The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-10-18
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ton waa that Japan'a power would be
used against America at the FIRST OPP
portunlsy Whether The object OF this
eampnien was 20 stir up trouble be-
tween Japan and America Of only 10
awaken this country 10 sense of The
danger which the Germans professed
20 believe threatened her don't know.
do know. however. that prospect Of
q japanese American war seemed 10
worry the Germans considerably more
than II worries us.
The day England declared war
against Germany. August s, 1914, the
Prince Won Pleas called TO see me pro
feaal0nally.
There win be two wars fought" he
said, oraeuiarly. '~rhe present one. BY
which we shall gain control Of the CON
sinent Of Europe forever. and then
war with the yellow races. In which
We shall probably have your country
10 assist uar'
That this opinion was more or less
general IL Germany may account for
thr fact that from tho time war was
declared until August %, 1914, when
japan declared war against Germany
The Japanese residents Ia Berlin were
made the subject of the most slcken.
Ing attentions, II was reported that
japan was going 10 attack Russia. aud
this Germans could not do enough 20
show their newly born admiration for
the yellow race which they had hlther.
70 40 deeply desplsed. The Japs were
carried through the streets ON the
shoulders ~ the populnce and kissed
and eheered wherever they appeared
IN public.
And then japan declared war against
Germany Instantly there was Wild
demonstration Ia the streets OF Berlin.
which would have resulted most ilsak
trously for the laps who had 80 recent
" been hailed as friends but for the
astonishing fact that every alngie Jap
had succeeded 10 getting away from
nerlln before the news Of Japan's en-.
try Into the war became generally
Rnown.
In the absence Of Japanese upon
which 70 vent their spleen. the Ger
mans did everything they could to
make life miserable for those who re-
sembled laps The few Chinese who
were there we're terribly treated either
because they were taken fos Japs or
because they were OF the same race.
The Elamese minister, Prince Traidps,
who was ore of my patients. told me
that when his wife and children went
out on the streets the crowds followed
then and Ieered. referring TO the Jap.
aneae aE monkeys and using ether OPP
prohFious eplthetS, They even went
10 fnr IA 10 spit IN Princess Traldes
face. and the minister finally decided
20 send her and the children TO Switzes.
land. although he himself remained at
his post
I saw the kaiser shortly after the
Japanese declaration OF war. nad he
was very bitter against the United
states because or that development
"wha. Is yonr president thlnking Of
20 allow . yellow race to attack a
white race Now the japanese are at
lacking Kian.c hau. and America could
have prevented Il. an that America
had ~ de- was 10 raise a finger aud
japan would have known enough TO
keep her placer
Tie spoke Ia this strain on several
subsequent occasions.
When kinu.Chau fell he again crit.
ielEed this United States for not having
stepped Japan
How can your president allow
Japan % increase In power az the cx'
penas Of white Eacaf' he asked. In
dlEnantiy. "Now China Is lost TO the
world forever. America Is the one
power that could have prevented T.
but now Japan has got her fingers on
China aud she 10 lost 90 us foreyeri'
After We were 10 the war. the kaiser
expressed 10 me his opinion that our
object in taking this step was four
folds
sF1rst.s he said. Wilson wants Il
save the money yeu have loaned 20 tbs
AilicN. Second. be wants 20 have .
NFNh - Wv AaANN AAAtN= AhAtNs ~
wants 10 give yOur army and navy !
little practical experience unfortu
nateiy, al our expense. And fourth
and principally. he wants 10 prepar'
FOR the war with japan which h
knows Is Inevitable. The Japanese arr
the ones which your country must lool
upon as rs real enemies"
A German officer % high standing
told me Just before left Berlin tina
America bad made the great mistak
q sending anmunition. guns and sap
piles 70 Russia. via Japan heeans
laFan had lu1 retained the fnel
made American articles aud hai
dumped 90 Russia lot o. go0d-fOI
nothing material of her own IN thsl
pluee. @My advtce 10 America he q,
ciared, us 20 cur the thrOat Of ever
japanese n America and get rid d
the internal danger" He did not sul
gesg cutting the threats OF all the VI
Desirable Germans who were IN Anne
lea snd who had alFeady demonstrate
that they were Ear more dangeroJ
than the Japanese had ever been.