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Show JAPAN THREATENS AGAIN. Japan has politely informed the, government gov-ernment at Washington that nho will toko up ngaiu iiitnclialt ly a f tor tho War the ol-l I'outrcvrrsy relating to the exclusion nets ami the California land laws. At the same time, it is intimated that the nflgotiatious will he conducted in a most friendly spirit and with a desire de-sire to maintain neaoo. The friondh protestations of Japan must be regarded with suspicion, and wo must .be prepared for any eventuality. eventual-ity. Tho development of Japan, like the development uf Germany, has been due to war, and the Japanese, like the (lennauH, have come to believe in wains wai-ns a jikst and desirable instrument of progress in the hands of a strong nation. na-tion. The Japanese are not wedded to peace as we are. Their point of view is different. Ml of their wars have been successful, and all of them have found Japan stronger at the end than at tho beginning. We are not seeking to reflect upon Japanese character, to describe it as inherently vicious and incapable of humanitarian hu-manitarian impulses. All the higher human qualities are to be found iu the most militaristic of nations, but it is undeniable that militarism transforms trans-forms a people and gives them an outlook out-look upou the world which has nothing noth-ing In common with the outlook of pacifists pac-ifists nations. We cannot hope to change the character of the Japanese. We must accept them as militaristic, and must negotiato with them on that basis. The present war has mdo them immensely im-mensely prosperous, and especially tho government itself, for the Tokio government gov-ernment has pocketed most of the profits prof-its of tho munitions trade. The treasury treas-ury must be in a much better condition than ever .before, and the war chest, while not filled, must present a tempting tempt-ing appearance to the military leaders. Strategically, Japan has strengthened ' her position in the Pacific by acquiring acquir-ing the German islands, which can be used for naval bases. Prior to this war our own strategic position in the Pacific was enough to frighten even the most warlike of nations. A glance at the map showing the locatiou of our islands like stepping stones across the Pacific to the coast of Asia, and showing show-ing the great sweep of the Alaskan shore toward Siberia, will convince even the laymen that our striking power would be tremendous if our strategic advantage ad-vantage were properly utilized. But these strategic positions will be nnlv a source of weakness without a great navy and powerful naval bases. Tf these positions ran be seized by the enemy at the beginning of a war they will be a peril rather than a protection. Some of tho nations of Europe refused re-fused to put much faith in the possibility possibil-ity of war. The detachment of the English people was somewhat like our detachment. They failed to appreciate the real situation ou the continent. They underestimated t he probabilities of a couflict. The very macnitude and brutality of, the war which the prophets foresaw was such as to persuade per-suade the average Englishman that humanity hu-manity would never permit itself to be swept into such a conflict. Wo have the evidence of Europe 's mistake before be-fore our ees, and we should profit by it. W e xv, u .-1 fa c e the J a pa n e s e crisis frankly. We know that in the diplomatic diplo-matic negotiations our government has dwelt principally upon the labor aspects as-pects of the situation. Put Japan has not been deceived. The Tokio go eminent em-inent knows t hat the C'alifornians reran; re-ran; the Japanese with a racial an-t an-t ipat hy and will not consent to unre-st unre-st rii-ted entry of a people who cannot be assimilated. As a sovereign nation, Japan resents this inference of inferiority. The Japanese Japa-nese argue that if we find them socially social-ly in accept able we t her-1 fore brand t hem as inferior. That point is debar de-bar aide, but the Japanese will not be convinced. They will no longer pretend pre-tend to think that we are telling ..e truth when we contend that it is en-tirel- a labor question, that immigration immigra-tion cannot be permitted because Japanese Japa-nese can live more economically t ha n Americans and that ...men can laborers cannot compete with them. The Californians believe that the labor la-bor aspect of the case is sufficient sanction for exclusion, even it" no ,)-, ,)-, cial rjiii.-:-Tion v. ere iuwdvod. Am' t here are 1 ho-e y. ho contend that a I so ver'i y n state should hae the ritrM to ex 'dud- any ra-e it may see fit without b.ln called to account. The latter view, however, Una not l-eu adopted by our own 'o'-'en.rnrnf, for we have refuse. j to renew certain treaties trea-ties with Ku.-Hia beur of the restrictions restric-tions placed upon th' entry into Kit -Ma of Hebrew Americans. Wa-hington has in-itently pointed out that u nd. i o i r con sti t u t i on the states have a riht to make their own land In ws, without inter fere nee of the central government, biit that argument probably will he flouted by Japan wften the negotiations are resumed. Japan will hold I he en t ire nut ion respon-ii ble for t lie art s of California or of any other state. Moreover, th Nipponese lawyers understand our constitution as ,wel as our own ei;it it utional experts and they are awaie that the treaty-making treaty-making power is supreme, that if tlm United States should bind itself to certain cer-tain things in a treaty with Japan no rttat e laws could .stand iu t he way of the compact and its fulfillment. The J a pa nese problem should be stated candidly, so that neither side may bo deluded. It will not do for the American people to obscure the problem by pre ju dice or by refusing to face disagreeable facts. The Question must be settled definitely sometime. Hitherto Hith-erto tho Tokio government has been constrained to accept makeshifts dp-signed dp-signed temporarily to escape tho real question at issue, but when the basic question is considered, as it. will be, the United States, it would seem, must either overrule California anil other states having anti-Japanese laws or fifiht- |