Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-15

ticularly wool, cotton and pig iron.
birth rate, Is very high, the In
crease in population running between
100000 and 100000 annually. This
gives plenty Of incentives to seek ex-
pansion of territory at the expense OF
other nations.
Since the beginning of the European
in 1914, the Pan-Japanese parties
have been ageressiyely pursuing their
policy Of cynical expediency along
German lines.
The national character Of the Jap
anese is similar to the Prussian. The
Tartar blood in many Of the Japanese
binds them racially to the ,Prussians,
in whom there is a predominant Tar
tar strain, as the fierce aspect, strange
little head, and Tartar eyes of linden
burg clearly show. &.
The Japanese lack religious re-
straints to serve as ethical standards.
Like h Germans, h Japanese place
might v e right. The government is
in the hands OF an autocracy; wages
are low and hours long for the work
ers; the cost of living is increasing.
The governing class Is dominated by
the same principles as Germany's with
all the recent Prussian developments
and notifications Of those principles.
Seized German Isles. III.
Japan entered this war because OF
the Anglo-Japanese alliance, but has
taken an insignificant part, except to
further her own aims. In conjunction
with Great Britain, h reduced .the
German fortress of Kiau Chau, and
her navy, assisting the Australian
navy, patrolled the Pacific, and en-
abled Japan to seize and occupy sew
eral important groups of German ISL
ands. r.
Peaceful penetration" by COLOMBIA
ton Of these islands has followed as
part of the plan. The islands lie near
British New Guinea, n northeastern
coast of Australia, and the important
Dutch colonies Of Borneo, Surnatra
and Java Some Of them strategically
menace the Philippines.
One of h main reasons Japan is
sending her present commission to
America Is to obtain President Will
sons assent to Japanese retention of
the South Pacific islands she has TAX
en- from Germany.
AS Australia and New Zealand will
not consent to this, it offers a basis for
disagreement between the United
States and the British empire.
Success in this plan means eventual
effort to secure China, British India,
the Philippines, Java, Sumatra, Bor-
neo and Hawaii-complete domination
Of the Pacific.
This in turn would mean another
mad war for world conquest.
Colonization Of the Philippines,
Hawaii, Mexico, Central and South
America is avowedly being done to
extend Japan's supremacy.
U. s. and Australia Next.
With the Pan-Japanese empire
q fact, the United States and Aus
traIia would be the first countries
attacked. A glance at the map of
the Pacific will show this.
Australia is keenly alive to the
danger. All III premiers Of the
Australian states, hi premier OF
the commonwealth OF Australia,
and the premier of New Zealand
have stated they will moi tolerate
the retention OF q single South Sea
Island by Japan.
The, Japanese have proved them
(se1ves unsatisfactory colonizers, Their
character is ~distasteful to other peo-
pie. They are universally distrusted;
are ~intolerant, administering and In
.ftensely cruel.
They have enslaved the natives of
Saghalin, the BONN Isles, Formosa
lpitfful as those of the working classes
of Japan itself.
Our government must be alert to the
Threatening cloud Of Japan,s Pacific
Inspirations. We must work with Aus
traIia and New Zealand in guarding
the Pacific islands from om1natio
by any Asiatics. While centering our
attention on the Germans;in the west
we must b neglect to keep q steady
eye on Germany's little yellow disciple
In The orient