New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-12
THE. UNITED STATES AND JAPAN
A Further Reply by Mr. Clarke Mr.. Reas ArteJapans
Attitude One Of Friendiness. Based Commercial
Community OF interest

bent upon IT row as never before have We
oeen beat upon great movement. and he.
big o. little. who holds any other belief o.
cl.ugs 10 any other policy. cal hmrelf pact
fist or what not. shall be swept away among
the uncon sdered or the despised.
And 20 this people. thus engaged. thus d..
voted to the idea Of ample warlike deience.
come VIZ. Res and his congenets with all
sorts OF unmusical Instruments shril' Ike
Nr. Rea or double bass like Professor jerks.
10 say: Japan is the enemy; ChiHs d, the
friend; beware OF Japan
In the count of possible element. OF nos
tility. certainly in the purview o. IT,, pro-
fessional soldier and the theorizing tacticiar
o. private life, Japan counts for 90 many
ships. guns AID trained. brilliant lighting
men, bit not else and no further. On the
other side, however. she may and must be
counted. namely, or the side of the possible.
powerful. supporting friend. Why not? she
stands rs isolate in her islands under he lee
Of China as re stand with regard e the
powers nov at war i'm the West.
She wants our trade. our good will. 90 we
want hers. All her tendencies. national.
financial commercial. are averse % conace
with US; all her interests likewise. Reside
these tangible, palpable things Ike silk.
tea, banking and scholarship the fair, cour-
teous words of her statesmen. her CAPTAIN
oil industry. her Mikado. her generals and
admirals, are weak proofs of friendlness,
be they never so sincere and timely. There
fore. by the manly. friendly word as BY the
national need and the great gulf s:rcem OF
profitable trade. Japan stands, | hold ara
claim, among our friends for the ares. and
not by any cause in sight 10 be counted
among our foes.
And why, in heavens name. should China
be counted now on ore side or the other >
Her unordered bigness is her weakress. Her
advocates dwell upon her lamentable power
lessne2s in appealing on her behalf against
Japan. she Is a market and the United
States and Japan are at one in thei~ nteres g..
as well as good Faith III keeping the open
door" and equal opportunity" realities
There is no honesty in proclaimnc the con-
trary. China is struggling TO live and the
United States wishes her we'll in the struggle
Whether she shall be lent money for salaries
or railroads depends upon the order in her
big rambling house and lot. upon her cUllat
eral; not. a. Mr.. Rea thinks, upon America :
opinion OF Japan. Less embittered. less To-
quacious advocates Of China might End time
TO sec that
! do not intend TO waste your space ira
versing Mr.. Reas random instances Of the un
fricudiincss of certain japanese LIMOGES I
note, however, h sly attempt to confuse is
sues. certain Dream Book OF Var" eX-
plotted coarsely by the Hearst paoers and
shown TO be responsible, foolish and mi,
translated is referred TO in such way u,
to make it possible for the reader & imagine
that the matter Nr. Rea quotes further on is
from the same book II is not Permit me
also TO doubt his quotation Of single opln-
ion from . pair Of princes which he charges
up TO the Osaka "Mainichi."
That Prince Higashi Kuni after his visit
to the Manchurisn battleficlds spoke o. half
human Yankees" | do not believe. Il So
happened that ! made the same pilgrimage
as the princes fortnight after TEEN, and
the same Japanese officers who were my men
tors and guides at Port Arthur | 40 Yang
and Mukden had been theirs. | h'ard that
Prince Higashi kuni had taken photograph,
Of the celebrated Tachibana Hll uamcd 10;
the hero Who had stormed il ana died rght-
ing on is summit. | expressed a desire for
copies TO my guides. On my return % Toxic
was waited upon by the secreta"y Of his
highness and presented with prn'. o. the
photographs. with warmly cour' cou- eX-
preston OF good will
And so Of all "the sings and arrow" Of
outrageous Mr. Res. hurled with swing and
swish at Japan, they need disturb nobody
No tom-tom tipping about Japan is necessary
70 set America TO her task Of "preparedHe 50.
No doughty warrior OF the pen from Shanghai
shall interrupt the friendship. the comfy,
the trade between Japan and the | nited
States. JOSEPH !. G. CLARKE.
New York, Jan. 8, 1915.