Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-09-21

ANXIOUS 10 mdfuldlu the leIIllOftal
integrity Of China, making il sort
Of buffer state This cherished aim
OF Japan has been partly frustrated
because of German and Russian en-
croachments upon China To protect
her existence and safety against the
designs of such ambitious powers ia
pan was compelled to occupy Korea
and Port Arthur. thus making her ter
ritory contiguous to that of Russia.
Today Japan feels more forcibly than
ever the disadvantage of having such
an aggressive nation as Russia as her
neighbor, and she does not want to
see another ambitious power estab-
lish itself upon Chinese soil.
This is the reason Japan does not
wish to occupy Kiaochau or any 9TH
er section of China. The logic is
clear Should Japan occupy Kiao-
chau permanently. other powers
would surely follow Japan's suit and
slice up for themselves large portions
of Chinese territory. Should this
come to pass. the powerful nations OF
the west would become Japan's imme.
date neighbors. thus inevitably weak
ening her naturally strong position
This means a larger army and more
powerful navy, with proportionately
heavier burden of taxation. No sane
Japanese can fail to see that the
game is not worth the candle. 1t is
only by maintaining the territorial in.
tegrity of China that Japan can en-
10Y peace and devote her energies
to the promotion of the arts of peace.
The third point. that Japan wants
to "get even" with Germany, contains
much truth Obviously, japan has not
forgotten the lessons which Germany
taught her, and she thinks that the
present is the opportune moment to
return Germany's courtesy. ! Consid-
ering Germany's provocative attitude1
towards Japan during the past TWEEN
fv long wears. who can blame the
Japanese? japan sincerely believes
that Germany is disturbing seiementl
In the Far East and constant menace
to her safety.
Most Americans know how the Kafs
ser treated the Mikado ct the end sof
the Chino-Japanese war which cost
japan a hundred thousand lives and
a billion yen. Few, however, know
that Germany's interference with the
Chino-Japanese peace terms was only
the first of the mally unpleasant ex.
periences which japan has had with
Germany.
The Germans today are diligently
telling the public what enormous sums
the Berlin government has expended
for the upbuilding of Kiaochau, but
compared with the sacrifice japan Of
fered upon the altar of Port Arthur,
German expenditure of Kiaochau
sinks into insignifcance. Germany
ousted Japan from Port Arthur be-
cause she wanted to give 1t to Russia
so that she might take Kiaochau
without Russia's objection. 1t was a
game if gfve-and-take between the Gar
and Kaiser. When the peace treaty
was signed between japan and China
all Japan was celebrating; the next
day the nation was in mourning be-
cause of the German advice compelling
Japan to quit Port Arthur. Never has
Japan's pride been so outraged as on
that occasion. An officer DESTROYED
himself in protest against the govern
rnent's acquiescence In the German adj
vice; several cut their fingers and
with their own blood wrote memorials
urging the government not to be bull
lied by the powers.
The German seizure Of Kianchau
followed by the Russian occupation OF
Port Arthur, the British occupation OF
Wei-hai-wei, and the French occupation
of Kwan-chow bay, was responsible for
the Boxer disturbance of 1910. When
the Boxers besieged the legations in
Picking Japan Immediately proposed to
the powers that she be- permitted to
rush her troops to rescue the beleag-
ured foreigners. The Kaiser put his
foot uDon the Japanese oTerture and
insisted that unless he was satisfied
that Japan's action would by no means
interfere with the interests of other
nations he could not consent to the
proposal.
The historic picture of the yellow
peril painted by the Kaiser was dis.
agreeable enough to the Japanese, Dut
when the japanese found the Kaiser
secretly encouraging the Gar to mus
ter his troops in Manchuria in the
wake of the Boxer incident, they saw
in him an imminent danger to theiI
; country. About this time the London
. Il lHlGS DuUllolCu ol siSAS
the existence of secret treaty by
which the Kaiser was to render the
Czer clandestine assistance in the
event of Russo-Japanese war.
When japan was engaged in life
,, and-death struggle in Manchuria, Ger
man attitude towards Russia was the
virtual violation of neutrality. The
German government, for example, per
mitted German steamship company
to sell number of steamships to thu
Russian navy and to help Rozhestyen
skis Baltic squadron secure coal Ell
route to the Japan sea. What wa
more surprising, German prince whit
] was by Japan's special courtesy al
/; lowed to accompany the army to thu
front, was found secretly reporting t
7 his government the activities of tn,
Mikado's forces without permission o
the censoring officers.
= From such experiences the Japapes
/ believe that the presence on Chimes
" soil of a German naval and militar,
Il haso is q constant menace to thei