectations Of
Japan, While ahording great scope
for the .admihistrativc abilities of the
Japanese, they offer but little opportup-
Ivy for the colonization of agricultural
masses, which Is declared TO be that
cpuntry's most urgent need. Japan
therefore, turns her vision toward the
Philippines, Hawaii, and the :, Pacific
Coast Of America, where she Is con.
fronted with the, doctrine America Tor
Americans As was TO. be expected
the organ, Of the st. Petersburg bureau
Gratis condemns the United States for
our "violation = OF Japan's treaty
rights, and suggests to the latter that
she can not gain anything by diploma
tic Representations, according to a trans
latio4 for the Literary Digest. 1t says
in Substance:
nIlhe United States has stopped the
immigration OF Asiatics, the Japanese
among them. Until recent days Mexico
was open to the latter. whittier the
stream Of Japanese. emigration has been
turned. With the compilation. of the
Panama Canal, Mexico win fall under
the shadow OF the United States, and
The day is not distant when IL will
cease its independent political exist
encc. At the same time, one Of the
promised lands win be closed to Japan.
A clash between the United States
and Japan is thus preparing Of itseif,
despite the win and Intentions of,diple-
mats. New lands suitable FOR the set
Element Of large popular masses are a.
vital necessity to Japan. Either land
--or national death. Under such condi-
tons one can quite understand the.
alarm which saizes Japan society at. the
thought of the near opening of the'
Panama caual, which IS to japan equiv.
alegt ito the closing Of the doors of
America.
American PeriR'a Vital Problem.
The Americas peril is now becom-
ing 4 more vital problem for japan
than the yellow peril' Is for Europe
Having been carried, away by che chin
aria .kr n. ,.,t&h - II.
nese statesmen wasted the energies Of
the people and missed a favorable mo-
mont for the Strengthening Of their in.s
flnenee and Suihority atbpoints where.
their national instinct impelled them 10
go-the Islands Of the Pacific Ocean
and the farther Shore. Now, Instead Of
direct action, they have to console
themselves with political demonstrar
sions and verbal differentiation with the
Mexicans, Unfortunately, it Is impos-
;ihle to- acquire new lands by such
means,
before the war Japan secured for
her subjects arriving In the United
states complete equality Of rights with
ull othdr Immigrants. After the was---
officially Victorious, bat in reality ,suf-
fering, grave wounds-the triumphant
japanese have lost in very friendly
country all the rights recognized SO
very recently by, solemn treaty. They
have been ranked among the lower,
races, on "a level with other Asiatics---,
Koreans Chinese, Siamese, and Hin!
dus. !. W.. ~ IA F,e
''phe prohibition 10 the Japanese to
entor the United States was at first put
in an outwardly decent form, 1T was
stipulated that Japanese emigrants, IN
order to have the right TO land or
American soil, must have passports
vised by the American consulate con
dition not imposed upon any Of the
European nations But the American
eonsuls did not wise the passports,
Thus the treaty granting equal rights
TO the Japanese has not been abro-
gated, but the very equality was re.
| duced to naught. -
Western States Against Japanese.
"The success Of the Americans could
not but lead to further steps in the
Same direction. The Washington gov
ernment has been maintaining the best
of relations with the Japanese, but the
Western States, in which there have
ichlhihousJup dutsc scOiohlsts lIoih oluoh
times, have been heaping upon them
humiliating disabilities, not taking the
least account OF treaties and under
standings They have closed the
schools to Japanese children, they have
limited their right to lease land, they
have deprived, them Of the right to ae-
eiire real estate, they organized 'po'
! groms' against the Japanese. The ia
panese, who have settled and who are
working hard In the United States
found themselves in the position Of
despised pariahs. The descendants and
fellow-countrymen Of the proud sa
mural had to bear all sorts of degrade
l'tion. -
japan missed lbs chance, this Russian
writer ayers, when il failed to insist
on its right before the piercing o.
Panama. Our navy was mainly in the
Atlantic. our Pacific seaboard lay ex
posed to attack E
"But Japan was exhausted by shel
exploits in Manohuria, and sacrificed
her rights and her dignity. True, il
expectation Of better times, she hastily