The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-02-15
JAPAN aims
1OCON7ROL
THE PACIFIC
Backs Not Only 'Free Phil
bpines," but "Free Hawaii"
Propaganda
M FRANK vi MARTINEZ

Propaganda
M FRANK w.. MARTINEK
Nswsnsw lieutenant In the American
Ivy for thrvsc ycArs Intelligence vi.
11rer for tho L. =. Asiatic ficstJ
Uupyright. 1891. Chicago Daily Ncws)
One Of the important visions In tho
Japanese dream OF Pan -orientaiism.
control OF the Pacific ocean and lead
erShip In the Ear and Near East. Is
thc domination OF the Middle Pacific
Islands. not only that sho may use
Them herself "a coaiing stations. but
- naval or military bases "a well.
Thus IL II seen that the problem OF
swing Independence 10 tho F'ilipinos.
Ne Hawailans and tho natives OF
Guam Is not an economic or henevo-
yent one. particularly for the United
States. but a problem OF military as.
uurc<iness. An important question
that enters here l. whether tho peo
- OF these islands are able 10 rule
themselves
Japan TALKS OF
HAWAIIAN -INDEpENDENCE
Information comes TO me IN the
War East. the Far East. Europe.
md even hero In the United States.
that Japan IL more than merely In
eercsted In a propaganda urging In
0epcndencc for the Philippines. She
9ms also been active In a campaign
1nr the Hawaiians and for Guam. A
stance ut a map OF the Pacific Will
explain thi~
should the Ffilpinos b. given their
Independence. without string at
lnched~ the result. 20 say the least.
night Be embarrassing 10 the United
STATES Just what Japan would do In
ohe event Of Independence being
nEanted to the Philippines is a mat
onr FOR prophecy. But recent history
night be eniiEhtening.
Renegade elements In Korea. For
woea. Fukien and in other Oriental
eountries. began the disturbances
vhich have resulted In japanese oc-
eupation. Before the Japanese occu-
yAfion OF Korea. and ever since.
1npan has maintained n steady prop
ounnda 10 tho effect that the kore-
ans were unable TO govern them.
melve4 and that Japanese armed
lDrces were necessary there to main
lnin order.
hut IN each case. q win BE- rcmem-
Dered. Japan was only jump behind
ne internal disorders with her army
~ occupation.
JAPANESE UNDER
OTHER FLAGS
A haa been shown. . part OF the
Japanese dream OF empire has ben
- control the Philippines and Ha-
vah and her system OF colonization
win bear this out. In Hawaii the Of
GcSal census figures say that there
- los 900 japanese subjects The
oE1nAl number Is nearer 10000. A
ulmilar number OF japanese nation
Al arc In the Philippines. and there
ere many Japanese In Guam
She has dense colonies In Kan
ehatka, SaghaIien--the whole OF the
inland. now that she has taken over
ne northern half by occupation--in
Eastern Siberia, notably In Nicoiai-
ovsk. which she still holds as part Of
YeprfsaI for the massacre there last
year: In Fukien. Formosa- Korea. and
even In Singapore. Hongkong. and in
Xiaochow.
Her colonies on our own Pacific
eoasf. her recent efforts In Texas.
which were baiked by citizens there.
and her colonies In Mexico. are well
known to Amcr
In this connection there II q Sig
Dificant fact 20 bear In mind In
Nil Of her colonization efforts the
Japanese never go into the interior
u country unless the place selected
- on an international boundary. In
most cases her coionists settle on
oeacoastx near important harbors or
Ports
COLONIES IN
limited STATES
Witness the long street m Los
Angeles. with its side streets likewise,
packed tighter than San Francisco's
Chinatown. with Japanese subjects.
Witness the Japanese clustered round
an Francisco. Witness the Jap
uncse around Seattle Witness the
Japanese infiltrafed among the Mexi-
can section hands ms you glide along
N the observation platform Of any
RAnscontinentai passenger train
There are two main reasons for
colonies Of nationals In any foreign
pDuntry where they do not desire to
Become citizens, or cannot do so. The
Grst Is espionage. The second Is
nbotage In time OF war.
What could few Japanese DO 10
American rail lines from the two
cities. Omaha or Kansas City west
20 the Coast by finding Jobs In the
section gangs and biding their time
Until the moment came?
Remember the German methods OF
e6Ionization. sabotage and prepare
ton In Belgium, France. England,
the United States. coming TO light af-
TER 1914? Don't forget the 10.foot
deep tennis courts found In Belgium.
Japan copies much OF the German
u1flifarisf teaching.
To make the statement that any
Japanese found in foreign country
II the agent Of his country IN bit
broad There are political refugees
from Japan as wen az from many
other countries. and we have them
in this country. But, unless one
leaves the empire as a stowaway. he
must have a passport from his gov
eminent to leave the country and
there must be n very good reason
for his going before he gets the pass
port
JAPS ARE NOT
NATURAL ROVERS
The Japanese are not international
rovers as are the Chinese. Go into
sny old part of the world. sea coast
or the interior, and you VIII find
John Misunderstanding. honest, i'm.
placable. stoical John. He's In the
heart Of the Andes. in Vienna, in
Kingston. In Havana.
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