| Show J WAIt HUMORS Strange tolay to o say ray the discussion as ns to tot the t he probability of war Wilt between this country and Japan continues In the press pr as both hero and abr notwithstanding standing the of It the of ot the tha two P J s i n the e Inventor of f deadly 1 adly war ar arT T Implements WI Is one ono of those who are ara iTo la s quoted quo led as having said that th the tle Japanese aro preparing to light and aid that they thoy may strike us nt itt nth any moment n l The TIle reply to this prediction ls is that there Is no casus belli and that Japan heR has not the money with which to 10 pro prosecute prof f a I war m with the tho United States I Tho traditional friendship of ot tho the two countries s Is I also held hold in remembrance r Them rols Is It Is an Increasing In Interchange or tho the two to countries Japan has hils Just jus sent the tho name pame of or her hr new Ambassador and the Department has hils In reply r an In announced II that It Is iii pleased with the th se ic selection C lection For fifty years year and more Ja j f and tho United States have havo been c oso friends This rii country c opened doors to the tho world orld Why then this war talk it But flut this thin reply does not lIot satisfy tho the alarmists ta They fhe say that a I few years yearn Ji ago Ugo when German first an announced ann ann n tinted that Japan was WIl preparing for forM forI M I j yar with 1111 the tho Idea seemed pre Nc preposterous ii il was then tho II consid considered I J ered of the strongest powers both bothi i 4 ln land and sea sen O nut Hut Japan quietly t r 3 prepared for tor tho the attack nil the r her Ier pacific Intentions Int r As A for to fo I n 1 belli haul Japan may one cle n 11 the tho Portsmouth peace By Dy that agreement u Japan was ns deprived of or hOI her iY Indemnity 1 1 on which oho tub lied had Counted to 1 hr her war debt and she aile may possibly 1 bly li blaino our Cur government tot for that loss I H sla stepped In III between China rind it Jn T r ian I II titter after tho the d war und nod de tie dei i d ll trie th 11 victor of some of o till tho es 08 essential IJ I JI fruits of 1 victory That was tho r tel for tho the attack iJ upon Russia Russin Japan hav a Il aliar lin i liar ilar against us the Portsmouth treaty i if AH J 4 for tor or tho the of Or no nn one nag In know what the tho J Is III Hut n II nation with the tho put itI Instinct of II f the tho Japanese will t I noel lack funds for or a n 1 nor mono men Some of ot the Iho farts that have tiit nl m from limo to time In hi the tho 4 nr recalled nt lit They rhey prey 1110 1 that hat IN Is arming It U Is la assort assorted I t r ed etl on tol authority flU y that t t the ur III ti 1 Willi jil I or of Japan are now and lint have havo Jeen working day Iny und night for ir more Inon c lian n R year Vast VII II t quantities of clothing guns and other othor war nO ItrO heIng manufactured i works armor plants shipyards I 1 II t factories JI iro i growing up mill and going to III tot t rl with haute haste time limo I nyo 1111 the Ihl American naval c wan Willi negotiating with the tha 4 j Torpedo n nf of o 1 fur for II the thu I of n lirty ut tho lie nail II lit mot moat porfe t l torpedoes tit ero In n Ju JJ pan sian stepped In n It Is and hough bought i no of or o thello o 1111 II at lit an In Ini i Ip so located In Now te hs hs been engaged to 10 Its It II full cull iiI capacity fm for tho earning in Ilio tl at ot which tire to bo b en nil aO cording to lii to Ic J jn t n J o thin ihn tnt nt at eiel 1 of ot which place piMa they ih are to tl bo be for tor by a nl of t I It fl IH lit i further that tho the army nn Is II now than H It I was during tho th conflict with v th U And not only that but that In ln of or her Iler sob nol are 1110 now floW oi on American Nob oh Ao Ac According curding cording cur to Hobson l elic hu IteM lias h 1 went c t thorn them In the tho garb of ut different to our and to tt our and ant she sho ha hanow now linn has available by this moans oo men of ot military experience e in III n the PhIl OOOO men flea In tho the fI Islands und on the Iho Pacific slope bope coo men or actually moro trained ol coi tuft than tim the entire standing army of ot the tho United States i Such uch are the representations ns of ot tho the alarmists And they ask asI Is Japan arming DIH In ti n spite of ot nil till these stories store vo yo cannot cannel believe hellev that Japan JIl n Is III contemplating plating hostilities against coon coun country try tU it is 18 B not that the tho ho rumors are arc sent out for tor the tho purpose e of 01 frightening trl the tho country Into tare largo not to say En tx ex appropriations for military purposes elf |
