| Show JAPAN JA ht i AM ANI O J Till 1111 Ill I iS Ig IgA iSA A somewhat curious discussion has sprung up regarding Japans probable designs on tho the Philippine Inlands irlanda Islan Congre Congressman Hull among others otherl Is l as OA having predicted n it future conflict between Japan and this coun country try tr Or concerning those Islands According to thin view If It Japan wins against n nus s sin sift ln it will wilt proceed to the tho immense task tacit of ot driving Occidentals out of or landed I possessions in the far tar east cast and the tue I Untied United States Stales will then como come second to tu Tho The gentleman quoted proceeds as Ita tel fol follows lows Iowa The Japanese J pane e need the Philippines and they the are ure certain they could wrest theta them from us We mu must t remember that In III a ut war with them wo we should be In tha titu slime same situation that Russia Is nov Japan would be bo close clone to the scene of or orwar war var while we would be 1000 miles from It II Even Kven If it we had lied a it powerful fleet In ill Philippine waters we might have havo It crippled as nil won wan Japan would prefer preter to buy the Inlands and amid If tf It cal col collects lode a great glent Indemnity tram front Russia It Mill 11 havo tho the money with rIth which to buy So Bo the tho question may mA be he put up to UK us very soon If It we wo do tb 0 not miot want to sell we vc can cnn safely expect that the Japanese will not mint lose inse time in finding occasion for tor trouble with us The United State must be powerful enough on tho the Pacific 1 to 10 keep Japan In fear of our navy or else oleo It can cun never nover hope hoo to retain the IsI Island minds and Replying to this forecast Ka II noko former Japanese minister of ot jus Jun tire hastens to unsure assure the Americans American that they need ed not fear any hostile de tie designs II signs from his hla government Ho lie says As An we try tr to be practical I 1 can cnn an aB aBsure sure intro you yoli WO We o shall never nevel try to take the tho Philippines away from you ou us mis some rome American recently said Japan JUlan has bus too much gratitude for this country ever everto everto to 10 make war upon It II Japans great greut ambition Is la to engraft science on eastern culture and to 10 blend tho the oc no occidental and oriental civilization Into one This no doubt Is la the tho Japanese senti senU sentiment ment meat nt at present hut will It always be bethe betho bethe the tho name Is III not n a 1 very safe IAfe factor In political calculations We be to behave have tho the Japanese e regretted that they thc were too late Inte to tako a hand hantl In the late lato Hawaiian reconstruction of at govern gOern government government ment mont and that It was found necessary by the Washington authorities to wink mahi certain Inquiries in concerning the tho sudden Influx of ot Japanese laborers laborer orera Into the Hawaiian Islands This was wan shortly after the war vat nt with sith China Chinn It Is U probable that the tha Japanese consider the Philippine Islands as liS a 11 desirable addi addition nd l lI I thin tion to time the Island empire But nut It Is la not probable that they In a 1 near future would tick risk n a war with us un for their pos pOSe possession possession session They Thoy will bo be busy for tor man years developing Korea Koron and Stan Man Manchuria churia churla and they will not needless I venture upon another long bug and costly co war |
