The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-18

tsIlttf ~ ne tN@ft
e.n your attention 20 certain
claims made ny Jap pu'aieis'-
X. KAwakAni--ln recent articles ne
has written In magazines. Tor AMT
lean consumption.
Tne.as statsmenta arr very int~e~t
ing 60 me, for. while they Tr' OF
courrs. a defenn. OF japans Eone''~
they really bear out tho necessity
,,n,, IN. lap vewpoin,--of japan
fighting the United states.
Thls writer elaims-end ,h'hs ~
Ia rtrh,~thAt the Japsno~e pron'e'''
4. economic, not military~at l'-1H'
IN. military iiea N secondary
| "a. pointn out-~and I have ~eh
mi. si.s~hsro-shat the japanese
copula ton was practically n'aiionAr,
-, .rveral centuries before Ferry
oou,p~lsed foreign trade
The pressure aud comp -"
~,,rh followed the oprninE OF 'n.
s~n,,c,yv awakened a yiEor tina, han
| 80 s,rnant under the feudnl rsH'
-, slne- 1870 the population has
s.s...s on an average Of marry
nv. millions a year -. =.
-" - - Tho agricultural land OF
! r,nan ia only Is per cent o. VIC -
=, Great Britain u II u per -
t,.fv rs r~r cent frAnea ~
-. tfnl,ea STATS 20 per- cent >.
- ,.r ,,.~d 80 long that tho h~
:, ,,,n,nlshIng returns Ia In opera
ton. ..ra,a
-. porrno@A and China Dc
.avn. /. partly the density ., -
,,,uia,lon In those parts unnsf ny
srs.. influence. and cherry tno
-, lar. canno, compete win p'o
| - NO.. standards Of living ar
,-.e ,ow.r than their own four orn
a,~ymsn, against Jap farmers !"
this countryl a.,
va. upinhabl,~si parts Of Japan
..cc~r freauentiy are mentioned %
wrsterz In this country. Tor 'ne pu'
n,~e OF showing tina, Japan ~ no'
! sroxd.d. lie rays this uns ~ "
80. b,, that So per cent Of me @na
- mountainous. mostly Of volcanic
formation. ,.r.
thai 4. driving Japan to expansion
4. economic. and finds lis source IN
~. fear OF starvation which CON
fronts 90. 900. 900 pcople.
Ths is only rough Outline on,
think there IL n great deal IN ". AZ y
a. tr,,e. the menace II greater mas
~ Il were purely the product OF q mn
itary function.
win that az ,he underlying funda'
mental. the Jap military spirit thoir
national pride. their school system
their religion. and everything else.
ar. lno.dentals, shaped by the oounc'.
OF elders Il think they are called TOT
the purpose. not only OF evcntuh
YELLOW supremacy. but OF something
NOR, real and prcssing-solving the
immediate needs OF japan.
Thi. would explain more clearly
the great ingenuity and tenaciiy OF
the laps In peaceful penetration IN
Hawaii. where they now have $4,000
population. 10 population OF aI.oov
\ OF all whites, and the reasons why
tho Philippines win be the next Japa'
nese field OF acuon--snd which.
undoubtedly. they could oonauer--es-
peciaiiy after concessions made by
tho United states. thru agreement a.
To United States Qualifications In the
| Pacific.
n. as 7 ray. all this II true. there is
a force greater than sauabhles over
land or school laws. emigration or
military programs. and too great 10
be hindered by diplomats thru con
sidering navy ratios and cable sta.
tions. That force viii normally ana
naturally. treaties or no trcaties,
bring the two countries into actual
| conflict. and II that Is inevitable. the
only sane course for this country is
to be ready for IL, and tho only way
II can be ready. even In "A small de-
gree. is for tho people OF this Coast
to be made TO understand some OF
these fundamental causes.
Bryan came out 10 this Coast once
and toned down some anti-Jap legis.
iation; Roosevelt did the same thing
on another occasion. Concessions.
gentlemens agreements. perhaps
even recalled alliances and limita,
tons OF armament, etc. may be
worth.whi attempts 10 prevent the
inevitable. But n 1t is considered In.
evttable--in 80 far as We can Judge
from all human hIttory and the
available facts Of today--a recogni-
ton OF that fact will be n greater