The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-05
JAPAN IN THE WAR.
Her Course Correct Beyond Criticism
and an Example 10 the West.

To THE EDITOR or THE SuN-Sir: Many
critics OF international affairs seem to
regard Japan's capture of Tsingtao az
the real beginning of new era In
which the cunning little brown men will
deliberately plan to destroy completely
the German civilization. that is to say.
efficiency In cooperation and organlza-
ton I'm every walk of human activity,
which was so well manifested in building
up Tslngtao, a typical European city.
True, Japan. in cooperation with the
military authorities. will take drastic
measures AT Tsingtao TO prevent the
entry OF get rich quick schemers and
undesirable elements. But this does not
mean that Japan is shutting of all other
interests except her own, or that she
is increasing her army in the captured
city. A necessity OF military admins
tration is the subsection of those unde-
sirables In China who are working end
less harm against Japan's legitimate in
terests.
Japan has been regarded as more or
less militant. But has she ever COM
mitted any single act during tho cam
paign which can be charged TO her as
"atrocious"7 A Japanese student who
escaped from Berlin 10 London after the
war began told the following story:
The Germans treated us with the warm
est cordiality At the outbreak OF the war,
when 1t was falsely heralded that Japan
had declared war on Russia. This cordial
feeling for our country, however. gave
place to intense resentment soon II
became known that our country's sympa-
thy was with England. Many OF us were
arrested as spies and underwent every
form OF maltreAtment. The German Gus
toms officials on the frontier confscated
all our documents written In Japanese
Some OF them were essays for the doc
torate and others valuable scientific pa
pors, our product OF many years hard
study and expensive research.
In the face of. these facts Japan did
not touch the German money In Toxic
banks, though her 1000, 900 in gold de-
posted in German banks was seized
when she called for Germanys retire.
ment from Kiaochow In precisely the
same language In which Germany had
requested Japan to withdraw from the
Liaotung peninsula twenty years be-
fore. German teachers and tutors in
Nippon were not discharged; German
business men were In no way embar .
raised or lnterfered with, and any Ger
man who was sojourning in the island
empire was free 10 go and come as he
chose, being politely treated and a.
lowed to sail for home on Japanese
ships II he so desired And on top OF
this Japan paid, short time ago when
| IL was due, her annual interest on op-
legations held by German citizens or
| banks.
Certainly the Teuton alliance and
those in sympathy with 1t have thus
far been unable TO find any fault or
! failing which can he charged against
the Mikado's Government for its par
tlcipaton In the war, In all her rela-
tons with Western peoples or Powers
Japans course has been impeccable and
D toto hAt~ ~ q
/ perfect, her consideration complete, Nip
| pom Is conducting herself on the basis
/ which the highest standard OF ethics
requires OF civilized Christian countries
| without doubt her management of
/ Tsngtao will be exemplary instead of
becoming Il target OF criticism, And II
must be admitted that Japan Is no
longer of Asia alone, but of the world
SHiHZo MORT
| ROCHESTER, February 3,