Evening star., 1921-12-18
WESTERN CIVILIZATION TAUGHT US HOW
TO MAKE WAR;" SAYS VICE ADMIRAL KATO

point. so We could deal out even
handed justice in our courts to
Christian and civilized people. We
had no jurisdiction over the worst
elements that drifted into our country
from your country. The same situa-
tion prevails in China and Turkey to-
day.
Our cruel war with China, how
ever. transferred Japan from the
heathern' class into the civilized class.
1t was not very long after our war
with China until the big European
nations and the United States by
treaty with us abolished extraterri-
torality In Japan.
GIVE had established steamship
lines. navigating the high seas
in practically every part of the world.
But Europe and America would not
permit Japanese seamen to navigate
our own ships. except as to the ordi-
nary seamen and stokers. Lioyds
would not insure our ships or our
cargoes. unless we had European or
American captains, first and second
officers and first and second engineers.
Unless we put foreigners in charge of
our ships We were prohibited from
navigating the high seas, although
our navy vessels were manned en-
tirely by Japanese.
Ihen came our war with Russia In
l9o4-e. We won. This Japan
Is now nation of the first
magnitudei" was the shout sent
up by the people OF Europe and
America. And again you said we told
Japan how to do 1t. and. again. in the
same breath. you said this cruel war
must stop. Your President Roosevelt
responded to this sentiment and peace
was established at Portsmouth.
Up to this time we had ministers
from your countries, Just as China has
only minister today. But now war,
patterned after the western standard
OF civilization, had made Japan great
enough to demand each of tho great
Christian nations to send us an am
bassador to supplant the minister. Be-
sides. We were allowed to man our
own merchant ships after this war
All Japanese ships are now manned
entirely by Japanese crews. That is
briefly, what war, patterned alter the
western standard of civilization, has
done for Japan.
"The European nations. and some
nd
great powers. The demands of a
great power are respected. War and
preparation for war made nations
great. Otherwise a nation Is not
great. nor highly respected. and Its
demands have no force and Its rights
are almost certain to be trampled un-
der foot and dishonored. The great
western nations taught US this, and
we see their philosophy is right. We
can only hope that no fault will be
found with Japan when we emulate
the great nations of Europe and
America in demanding some measure
of our rights. In doing this we only
adopted the standards of civilization
vou invited us to accept and you De-
came our willing teachers.
X * 4 X
uIAPAN is as willing as any natioh
to plan to the laudabie END OF
abolishing war. That is what we came
to Washington prepared to do. Don't
forget that tho other great powers
of the world got into the war game
and took much of the choicest frag-
ments of the world we call land and
other resources, long before these
great civilized powers taught Japan
the game. When we were fairly well
prepared we found the loot pretty
we'll taken. We were entirely too late
to get anything very choice. About
all we had a chance at was the leav-
ings of the other big powers.
when we do happen to anchor one
OF our ships near the shagged end OF
rock sticking out of the surface OF
the Pacific ocean. or steam up along
side a bunch of sea weeds, great
roar seems to be echoed all around
the world. But don't forget that Eu-
rope and America taught us the
game. For a long time you praised
our work as apt students and imi-
tators, and your work as teachers of
civilization. We don't want to be con-
demned now and be told we have
gone a little too far at your own
game.
Japan wants peace and we feel that
this conference will formulate an
understanding, which will bring about
an organization of nations that will
give the world eduring peace. No peo-
pie in the world desire more the ideal
state OF perpetual peace throughout
the world than the Japanese people"
Let me ask you a question" said
the vice admiral. He asked: "The
world has a population of approxi-
mately one and one-half billions of
people. There are about one billion of
the yellow and black races. and about
half billion whites. The orientals
outnumber the whites two to one. If
all the oriental countries OF the world
had pleased the European nations and
America by embracing your stand
ards Of civilization. even to the ex-
tent Japan has, what would be the
situation today?"
The vice admiral's question is GER
tainly food for thought.
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