The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1914-04-22
Is Acute and An Outbreak
Is Feared.
J|NGo popUlACE DEMANDING
An Anti.American Program
Jap Navy Is a For.
midatle One.
CLAIM THEY'RE WHITE PEOPLE

The Ministry now in power IN
Tokyo is weak. and a lingo popu-
lace led by the same breed Of dem
agogues that We have in American
politics is battering at the doors
with demands for an anti-American
program. The Ministry is con-
fronted by grave domestic troubles.
such - the present navy scandals,
and there Is Z feeling tha' If ii
could stir up a rdmpus with the
United without getting in
too deep-it might be willing to do
50 to distract attention from the
troubles at home. The great weak
ness of the japanese Ministry lies
in the fact that il il coalition
Government made up of elements
in themselves at war aud held to-
gether only b. political advantage
The result is that the Ministry las
been cor RELIED ~ turn to SATISFY
ea.-h or tcese hostile elements. a'ih
therc is a daily danger that break
may .csilt in cataclysm. JusS now
one OF these divisions is demanding
an Increase in the army In Korea,
and the Ministry probably will be
compelled to accede. despite the
heavy burden this will add to the
already staggering load of Japanese
national debt. Tomorrow some
other faction may demand some
other prize until the break is at
I hand
In all fairness. it should be as
serted here that this jingoistic
difficulty is not confined to the
Asiatic side of the Pacific We have
exactly the same situation in Cal
/ ifornia. The Wilson Administration
/ is sincere in its proclamation of
friendliest interest for the japanese.
Yet even President Wilson has been
unable to silence the anti-Japanese
Outbursts of Anthony caminetti.
his Commissioner-Gener OF I'm
migration There have been sugges-
tions of Mr.. Caminettis resignation
but they came so close to reports OF
his boom for the Governorship OF
California that the politics of the
whole situation sounds strikingly
like that which has been practiced
by the anti-American shouters in
Japan.
At the basis of the Japanese
trouble lie two items which nc
treaty of arbitration can move
First. there is the pride of the race
and, second. the pride OF power
The japanese resent the suggestion
that they are Mongolians and thai
they have anything in common
with the Acknowledged yellow race
in China. They insist that they are
of prouder ancestry.
In the meantime Japan has beer
most diligent in its upbuilding of {
navy that alone can assure its con
tinued standing among the world
nations. It's OUTLAWS upon its fleets
have been extravagant. when view
ed i'm the light of its national poy
erty. But without such fleet JapaI
could claim no recognition as
world Power. In the face of thi
our naval and military authorities
have repeatedly warned Congress
that should hostilities occur ther'
would be grave doubt OF our abilit,
to hold either the Philippines 0
: Hawaii with our present prepare
u tions. Those who have studied tn
problem agree that Japan woul
give US little warning of its inten
ton to attack. It's first object woul
- probably be the capture OF Tn
. Philippines and then of Hawaii
u Should il triumph in these two WI
nerable outposts. its next assaul
would be, not upon our Pacin
u Coast, but upon Panama. In all G
these places, they testified. Japai
q" could meet us upon fairly equf
footing of distance from the has
= of supplies.
= The japanese feeling against III
United States is made doubly acu'