Show AMERICAS AMERICA'S FIRST MOVE r SHOULD THERE BE WAR If war should occur the first effort of tho A American cruisers would be to tow toa w a sweep sweep the Japanese merchant flag from S the ocean An American merchant marine does not exist Japans Japan's cruiS cruisers sers gers would find few ships that would S S 'S be worth capture Besides her merchant merchantS S marine Japan is seeking seeding to introduce J good government and content in iii Korea if f Marquis Ito her strongest statesman J is in Seoul the Korean capital directing directo direct- direct o the of affairs If t ing ng progress war 5 should hould break out there would be an anI I insurrection in the Hermit kin kingdom dom 2 Russia unquestionably would foster it China would seize the Opportunity to toS t f press Japan to relinquish the iron grip grips s S she he has taken on southern Manchuria The resources of the United States S' S i would enable it to carry on the struggle strul- strul gb gle le for a lon long time even if it shou should 5 Y I suffer stIffer initial defeat The only way in which Japan could force peace would S be t to occupy a port on th the American 1 continent onti ent s say y San Francisco and hold j Jt against American assault With V V command of of the sea chances are strong that the thc capture of San Sau Francisco S' S Jt could be effected but there is no forS for for- S aign here who believes it could bg bo held MId for any len length th of time Am American Amen Ameri- ri- ri 1 c can n officers say the tho capture of the c ty would be impossible John John Cf C. C f A i 10 O Laughlin in iii Chicago Tribune |