The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-08-07
Congregational Church,. L. Goo
AMERICA AND JAPAN.
California Situation Regarded as a
Possible Cause of War.

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II the United States is not deliber-
| ately planning for an open rupture
and possible war with Japam they
are making pretty poor fist of it
diploma tieally, For years, and more
particularly since 1893, when the Unit
ed States entered the Pacific by ac-
quiring the eastern possessions Of
Spain, there has been great deal of
covert hostility shown, particularly on
the part of w. R. Hearst and people
Of that stripe, the flame being added
to periodically by legislation adverse
to the japanese placed on the statute
books by California, where the Japs
are regarded with open hostility, chief
" because of their business like quail
titles and capacity for hard work. The
yellow man is the busy bee of the
Pacific and given equal chances with
the white, will more than keep his
end up.
The legislature of the state Of Cal
ifornis has now passed bill which
will make it practically impossible for
japanese 10 acquire by purchase
or lease any land within its iuris.
diction This bill viii shortly 60 be.
fore the people Of that state for a
referendum vote, and no doubt will
eventually become law.
In political circles, il is thought
that this last action of California
heaped as IT is on the top of other I'm
friendly legislation passed by that
state. will eventually lead 10 the
breaking of Of diplomatic relations
between the two countries, and from
that to war is but q step. The an
tipathy against the japanese on this
continent arises from a dozen sources
Their inability to assimilste with 9th
or peoples. their isolation into com
munities and their religious, or lack
of religious belief, are among the many
causes When the adherents of the va
rious Christian sects cannot get along
without squsbbling with one another.
how can we expect Christian" to
do other than fight with the bloom
ing heather
Another and greatly TO be regretted
factor toward engendering hatred Is
the false reports which from time to
time come out Of the far east in re
spcct to Japans administration 81
Korea We all know that when the |
Jap Is on top he is not laggard in
ofiicialism. But at the same time many |
Of the widely printed stories Of bru
tality toward the Koreans are both |
absurd and false. For instance. We
read that a Korean citizen has been |
hrutally murdered by the japanese
military authorities We Do not hear. |
however. that the man was a spy and |
was executed according 20 military |
law. One could name dozens Of like
instances where Just about half Of the
truth has been told, and always 20
the discredit u the Japanese. Il be-
ing the business Of these gossip mon
gers 20 enlarge upon the faults Of the
and hide their virtues.
This business e stirring m trouble /
between the United States and Japan
Is attributed 70 various Interests
who for the dollars there would h. IN
!, are anyinu. to ret a foothold iu
Kamsrhatchka and Siberia. where 1re
rious minerals abound The prsky
laps. being crowded beyond cn1ur
ancs IN their own little islands. are
spreading into Asia The thrus; Is an
aggressive one and this does not suit
TIE book II The Ancl5-Saxan clique
uho vouid IKE 8 operate - the Tar !
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ass Night