South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-08-04
JAPS CRITICIZE
AMERICANS LESS
Newspaper Comment on Mex
lean Situation Is Lighter
Than Usual.

TOKYO. Aug. 4 - The Japanese
newspapers have been. as usual.
greatly interested in recent develop
ments In Mexico. especially when
20 seemed certain that hostiIities
would follow. They have not. how
ever. on this occasion had quite so
many hard things TO say about
American imperialism. probably
because now and for some time past
japanese public opinion is COM
pletely engrossed with the problem
OF China,
Below are extracts from all the
editorials written ''tring the first
weeks OF the C.. These only
mum bered four. ma four were in
papers Of compa atively high stand
ing. The really popular press did
not get 20 WORK. having too many
sources Of interest elsewhere The
paper which devoted most attention
20 the subject was the Tokyo Jill, a
moderate and conservative paper
OF relatively the highest mark.
Charge Breach.
The main points OF "a long editor
~ were that though n was a breach
Of international law 10 send an eX-
petition into another country the
frequent Outrages committed ON
American subjects had exhausted
American patience. Carranaz's pre-
liminary consent and his subsequent
drawing back We're soberly set
forth. and the article came 20 the
conclusion that America had been
placed in "A position from which
she could not withdraw The
Mexican rebels have entered Texas.
the Mexican commander has sent
an ultimatum TO the American COM
mander. and though Carranza prob
ably does not want 10 go 10 war
with the United states the anti
American sentiment of the Mexican
people will endanger his position if
he disgracefully yields Without
going into the rights and wrongs OF
the matter the journal comes 10 the
conclusion that unless America
climbs down il is impossible 20
avoid a crisis
The next comment appears in the
kokumin. a well known paper con-
Quoted with great personal vigor by
a writer who has just been appoint
ed a member Of the House Of Peers
in recognition of his services. He
expresses sympathy with the ad-
ministration in its present predica-
ment where in it is beset both by
the Mexican trouble and by the
presidentian election. The mild
policy of the democrat government
cans, but either a strong policy or
a weak policy will rouse the i'll will
OF the Mexicans. But if there is one
thing that may be said about the
Wilson administ ration II is that they
were from the beginning too Optim-
istic about the Mexican question.
Japanese statesmen should learn
from the American policy how to
zeal with the China question"
Predicts Fighting.
The Jill in a second article found
itself unable 10 imagine that Mexico,
bowed down by the weight of sue
cessive revolutions, would be able
TO wage n successful war against the
United States. but thought that the
Mexicans would be able TO night fu-
uOusly after their experiences I'M the
civil waEs Of the past few years.
America" it continues. may have
had a dream of anneNiuE Mexico.
but a sudden attempt 10 realize that
dream would not result In a success
for that country. America would
not know what 10 do after Mexico
was annexed Besides. the European
powers who are getting their war
supplies from America may exert
their Influence TO prevent "a Mexican
war. Only the attitude of the Ger
mans should be carefully watched"
The influential Asrhi definitely
said that the United States would
not avoid the charge OF having vio-
lated the sovereignty of Mexico.
America" IL predicted will not
succeed with her plan of Furnishing
the rebels in Mexico. she has only
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