The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-19
JAPAN WILL NOT
FIGHT A|ME RIGA
This is the Conclusion That is Reach
ed by Speaker at chautauqua in
Keokus< Yesterday After
Years Of study.
FAR EAST BIG QUESTION
II VIII Furnish Market for American
Goods in Years to Come If Japan
Keeps Hands
on.

Japan will never fight the United
States in ten thousand years. This
was the conclusion that Homer B.
Hubert, confidential advisor to The
emperor of Korea, and speaker at
yesterdays chautauqua, has reached,
based on his observations in Korea
and the far east. He declared that
Commodore Perry's action in opening
the door of Japan, accomplished as it
was said by the speaker, by pure
American bluff. had taught the Japs a
lesson, and that Japan would never go
to war against this country
Japan has never fought unless
she was sure she could win he said.
He said that after he had ridden over
the Siberian railroad he knew thar
Russia could be no match for Japan,
and If he knew it, the head of the
Japanese government knew it. Japan
might fight the United States if she
could hold the Pacific coast ports.
But that if is as big as all Keokuk,
and until they can figure that out
they will not attack us. 1t will take
them million and some odd years
to figure that out" he declared
The far east question has become
a vital one to the United States right
now. DR.. Hubert said, for the reason
that in ten years the United States
must find market for ten Billion
dollars worth of surplus goods. The
market is in China There is AS
much wealth there as in America and
there is no conservatism that is going
to stand between a Chinaman and a
good bargain, he declared.
American Goods Demanded.
American goods are carried now to
every corner of China, DR. Hubert
said He declared that if the Chinese
Should add eighteen inches to the tail
of their shirts it would take all of
Americas cotton output to supply the
demand. And there'd be something to
show for it, he said, because a China
man wears his shirt-tail in full view.
America will get her share of the
trade If Japan Keeps her hands on.
he said
at the end of the Russian-J panese
war Japan asked for two years time
to vacate Manchuria. In that time
they brought their merchants in, and
killed twenty billion dollars worth of
trade for this country The speaker
then traced fundamental difference
between Japan and China Japan has
always put the soldier first and mer-
chants last. China has done the
opposite. Japan developed feudal-
ism that lasted for years, and out Of
this came the army of Samari or
fighting men.
Commodore Perry, when he went
to Japan to open that country, gagged
the fundamentals of Japan as no dip
lomat has ever done. He has been
the only zone to talk straight to the |
Japanese in a language they will I'M
derstand, the language of force. When |
he went up the river to Toxic, ,There /
the Shotgun ruled. he dropped anchor
and then ran his guns out, covered |
the city, and sent word to the Sho- i
Gun he was there TO make a t,eaty !!
with him.
American. Bluff. |
1T was pure American bIutf, four .
flushing, but it got by because the !
Japanese could not call H." he said. |
= Japanese never fights o. bots IN !
less he has lead pipe cinch," he de- /
clared. He pointed out as al example /
the wars that Japan has engaged II,
and said that the powers in Japan /
knew Russian weaknesses before that /
oil CoHutHeHCeu. luey ware sure or II
Americas strength and would never
light this country in ten thousand
years, unless they were .,ure of being
able to do certain things.
When Japan came into the family |.
Of nations she looked about as she
was told. to pattern from other ma. !,
ions. She saw England grabbing |.
and here and there; she saw Frances
colonial acquisitions, she saw the |.
United States getting possessions,
and she decided to do something Of 4
he same thing.
So. the speaker said, "she took
Korea, the land without any army or
lavy."
Resisted to Last Ditch (.
But this move was not popular
The speaker went on to tell why, and