Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1916-05-04
JAPAN EXTREMELY
JEALOUS Of AMERI-
CA IN the ORIENT
Chinese Lecturer Discusses The Prsh.
lens Of the Far East for The Bee.
ord and Gives His Impressis0
Of the Nipponese Impeefalis. !
tic Ideals. ~

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Declaring that Japan Is intensely
jealous Of the United States peaceful
commercial efforts In Asia and China
in particular, and that the empalS Of
the rising SUN regards the CaiIoraia
school segregation and alien Land acts
and the proposed United States immi-
grafton bill as sights upon her, NJ
PoOn Chew, noted .Chautauqua lee
turer and an authority on Asiatic az
fairs, asserted that the probable ult-
mate outcome would be war between
Japan and the United States. THE
japanese military daspotism Is faH
more dangerous than the German" he
reported for The Record Thursday, Dr..
Chew was seated in the lobby OF the
Gresham.
What do you think Of the American
relations with Japan? asked the 10
porter as DR.. Chew closed the pages Of
Edmund Burk's Reflections on tho
French Revolution" The Chinamaa
is short Of statue and exceedingly po-
lite. His face Is tanned to the charac-
teristic brown tint and his tristltns
hair and short mustachs are OF an
iron-grey hue. His piercing black
eyes cleaning through pair OF rim
less glasses. Clad n greyish suit
and hat, he presented q distinctvely
individual appearance as he looked up
at his interrogator. ;
There Is no doubt Of the fact that
Japan is gravely appreheusive Of the
peaceful commercial and political e.
forts Of the United States In China. e
he replied. "She does not relish ths
American possession Of the Philhppins
Islands. She wants the United Ststsl
tc stay altogether out Of Asia. Thsrl
is a strong anti-American feeling u
Japan. Simple and trivial matters
brought about this feeling. The Cali.
Efornia trouble Is used a. Q prstsxt,
but discerning people believe our
sore-spot" .G.Ss<
That Japan hopes ultimately to b
powerful enough to assert an Asiatc
Monroe doctrine was the gist Of Dr..
Chew's remarks. She ts not rich
enough to do this, however, hence she
has her eyes sat upon the resources
of China. But China must first be
crushed IAnd subjugatsd With the
wealth of China in her grasp japan
confidently believes that as q mill
tary power she would have no superior
on land or sea. It Is to the interest
therefore, of the world at large and
especially to the world at large and
especially to the United States that
China be preserved and not gobbled up
by Japan, thinks DR.. Chew.
In reply to question OF the report
er, DR.; Chew stated that the japanese
are confident they can fight the United
States successfully. Moreover, they
believe they can hold q part Of tie
Pacific coast, he averre1. there are
10000 well trained Japanese soldiers
in the coast states. Every male Japa.
nese citizen Is well trained soldier.
The japanese general staff no doubt
have plans for the conquest Of Califor-
mia should eventualities arise. In Q
naval battle they believe they can ut
terly defeat the Americans and eaatly
secure control Of the Philippine and
Hawaiian Islands. j
Asked as to q possibility ct q sepa.
rate peace being signed between Ger
many and japan, Dr.. Chew replied
that the British navy is the answer
and an emphatic one. When the ALL
ance with Great Britain has served
its purpose Japan would unhesitatinS.
ly break it. He believes Japan's us1t
alliance will be with Russia. Thar
interests conflict Tar less than the In
terests Of Great Britain and japan.
DIR. Chew assorted that japan has
the most effective military despotiua
in the world-far more dangerous than
Of Germany. The people are ground to
abject poverty by the taxes which
amount to 40 per cent, hs declared
All whose incomes are In excsn q
$3.50 are forced to pay an income tar.
He says that 1t Is entirely possible
that Japan was the instigator Of The
recent revolutions In China.
The California school segregation
and alien lands laws and the proposed
United States Immigration bill an
thorns in Japan's pride, he believes,
Having travelled extensively In j..
pan on numerouss occasions, DR.. Chsw
feels competent to talk IN the amha.
tions Of the japanese people. 4