Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-12
CAN'T ESTABLISH
MILITARY nation
DIR. Yutaka Minakuchi, japanese
Scholar, Tells After Dinner Club
German Views Are Absurd.

"a great military empire based on
Prussian militarism, is an absurdity
in this day and age" said DR.. Yutaka
Minakuchi, Japanese student of world
politics, in an interesting lecture on
international conditions before the
members of the Moline After-Dinner
club last evening at the Moline Com
mercial club.
America is Japan's best customer.
The United States is Japan's greatest
creditor" he continued. Japan knows
that the United States has no designs
on Japan dominions. American di-
plomacy in the east has always been
clean cut and undefiled. German alien
enemies have been responsible for re-
ports of the alleged strained relations
between the United States and Japan:
The United States has never wronged
Japan in the past and when the time
for peace comes, America and Japan
will sit at the head Of the peace table,
but before this time comes, however.
the allies must win the war.
Americas mission is clear. This
country must, by the very nature OF
things, be leader in international AZ
fairs. America must teach at home
and abroad the very ideals advocated
by Lincoln, for the situation today Is
| in many essential respects the same as
that which Lincoln faced. America
must be sympathetic to all nations OF
the earth. Not by antipathy, but by
sympathy, not by hostility but by hos
pitality can one nation come to an I'M
derstanding with another. Lincoln
| was a man Of great sympathy, man
who sympathized with the despair and
troubles of the common people"
Referring again to relations between
the United States and Japan, tht
speaker said:
Japan and America will never fight
Japan feels safe in its dealings witt
America. Japan does not want tn
Philippines. Japan now has 1900
miles of coast line, more than it cal
handle. 1t takes money to wage wa
and Japan knows that America is tn
richest country on earth.
There is practically no Japanese
American problem. The agreement o.
immigration made between Americ
and Japan has been observed to tn
. letter. And there are now more Jap
anese leaving America than enter GU
ports"
| DR.. Minakuchi contended that W
have now reached the internations
p problems which the war has brough
about. I'VE must think and work !
, international terms.
y 1--WE must systematic our problem
: | in terms of international needs. Amer
| lea is the only country absolutely fire
F, from European entanglements. "
y should relate ourselves in a system
: attic and friendly way to all nations
( the earth so that at the end OF II
war we may be able to give them VIII;
they need.
1--WE must maintain the open dot
policy in China after the war. tt
Il open door policy there was establishs
q on principles inculcated by Abraha
) Lincoln.
! "All foreign nations must give l
Il their holdings in China after the wa
Russia must evacuate Manchuria al
the balance of the 100000 squa
;s miles now controlled by her. Englal
# has a controlling interest in $4,000
~ square miles of China which she mu
70 relinquish. And Japan must turn ov
4 to China the 100000 square mil
NJ which she controls"
n A bit of patriotic spirit was inject
a. into the gathering when Major c.
Rose and Captain H. w. Whitsitt e
tered the room clad in their solid
uniforms. They were enthusiastical
70 applauded. The former is stationed
jv Washington and is in the signal corr
i. while the latter is an inspector of &C
II, struction work at Rock Island {
q senal
y 1t was announced by L. A. Mahon
D president of the Moline After-Dint
or club, he will continue to hold the
m flee of secretary-treasurer until q 81
" cessor of James Dale is selected.
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