Inter-Mountain Republican | 1907-02-17 | Page 18 | Japanese War is Declared Foolish

JAPANESE WAR IS DECLARED FOOLISH Washington ington Feb U. U 1 J. i ta- ta lye Ivo Slayden of oC Texas rexa In a speech In vo he hc house Tuesday told congress that Japan cannot go to war with tho time d States because she Is too poor 1001 ind md nl total totally u unprepared I The poverty of oC Japan and tIme tho tw of oC the United States Stales he said both speak for peace I call cal upon n ny fly nervous fellow citizens of or the Pa- Pa Uc coast to lo remember that although he Japanese could coull march across orea Oen and amid through h Manchuria their helm are arc entirely too short to tu wade the time Pacific Upon out our OU side of oC the Pacific ocean hoy lioy hc have no coaling stations statIon and ant tho the of war which ii cross that thai ocean inder their own steam would be com com- helpless before they could Peach each lach the time coast of oC California The re recollection re- re collection of or this may help hell our OU Call Cali California fornia om-imia Onla friends to a nights night's rest rest After winning whining brilliant victories In iii Inthe Inthe the greatest battles bate of or all al history the lie Japanese made malc a treaty of or peace leaco which if IC not humiliating was vias at least i 1 confession of or weakness weakness It I has hus been suggested continued Mr Slayden that thai in tim a crisis of oC this sort oit Japan would be bc us used d as the tool l if England and anc made the thc agency of or Gre Britain in wreaking wreakinG vengeance upon the United States to satisfy an enmity which I Is not explained and for Cor purposes that thai no man can cn fathom lends friends This Is absurd Some Seine of our who represent the Pacific coast on the tho floor of this house are arc frightened al almost al- al most moat Into a state of nervous collapse over the tho vision of little brown men marching under the banner of the rising i sun The fact that miles of salt water He lie between them and amid time the Island of Japan does not miot appear lo to allay their fears