The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-04-25
MINISTER Koo
Nl PLEADS FOR CHINA

Non.partisan discussion on China by
the Republican Club of New York
City, at an afternoon session held re.
Gently, turned significantly to a posi-
BILE break between the United States
and Japan over the hand and immigra-
ton questions affecting the japanese
In the United States and the attitude
of japan towards China, according to
late adviees received in Honolulu.
DR.. V. X. Wellington Koo, Chinese
minister to the United States, was the
clubs guest of honor, but there were
ether distinguished guests present, in,
Guiding Prof. John Bassett Moore. for
merly counselor to the state depart
ment; Representative Richard Austin
of Tennessee. who made things hum
for the insular administration while
and after he was in the Philippines,
and Representative Simeon ID. Fess of
Ohio. Senator Lawrence Y. Sherman
of Illinois also contributed to the meet
ing letter on the subject of the day.
Austin Makes Fiery Speech
Representative Austin, whose topic
was "What Can the United States Do
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that the first thing should be to build
an up-to-date navy and then back it up
with a modern merchant marine. Mr.,
Austin s address, was the most fiery of
the afternoon. He spent much time
In China and his sentiments go out
TO her people as opposed to the japan
csc. His remarks were applauded fire.
quently, especially when he decried tho
proposal to "haul down the American
tag in the. Philippines. Representa-
tive Fess subscribed to his remarks.
81 hope said Mr.. Austin. who Is
proud of his Tennessee mountain herit.
fge, "that the time will never come
when we shall be so unpatriotic as to
haul down the American flag in the
Philippines, and having signed treaty
guaranteeing the integrity of China l
hope we shall never permit its viola
ton by japan or any other country.
Great Britain considered the violation
of the Belgian treaty sufficient cause
for war. trust THAI she will be just
as fair in seeing that the Chinese
treaty is upheld.
Another Mexico Predicted
eve are in the Orient not for selfish
purposes or for territorial aggression
We are there as a result of the treaty
with Spain. And whenever the army
and pavy leave the Philippines thu
United States will have another Mex
leo on it's hands. That proposition II
before congress, but shall never vote
to betrny my fellow Americans in the
Orient!
"Evcry Chinaman there is an Amer
can citiz'n at heart. The best peO
pie there outside of the full blO0deC
| Americans in Hawaii are the Cinnamon
islanll groups in the army, in the navy
or in civil life who thought the Philip
pines were capable of self government
81 went to Japan. Mark this Predic
ton. | am voting for a large army
and navy at Washington. If we have
trouble, serious trouble, it will not b.
with a European country, but with tn,
little brown brothers in the .Iapanes
islands, and the way to avoid that i
to increase our army and navy
"Going through the islands ! cOul'
feel it in the atmosphere. They don
| like US. They want to 20 to war with
us and they have been trying to rOI
and ,IespoiI china. What China want
to do is to learn to shoot.
"The two great countries of thu
world China and the United States, ar
as helpless as children. They need t,
wake up and prepare.
"Japan is at odds with us for thre'
reasons: Land and immigration ques
tons, and then they think they OGgh
to be masters in the Orient and tina
there ought to be a Monroe Doctrine il
the Orient. Japan's flea of Monroe
Doctrine is to 90 TO China with I'm
reasonable demands backed mp by al
army. | hope and pray that the Flu
! ropean war will end 80 as to proven
the aggressiOns of Japan.
No Trouble With China
Doctor KoO said he Knew -sf no out
standing question between the Unite'
States and China which could not h.
settled anGcably in accordance with tn
unbrOken record of amity and friend