The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-07-31
CHAPTER WI.
The Japanese,

The japanese.
According to the talk Of the German
diplomats before the war the expecta-
tion was that Japan's power would be
used against America at the first op-
portunity. Whether the object of this
campaign was to stir up trouble be-
tween Japan and America or only to
swaken this country to a sense of the
sanger which the Germans professed
believe threatened her don't know.
! do know, however, that prospect Of
I JapaneseAmerican war seemed to
worry the Germans considerably more
than It worries us.
The day England declared war
against Germany. August 8, 1914. the
Prince Won Pless called to see me pro-
tessionally.
"There will be two wars fought" he
said. oracularly. ''The present one, by
which we shall gain control of the con-
tinent Of Europe forever. and then q
war with the yellow races. in which
we shall probably have your country
TO assist usr
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 were
made the subject Of the most sicken-
ing attentions. 1t was reported th8t
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 hither-
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 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 laps 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.
l 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 yellow race to attack O
white racel Now the japanese are at
lacking Kiau-Chau, and America could
have prevented 1t. All that America
had to do was to raise finger ant
Japan would have known enough to
keep her placer
He spoke In this strain on severa
subsequent occasions.
When Kiau-Chau fell he again crit
icized the United States for not having
stopped Japan.
"How can your president allow
Japan to increase In power at the ex
pense Of white racer" he asked. In
1ignantly. "Now China Is lost to tn
world forever. America is the on'
power that could have prevented II
but now japan has got her fingers OF
China and she is lost to US foreveri"
After we were In the war. the kaise
expressed to me his opinion that on
object in taking this step was fouI
fold:
"First," he said. Wilson wants t
save the money you have loaned to tn
allies. Second. he wants to have
seat at the peace table. Third. b
wants to give your army and navy
little practical experfence-unfortu
nately. at our expense. And fourth
and principally. he wants to prepar
for the war with Japan which n
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 tina
America had made the great mistak
Of sending ammunition, guns and SUI
plies to Russia. via Japan, becaus
Japan had just retained the finel
made. American articles and ha
dumped on Russia lot Of good-fo
nothing material Of her own In the
pace. my advice to America" he d