Show TALK OF OP A AAlt WAR Alt WITH JAPAN Let us hope that It will never occur A war with Japan would woul lie be be a serious thing thine- for tho the United States It Is folly to assert that this nation would sweep the Yankees of oC the tho east cast from tho the face of or the earth as some of our exchanges es assure their readers No ono one with a a. a fair memory an and observation can have watched tho the record of or the Japanese in lI their clr war with Russia and failed to recognize the seriousness that would bo be Involved In a quarrel quartel with them They rhey are strong They are aro capable The They are aro numerous They aro are well armed and they aro are fairly fresh front from a great war with the benefit of or experience and the tho zest of ot conflict A war with them would bo ho hoa a vel very serious affair Tho They aro nearer with whit warships to our islands than are w we Thc They could capture tile tide Philippines without much and with no loss of They could could probably secure themselves In Hawaii The Tho United States would woul bo ho at fit tho the disadvantage lI of or great reat distance from Crom tho the field of or conflict with th the necessity of or capturing capturing cap- cap turing luring a n base baso of r operation before th this necessary preparation prep prep- for the war would be made In tho the end we have not tho the slight slightest st doubt of or the result This nation could and would woul conquer But it would bo ho only at tho the end of a war that would leave sorrowing sorrowing sorrowing sor sor- rowing homes in hi every part of oC tho the United e States and w would ul be he at a money expense or of the tho severest sort There is a certain class of C men In this country who ell for fOl at nil all times and their yell war never risk lives or an any part of or their fortunes These men non should not bo ho per- per to create creato a n sentiment which would woul involve o the nation nation na na- tion lion In conflict with Japan unless the cause were a truly imperative one |