The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-06-30
GERMANYS ANTIJAPANESE
PROPAGANDA IN AMERICA 4
By Ethel Watts Mumford,
Of the Vigilantes.

(Mrs Mumford is a member of the
American Oriental Society and knows
Japan at first hand. She is the author
Of number Of novels plays and books
of poems).
Do you realize that Germany has
spent millions upon millions to create
Ill feeling between the United States
and Japan? Not only Of recent years
has this been the case. Germany'c
efforts to make America fight her battle
goes back decade. Ten years ago her
aim was TO force war between her two
greatest trade rivals in the Pacific
why not? II would have cleared the
seas for her. II would have destroyed
the commerce OF two great nations, and
left Germany the unquestioned arbiter
Of trade in the whole Orient, with
England bad second. to be reckoned
with later. Twelve years ago / tra.
veled with an alleged Scientific Expe.
dition" OF German professors, all OF
them military experts, on their way up
from Central America and out to the
Hawaiian Islands, their ultimate des.
tination Japan.
In California their activities consisted
Of a newspaper campaign OF interviews.
all Of them fomenting anti.Japanese
feeling. There was a plentiful outflow
OF money. All that was wanted was
publicity and more publicity.
II was from this same group Of pseu.
do scientists that the fairy tale Of sixty
thousand Japanese soldiers, employed
as laborers in Hawaii ready to rise and
seize the islands at a moments notice.
emanated. IL was started In the German
clubs Of Honolulu and sent broadcast
back to the United States, where. most
unfortunately and most foolishly, Il
was believed. l was in Hawaii during
the entire year when this German
propaganda was sweeping over Amerl.
ca, and l have good cause to know It's
source and its untruth. One member
Of the expedition, who was constant
visitor at our house, frequently express.
ed his hope OF "awaking America TO her
yellow peril" and in a second breath
would launch on glowing descriptions
OF Germany's future in the Pacific. That
scientific expedition was only one OF
thousands that succeeded each other,
all working for the one end.
In Central and South America the
German clubs were, and / have 10
doubt are today, nothing more nor less
than military centers. Teuton activi.
ties in California are unceasing, and
they very nearly accomplished their
purpose. II ii had not been for the wis.
dom Of the chief executive and the un.
heard Of forbearsnce OF Japan. the is.
cited public might have bought Ger.
many's supremacy at the cost OF their
own gold and blood
Are you anti-Japanese? Are you q
believer in the Oriental menace7 Stop a
moment and ask yourself why?
Realize this, Japan does not want our
Pacific Islands. They are too far away
and would serve no purpose OF expan.
sion. Her great coast line, her brokG
formation, require Japan's navy for
defense. Her natural outlet for popu.
lation is north. through Korea which
she controls. 20 the great grain fields II
Manchuria, which she needs and even
tually win have, and which Germany
was determined she should not possess
for IL brought her too close TO Chine,
upon which Germany had cast more
than a longing eye. Germany has beaa
busy with her antlAmerica work IN