The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-04-16

"As long as the stars and stripes
float over the Pacific, even though the
ships Of America become as thick as
the stars of the firmament, the rising
sun of Japan will never collide with
the stars because of any fault of JAP
an, no more than the sun Of the Heav-
ems will collide with the stars of the
sky" exclaimed DR.. Yutaka Nina
kuchi, celebrated Japanese orator, in
an address Tuesday evening before
students and the faculty OF Earlham
college at meeting Of the Polity club.
The subject Of Dr. Minakuchfs ad-
dress was "American-Japanese Rela-
tions."
The speaker, characterized by au-
thorities as the ablest representative
of the Christian Japanese in America,
and scholar of deep insight and pow
erful oratory, was educated in the
Universities Of Kentucky, North Caro-
lima, Virginia and Yale. He Is nat
uralized American and Is deeply inter-
ested in the questions that have risen
between America and Japan.
No Reason for Dispute.
In dealing with the matter Of race
equality, DR.. Minakuchi said he could
see no reason for dispute over the i'm
migration bill as refers to its effect up
on California, and that there was no
cause for worry on the part of the
United States for Eat the present time
there are more Japanese leaving the
shores of California than are coming
to them" He attributed the present
agitation over the question to the "yel-
low journalists and jingoists crying
H.
the accusation that the Japanese cheap
laborers are undesirable by saying
that to-day the farmers of California
are deploring the loss and the short
age of Japanese labor" He said Jap
anese labor is not cheap labor, for
many of them are demanding higher
wages than other foreign laborers."
"If we do not desire cheap labor we
should stop our industries and des-
troy all machinery for machinery Is
the cheapest labor on EARTH" he said.
Discusses Philippine Islands
DR.. Minokuchi discussed the Philip
pine Islands as a cause for trouble be-
tween the United States and Japan
He declared that Japan has no desire
to possess the Philippines because
because the islands are in tropical
climate and Japan is in the temperate
zone. Japs do not thrive well in a
warm climate. Those who are doing
we'll there have been born there and
have adjusted themselves to these
strange environments" Another reas-
on why Japan does no want the Phil
ippines was because their annexa.
ton has been a poor investment for
the United States. She has spent
much more money for the develop
ment of the islands than she has re.
ceived from them. Japan has no sur
plus to invest in the Philippines" he
said. Japan would much rather have
Manchuria and Korea, which contain
far more resources than the Philip
pines" He stated that the possession
Of the islands was undesirable to ia
pan because "an increase in coast
lines would mean an increase in the
navy, and Japan already has more
than $4,000 miles of coast line and
proporuonately small navy to guard
them" During the Roosevelt admin
istration, "the United States and ia
pan entered into an agreement that
they would respect each others ter
ritorial possessions in the Far East,
and since that time the agreement
has never been broken" said the
speaker.
Japan Is in Debt.
If Japan should conceive a desire
to gain control Of the Philippines,
"she would necessarily have to take
them from the United States by
force" asserted the orator. "A war
means money and Japan does not
have the money to carry on war
with the richest nation on earth. She
has a national debt so large that the
interest on it alone amounts to $751;
100000 annually. The Japanese are