The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-12-05
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The Japane&.

portunlty. Whether the object Of this
campaign was to stir up trouble be,
tween Japan and America or only to
awaken this country to a sense of the
tanger which the Germans professed
. believe threatened her I don't know.
\ do know, however, that prospect Of
. Japanese-American war seemed to
worry the Germans considerably more
than II worries us.
The day England declared war
against Germany. August 8, 1914. the
Prince Won Pless called to see me pro-
~sessionally.
"There will be two wars fought" he
said. oracularly. 1.-THE present one. by
which we shall gain control Of the con-
unent Of Europe forever. and then a
wal with the yellow races, In which
We shall probably have your country
70 assist usi"
That this opinion was more or less
general In Germany may account for
the fact that from the time war was
declared until August %. 1914, when
Japan declared war against Germany,
the japanese residents In Berlin we're
made the subject of the most sickep-
ing attentions. 1t was reported that
japan was going to attack Russia, and
the Germans could not do enough to
show their newly born admiration for
the yellow race which they had hlther-
to so deeply despised. The Japs were
carried through the streets on the
shoulders of the ~populace and kissed
and cheered wherever they appeared
In public.
And then Japan declared war against
Germany! Instantly there was a wild
demonstration in the streets Of Berlin,
which would have resulted most disas-
trously for the Japs who had SO recent
ly been hailed as friends but for the
astonishing fact that every single Jap
had succeeded In getting away from
Berlin before the news Of Japan's en-
try into the war became generally
known.
In the absence Of Japanese upon
which to vent their spleen. the Ger
mans did everything they could to
make life miserable for those who re-
sembled Japs. The few Chinese who
were there were terribly treated either
because they were taken for Japs or
because they were Of the same race.
The Siamese minister, Prince Traidos,
who was one Of my patients, told me
that when his wife and children went
out on the streets the crowds followed
them and jeered, referring to the Jap
anese as monkeys and using other op-
probrIous epithets. They even went
so far as to spit In Princess Traidos
face. and the minister finally decided
to send her and the children to Switzer'
land, although he himself remained al
his post.
1 saw the kaiser shortly after the
Japanese declaration Of war, and he
was very bitter against the United
States because Of that development.
"What Is your president thinking OF
to allow a yellow race to attack
white racel Now the Japanese are at
lacking KIau-Chau, and America could
has prevented 1t. AL that America
had to do was to raise a finger ant
Japan would have known enough t.
keep her place"
He spoke In this strain on severn
subsequent occasions.
When Kiau-C hau fell he again crit
icixed the United States for not having
stopped Japan.
"How can your president allow
Japan to increase In power at the ex
pense of a white racer" he asked. In
iignantly. "Now China Is lost to thu
world forever. America Is the ON
power that could have prevented II
but now Japan has got her fingers OF
China and she II lost to us forever"
After we were In the war. the kaise
expressed to me his opinion that GU
object In taking this step was -four
fold:
First" he said. "wilson wants 4
save the money you have loaned to tn
allies. Second. he wants to have
seat at the peace table. Third. h
wants to give your army and navy
little practical experience-unfortu
nateiy, at u expense. And fourth
and principally. he wants to prepar
for the war with japan which b
knows Is inevitable. The Japanese ar
the ones which your country must loo
upon as Its real enemies"
A German officer Of high standin
told me Just before ! left Berlin tim
America had made the great mistak
Of sending ammunition. guns and sur
plies to Russia. via Japan. becaus
Japan had just retained the finel
made American articles and M
dumped ON Russia q lot Of good-fol
nothing material Of her In thel
Place. my advice to America" ne q
clared. els to cut the throat OF ever
Japanese In America and get rid
the internal danger" He did not sui
gest cutting the throats of all the III
A>-f.ohl~ Oovrouu who WQr0 In Anne