The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-06-29

posing an enormous burden for maintenance.
Three countries only, the United States, Great
Britain and Japan seem to be navy mad, and
the latter two do not equal us in preparations.
Germany has no navy. France has cancelled
a contract to build five battle ships Italy, beset
by dangers in the Mediterranean, has stopped
building war ships; Argentina. with all her
wealth, has but battleships; Brazil. 1; Chile, /
Spain 81 Greece, 2; Peru Portugal, Sweden, Den
mark and Holland have no battleships, and but
limited number of minor naval craft; Belgium,
Bulgaria, China, Colombia Cuba, Ecuador Hal
ii, Honduras Mexico, Nicaragua, Persia, Ru-
mania, Siam, Uruguay and Venezuela have no
effective ships of war of any description, either
built or being built
Now to Japan, that country is divided in
opinion. 1t costs vast sums to build war ships,
and Japan must import iron and steel. In 1919
the United States exported 100000 tons of
iron and steel products to Japan. Japan is most
concerned in Asia country large enough to
engage her attention without crossing 5000 miles
of water to fight us. Count Ozaki, of the
liberal statesmen of that country, is in a
pagn for not only a reduction of the navy but
for complete disarmament. Vscount Kaneko, in
an address on August 90 1920 said
Japan could not attack America and would
be unable to land marines in San Francisco.
How will Japan transport the millions of soldiers
needed to make the landing of the marines eff
fective? How will she send provisions? 1t is
altogether impossibity. Moreover, even if
Japan's army should occupy a portion of the
western coast of the American continent, the
body of the United States will not be greatly
hurt Thus, it is plain that a war between Japan
and America will not accomplish its final purpose,
and because of its utter useessness will not be
waged. War is great crime. History says that
Japanese-American relations inseparable, yet
today to my sorrow. there are some Americans
who disregard tbs history and misunderstood the
millions of Japanese and try to destroy the
friendly relations between the two countries"
Japan used 625 900 bales OF American cotton in
1920.
Baron Sakatani. another progressive states
man. says Japan is under obligations to the
United States. 1t was this country more than
any other that awakened Japan from the sumber
of ages He reasoned that as England with her
big navy and nearby base could not attack
Germany, how could Japan 5000 miles of
water and attack nation twice as large and
Astounding in resources? 1t would be an act of
insanity. Japan's appropriation for her army and
navy in 192O-21 was 250,OOO 900 yen, or $125 O0O-
600. In the United States it was well up to
billion dollars
Germany built up a vast trade in all parts of
the world without navy. So did Norway Ho
land and other countries of Europe. The South
American countries are sending merchant ships
to all parts of the world without navies What
ails the United States? Steel is an important
product but there are other things.
The serious phase of the Japanese question is
admitting them to the United States They are
clannish, have different speech, religion and
prejudices do not assimilate with the whites, and
they do not and cannot become Americans. This
country is Caucasian and it cnnot mix up with
the orientals which would mean mongre race.
Australia and New Zealand have prohibited the
admission of the Asiatics. In Hawaii the Japan
already outnumber the whites California,
Oregon and Washington are much con-
cerned the invasion of the Japanese, who
have already monopoized trucking and other
industries in many localities