The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-10-05


South Seas in future, not only from
the standpoint Of Japan, but from the
future of the worlds economic and
financial development
Naval Expansion
con the naval expansion of the Uni
ted States, wish to say a few words.
Recently many publications have beer
printed in the United States advocat.
ing preparedness and naval expansion
and rs many Of those present here
know, the titles Of some of these
| publications make us wonder. "Jap.
anese Invasion =, Menace of Japan,
or Control Of the Pacific" are seen
The number Of these publications has
in the titles Of these publications
greatly increased since last year. While
the Japanese are well aware that the
opinions expressed by the authors of
these books are only shared by com.
paratively small number Of the Am
erican public, let me show you the sta
tistical comparison Of the Japanese and
| American navies.
"In 1917 and 1918, Japan has ten
warships to each thirteen warships of
America, in 1920, the United States
| will have twenty-one to every ten of
the Japanese ships, in 1921 the United
states will have twenty.six warships
to ten warships Of japan. We hope
that the United States is planning
these expansions of the navy for the
purpose Of using them in the Atlantic
and South America. However, the
great and doubtful problem of China
is still left unsolved. Among the in
telligent class of the Americans there
are many who doubt the opinion of
the Japanese towards China. They be-
lieve that japan is intending to con.
quer China, and to utilize the enor.
nous population of China; that japan
is planning to control the Chinese for
certain purpose. These misunder.
standings have caused the publication
Of the above mentioned books. This
Misunderstanding has caused the Unit
ed states to plan the enormous naval
expansion.
For the Open Door
sit is the duty of the Japanese pub
lie to announce to the American pub
lie that Japan has no such ambition
and it is not only the duty of japan
to protect the integrity of China and
to respect the open door, and equa
opportunity in China as proposed BY
Mr.. John Hay, Secretary of State OF
the United States in 1910, but it is
also her obligation to do so in order
to protect the peace and integrity OF
the Asiatic continent. We desire to
fully explain that Japan will protec:
the peace and integrity of Asia an'
will respect the open door and equa
opportunity in China. Also to deyeloI
the undeveloped natural resources OF
China, it is necessary that the UniteC
States and Japan should frankly co
operate. Even the plan of giving
financial aid to China to establish
sound government in the country
should be discussed by Japan and
the United States, and the cooperation
of the two countries will serve to re
move the misunderstanding regarding
Japan.
Philippine Independence
"If the United States makes a per
manent naval plan in the Philippines
1t may become the cause of misunder
standing. The intelligent class of the
Americans have been advocating the
independence of the Philippines. When
the United States allows the indie
pendence Of the Philippines, Japan and
her people will willingly guarantee
her independence, even going so far
as to arrange with England and France
which have a large interest in the i
south seas, to guarantee the independ
ence of the Philippines. We desire TO
remove the misunderstanding between
japan and the United States. We wish
TO explain to the American public the
joining of the United States which
brings the message of peace from one
corner of the Pacific Ocean, and japan
which lies in the opposite corner of
the Pacific, will be the one means of
bringing peace and happiness to hu
mainly.
1.-THE. natiOnalism of tho United
States is at present in its highest de-
Velopment. 1t Is unnecessary to tell
the mission of the United States,--that
she is endeavOring to crush down Ger
man militarism for the sake of the
peace of the world. But the United
States which rose with. arms in hand
against German miitarism, will never
proclaim navalism herself, on the
Pacific waters, and in this regard We
believe that we will lind Americans
who possess a similar opinion. At this
moment 1t is necessary to make the
American public know that as the
Americans are doing, we, the japan
ese, are also doing our best to aid
the cause of the Entente. Not only
have we given diplomatic and fnan
cial aid, but we have also sent our
navy in their service.
Helping TO Utmost
"Japan has gained u profit Of one |
billion yen from the war, but out of /
this sum 7O,0OO,O00 yen has been Civ. |
en- to Russia, about 100000 yen to |
France and lO0,O00,00 yen to England |
We are giving AS much as possible fiu'
anrial aid to the Entente powers, and !
this fact should be made known to the
American public.
" However, the future of the war ,
will not be easy, and during last year ,
the Entente forces advanced in the
western and southern fronts only about
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